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Lee Smith Lee Smith
Full name: Lee Arthur Smith
Born: December 4, 1957, Jamestown, Louisiana
First Game: September 1, 1980; Final Game: July 2, 1997
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 5" Weight: 220
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1980 CHI N                18     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1980 CHI N
1981 CHI N Daily Splits   40     9    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    7   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1981 CHI N
1982 CHI N Daily Splits   72    16    2    1   0   0   1    1    1   0    9   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   0  .063  .118  .250   0.0 1982 CHI N
1983 CHI N Daily Splits   66     9    0    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    5   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .200  .111   0.0 1983 CHI N
1984 CHI N Daily Splits   69    13    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    8   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .077  .077   0.0 1984 CHI N
1985 CHI N Daily Splits   65     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143  .000   0.0 1985 CHI N
1986 CHI N Daily Splits   66     5    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1986 CHI N
1987 CHI N Daily Splits   63     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1987 CHI N
1988 BOS A                64     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1988 BOS A
1989 BOS A                64     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1989 BOS A
1990 BOS A                11     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1990 BOS A
1990 STL N Daily Splits   53     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1990 STL N
1990 Total                64     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1990 Total
1991 STL N                67     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1991 STL N
1992 STL N                70     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1992 STL N
1993 STL N Daily Splits   55     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1993 STL N
1993 NY  A                 8     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1993 NY  A
1993 Total                63     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1993 Total
1994 BAL A                41     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1994 BAL A
1995 CAL A                52     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1995 CAL A
1996 CAL A                11     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1996 CAL A
1996 CIN N                43     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1996 CIN N
1996 Total                54     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1996 Total
1997 MON N                25     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1997 MON N
Total NL                 772    64    2    3   0   0   1    2    3   0   42   0   4   0   0   1   0    0   0  .047  .090  .094   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 251     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1023    64    2    3   0   0   1    2    3   0   42   0   4   0   0   1   0    0   0  .047  .090  .094   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1984 CHI N                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1984 CHI N
1988 BOS A                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1988 BOS A
Total NL                   2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total NL        
Total AL                   2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total AL        
Total                      4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1983 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1983 NL   
1987 NL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1987 NL   
1994 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1994 AL   
Total            Splits    3     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1980 CHI N Daily Splits   18   0   0   0   6   0   21.2   21    97   0    9    7   14   5   17   1   1   0   0   0   7   0   2   1   2   0   2.91   0.2 1980 CHI N
1981 CHI N Daily Splits   40   1   0   0  12   1   66.2   57   280   2   31   26   31   8   50   8   2   7   1   1   8   0   6   6   3   6   3.51   0.0 1981 CHI N
1982 CHI N Daily Splits   72   5   0   0  38  17  117    105   480   5   38   35   37   5   99   6   5   6   3   1  12   1   5   5   2   5   2.69   1.1 1982 CHI N
1983 CHI N Daily Splits   66   0   0   0  56  29  103.1   70   413   5   23   19   41  14   91   9   2   5   1   2   8   0   8   4   4  10   1.65   4.2 1983 CHI N
1984 CHI N Daily Splits   69   0   0   0  59  33  101     98   428   6   42   41   35   7   86   4   5   6   0   0  14   4   8   3   9   7   3.65   0.7 1984 CHI N
1985 CHI N Daily Splits   65   0   0   0  57  33   97.2   87   397   9   35   33   32   6  112   3   1   4   1   0  15   4  12   3   7   4   3.04   1.7 1985 CHI N
1986 CHI N Daily Splits   66   0   0   0  59  31   90.1   69   372   7   32   31   42  11   93   6   3   2   0   0  12   0   8   5   9   9   3.09   1.9 1986 CHI N
1987 CHI N Daily Splits   62   0   0   0  55  36   83.2   84   360   4   30   29   32   5   96   4   0   4   0   0  18   1   4   3   4  10   3.12   2.2 1987 CHI N
1988 BOS A Daily Splits   64   0   0   0  57  29   83.2   72   363   7   34   26   37   6   96   3   2   2   1   0  11   2   2   7   4   5   2.80   1.5 1988 BOS A
1989 BOS A Daily Splits   64   0   0   0  50  25   70.2   53   290   6   30   28   33   6   96   2   2   1   0   0   6   0   6   3   6   1   3.57   0.7 1989 BOS A
1990 BOS A Daily Splits   11   0   0   0   8   4   14.1   13    64   0    4    3    9   2   17   0   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   1   2   1   1.88   0.7 1990 BOS A
1990 STL N Daily Splits   53   0   0   0  45  27   68.2   58   280   3   20   16   20   5   70   2   3   1   0   0  13   1   2   2   3   4   2.10   2.0 1990 STL N
1990 Total                64   0   0   0  53  31   83     71   344   3   24   19   29   7   87   2   3   2   0   0  16   1   2   3   5   5   2.06   2.7 1990 Total
1991 STL N Daily Splits   67   0   0   0  61  47   73     70   300   5   19   19   13   5   67   5   1   1   0   0   8   3   3   3   6   3   2.34   2.5 1991 STL N
1992 STL N Daily Splits   70   0   0   0  55  43   75     62   310   4   28   26   26   4   60   2   1   2   0   0   8   4   4   2   4   9   3.12   0.5 1992 STL N
1993 STL N Daily Splits   55   0   0   0  48  43   50     49   206  11   25   25    9   1   49   0   2   1   0   0   8   3   1   1   2   4   4.50  -0.4 1993 STL N
1993 NY  A Daily Splits    8   0   0   0   8   3    8      4    33   0    0    0    5   1   11   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00   0.2 1993 NY  A
1993 Total                63   0   0   0  56  46   58     53   239  11   25   25   14   2   60   0   3   1   0   0   9   3   1   1   2   4   3.88  -0.2 1993 Total
1994 BAL A Daily Splits   41   0   0   0  39  33   38.1   34   160   6   16   14   11   1   42   5   2   0   0   0   4   1   2   2   1   4   3.29   1.2 1994 BAL A
1995 CAL A Daily Splits   52   0   0   0  51  37   49.1   42   209   3   19   19   25   4   43   3   3   1   1   0  10   1   1   1   0   5   3.47   1.4 1995 CAL A
1996 CAL A Daily Splits   11   0   0   0   8   0   11      8    44   0    4    3    3   0    6   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   2.45   0.1 1996 CAL A
1996 CIN N Daily Splits   43   0   0   0  16   2   44.1   49   201   4   20   20   23   4   35   0   0   2   1   0   7   2   2   2   3   4   4.06   0.3 1996 CIN N
1996 Total                54   0   0   0  24   2   55.1   57   245   4   24   23   26   4   41   0   2   3   1   0   8   2   2   2   3   4   3.74   0.4 1996 Total
1997 MON N Daily Splits   25   0   0   0  14   5   21.2   28   100   2   16   14    8   0   15   0   0   0   1   0   4   1   2   2   0   1   5.82  -0.3 1997 MON N
Total NL                 771   6   0   0 581 347 1014    907  4224  67  368  341  363  80  940  50  26  41   8   4 142  24  67  42  58  76   3.03  16.6 Total NL        
Total AL                 251   0   0   0 221 131  275.1  226  1163  22  107   93  123  20  311  13  12   6   2   0  36   4  11  14  13  16   3.04   5.8 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1022   6   0   0 802 478 1289.1 1133  5387  89  475  434  486 100 1251  63  38  47  10   4 178  28  78  56  71  92   3.03  22.4 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching RecordLeague Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1984 CHI N Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   2   1    2      3    10   1    2    2    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   9.00 1984 CHI N
1988 BOS A Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   2   0    3.1    6    17   0    3    3    1   0    4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   8.10 1988 BOS A
Total NL                   2   0   0   0   2   1    2      3    10   1    2    2    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   9.00 Total NL        
Total AL                   2   0   0   0   2   0    3.1    6    17   0    3    3    1   0    4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   8.10 Total AL        
Total            Splits    4   0   0   0   4   1    5.1    9    27   1    5    5    1   0    7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   8.44 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1983 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      2     6   0    2    1    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   9.00 1983 NL   
1987 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    3      2    11   0    0    0    0   0    4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00 1987 NL   
1994 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      1     5   1    2    2    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18.00 1994 AL   
Total            Splits    3   0   0   0   1   0    5      5    22   1    4    3    1   0    5   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   5.40 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1980 CHI N Daily   P   18    0    0    21.2     0    3    0    0   0    1    2    3    0 1.000
1981 CHI N Daily   P   40    1    0    66.2     3    9    0    0   0    1    9    5    0 1.000
1982 CHI N Daily   P   72    5    0   117       9   10    1    2   0    3    8   15    1  .950
1983 CHI N Daily   P   66    0    0   103.1     8    9    0    0   0    4    5    8    0 1.000
1984 CHI N Daily   P   69    0    0   101       6   13    0    2   0    0    2   16    0 1.000
1985 CHI N Daily   P   65    0    0    97.2     3    9    0    1   0    1    4    6    0 1.000
1986 CHI N Daily   P   66    0    0    90.1     1   12    0    2   0    4    6   15    0 1.000
1987 CHI N Daily   P   63    0    0    83.2     3    8    0    0   0    1    3   13    0 1.000
1988 BOS A Daily   P   64    0    0    83.2     5    4    1    0   0    1    2    6    0  .900
1989 BOS A Daily   P   64    0    0    70.2     1    1    0    0   0    1    3    9    0 1.000
1990 BOS A Daily   P   11    0    0    14.1     0    2    0    0   0    0    2    4    0 1.000
1990 STL N Daily   P   53    0    0    68.2     2    1    0    0   0    0    3   10    0 1.000
1990 Total         P   64    0    0    83       2    3    0    0   0    0    5   14    0 1.000
1991 STL N Daily   P   67    0    0    73       3    6    0    0   0    2    2   10    0 1.000
1992 STL N Daily   P   70    0    0    75       1    7    1    1   0    0    1   12    0  .889
1993 STL N Daily   P   55    0    0    50       0    1    0    0   0    1    2    8    0 1.000
1993 NY  A Daily   P    8    0    0     8       0    1    0    0   0    0    0    4    0 1.000
1993 Total         P   63    0    0    58       0    2    0    0   0    1    2   12    0 1.000
1994 BAL A Daily   P   41    0    0    38.1     2    2    1    0   0    0    0    3    0  .800
1995 CAL A Daily   P   52    0    0    49.1     1    4    0    0   0    0    5    4    0 1.000
1996 CAL A Daily   P   11    0    0    11       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    2    0 1.000
1996 CIN N Daily   P   43    0    0    44.1     2    5    0    1   0    1    3    9    0 1.000
1996 Total         P   54    0    0    55.1     3    5    0    1   0    1    3   11    0 1.000
1997 MON N Daily   P   25    0    0    21.2     1    4    0    0   0    0    1    8    0 1.000
Total              P 1023    6    0  1289.1    52  111    4    9   0   21   63  170    1  .976
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1984 CHI N Daily   P    2    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1988 BOS A Daily   P    2    0    0     3.1     0    0    0    0   0    1    0    1    0     -
Total              P    4    0    0     5.1     1    0    0    0   0    1    0    1    0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1983 NL    Daily   P    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1987 NL    Daily   P    1    0    0     3       0    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1994 AL    Daily   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total              P    3    0    0     5       1    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1975).

Traded by Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Al Nipper and Calvin
Schiraldi (December 8, 1987).

Traded by Boston Red Sox to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Tom Brunansky (May
4, 1990).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Yankees in exchange for Rich Batchelor
(August 31, 1993).

Granted free agency (October 25, 1993).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 20, 1994).

Granted free agency (October 24, 1994).

Signed by California Angels (December 14, 1994).

Traded by California Angels to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Chuck McElroy (May
27, 1996).

Granted free agency (October 29, 1996).

Signed by Montreal Expos (January 21, 1997).

Released by Montreal Expos (September 25, 1997).

Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 20, 1998).


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