Sherry Smith
[edit] Biography
Born on February 18, 1891 in Monticello, Georgia, Sherry Smith (Sherrod Malone Smith) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Superbas, Brooklyn Robins and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 14 year career. Smith broke into the bigs on May 11, 1911 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 2.59 ERA in 173.2 innings pitched in 1915, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Sherry Smith's best season was 1916, when he posted a 2.34 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 67 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1911
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 54.00
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| BRO
| N
| 29
| 20
| 14
| 8
| 2.59
| 52
| 71
| 50
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 173.2
| 169
| 3
| 42
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1916
| BRO
| N
| 36
| 25
| 14
| 10
| 2.34
| 67
| 76
| 57
| 15
| 4
| 1
| 219
| 193
| 5
| 45
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 1917
| BRO
| N
| 38
| 23
| 12
| 12
| 3.32
| 58
| 103
| 78
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 211.1
| 210
| 5
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1919
| BRO
| N
| 30
| 19
| 7
| 12
| 2.24
| 40
| 63
| 43
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 173
| 181
| 3
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1920
| BRO
| N
| 33
| 13
| 11
| 9
| 1.85
| 33
| 42
| 28
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 136.1
| 134
| 1
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1921
| BRO
| N
| 35
| 17
| 7
| 11
| 3.90
| 36
| 95
| 76
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 175.1
| 232
| 4
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1922
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3.45
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BRO
| N
| 28
| 8
| 4
| 8
| 4.56
| 15
| 71
| 55
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 108.2
| 128
| 6
| 35
| 6
| 2
| 7
|
| 1922
| Total
|
| 30
| 10
| 5
| 8
| 4.42
| 19
| 78
| 61
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 124.1
| 146
| 6
| 38
| 6
| 2
| 7
|
| 1923
| CLE
| A
| 30
| 16
| 9
| 6
| 3.27
| 23
| 62
| 45
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 124
| 129
| 4
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1924
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 27
| 12
| 14
| 3.02
| 34
| 110
| 83
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 247.2
| 267
| 5
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| 1925
| CLE
| A
| 31
| 30
| 11
| 14
| 4.86
| 30
| 151
| 128
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 237
| 296
| 11
| 48
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1926
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 24
| 11
| 10
| 3.73
| 25
| 80
| 78
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 188.1
| 214
| 8
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1927
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 5.45
| 8
| 25
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 38
| 53
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 233
| 125
| 69
| 70
| 2.95
| 304
| 529
| 394
| 72
| 11
| 17
| 1202
| 1257
| 27
| 265
| 6
| 13
| 24
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 140
| 101
| 45
| 48
| 3.84
| 124
| 435
| 363
| 70
| 5
| 4
| 850.2
| 977
| 30
| 175
| 0
| 4
| 18
|
| Total
|
|
| 373
| 226
| 114
| 118
| 3.32
| 428
| 964
| 757
| 142
| 16
| 21
| 2052.2
| 2234
| 57
| 440
| 6
| 17
| 42
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1911
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1912
| PIT
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1915
| BRO
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 49
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1916
| BRO
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 67
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1917
| BRO
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 81
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1917
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1919
| BRO
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 66
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1920
| BRO
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 63
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1921
| BRO
| N
| P
| 35
| 17
| 176.1
| 8
| 70
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1922
| CLE
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1922
| BRO
| N
| P
| 28
| 8
| 108.2
| 3
| 35
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 5
| .905
|
| 1922
| Total
|
| P
| 30
| 8
| 108.2
| 6
| 40
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 5
| .920
|
| 1923
| CLE
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 42
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1924
| CLE
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 72
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1925
| CLE
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 64
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1926
| CLE
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 62
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1927
| CLE
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 373
| 25
| 285.2
| 91
| 686
| 33
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 5
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1911
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| BRO
| N
| 29
| 57
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 2
| .246
| .283
| .316
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| BRO
| N
| 38
| 77
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 7
| .273
| .317
| .338
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| BRO
| N
| 43
| 77
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 2
| .195
| .235
| .325
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| BRO
| N
| 30
| 54
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .148
| .164
| .185
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| BRO
| N
| 33
| 43
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .233
| .250
| .372
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| BRO
| N
| 35
| 57
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 2
| .228
| .241
| .333
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BRO
| N
| 28
| 35
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 3
| .257
| .278
| .371
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1922
| Total
|
| 30
| 41
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 4
| .268
| .286
| .366
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1923
| CLE
| A
| 30
| 45
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 4
| .244
| .292
| .311
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| CLE
| A
| 40
| 89
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 5
| .202
| .237
| .270
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| CLE
| A
| 31
| 92
| 9
| 28
| 1
| 15
| .304
| .360
| .391
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| CLE
| A
| 27
| 65
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 11
| .215
| .239
| .338
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .231
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 240
| 400
| 31
| 90
| 2
| 24
| .225
| .255
| .317
| 15
| 8
| 15
| 76
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 141
| 309
| 28
| 75
| 4
| 36
| .243
| .284
| .324
| 9
| 2
| 15
| 58
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 381
| 709
| 59
| 165
| 6
| 60
| .233
| .268
| .320
| 24
| 10
| 30
| 134
| 4
| 23
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
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- Claimed on waivers by Cleveland Indians from Brooklyn Robins (September 18, 1922).
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