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Lonnie Smith Lonnie Smith
Full name: Lonnie Smith
Born: December 22, 1955, Chicago, Illinois
First Game: September 2, 1978; Final Game: August 10, 1994
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 170
TSN NL Rookie Player of the Year (1980)
TSN NL Comeback Player of the Year (1989)
OF on TSN NL All-Star Team (1982)
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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
1978 PHI N Daily Splits   17     4    6    0   0   0   0    0    4   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    4   0  .000  .500  .000   0.2 1978 PHI N
1979 PHI N Daily Splits   17    30    4    5   2   0   0    3    1   0    7   0   0   0   0   0   0    2   1  .167  .194  .233  -0.3 1979 PHI N
1980 PHI N Daily Splits  100   298   69  101  14   4   3   20   26   2   48   4   1   2   0   3   5   33  13  .339  .397  .443   0.5 1980 PHI N
1981 PHI N Daily Splits   62   176   40   57  14   3   2   11   18   1   14   5   3   0   0   4   1   21  10  .324  .402  .472   1.8 1981 PHI N
1982 STL N Daily Splits  156   592  120  182  35   8   8   69   64   2   74   9   3   4   0   9  11   68  26  .307  .381  .434   2.7 1982 STL N
1983 STL N Daily Splits  130   492   83  158  31   5   8   45   41   2   55   9   1   4   0   8  11   43  18  .321  .381  .453   2.1 1983 STL N
1984 STL N Daily Splits  145   504   77  126  20   4   6   49   70   0   90   9   3   4   0  10   7   50  13  .250  .349  .341  -0.3 1984 STL N
1985 STL N Daily Splits   28    96   15   25   2   2   0    7   15   0   20   3   1   0   0   1   2   12   6  .260  .377  .323   0.0 1985 STL N
1985 KC  A Daily Splits  120   448   77  115  23   4   6   41   41   0   69   4   0   5   0   3   2   40   7  .257  .321  .366  -0.9 1985 KC  A
1985 Total               148   544   92  140  25   6   6   48   56   0   89   7   1   5   0   4   4   52  13  .257  .332  .358  -0.9 1985 Total
1986 KC  A Daily Splits  134   508   80  146  25   7   8   44   46   0   78  10   2   2   0   6  10   26   9  .287  .357  .411   0.3 1986 KC  A
1987 KC  A Daily Splits   48   167   26   42   7   1   3    8   24   0   31   4   0   2   0   3   1    9   4  .251  .355  .359  -0.6 1987 KC  A
1988 ATL N Daily Splits   43   114   14   27   3   0   3    9   10   0   25   0   0   1   0   2   0    4   2  .237  .296  .342  -0.3 1988 ATL N
1989 ATL N Daily Splits  134   482   89  152  34   4  21   79   76   3   95  11   1   7   0   7   7   25  12  .315  .415  .533   4.8 1989 ATL N
1990 ATL N Daily Splits  135   466   72  142  27   9   9   42   58   3   69   6   1   6   0   9   2   10  10  .305  .384  .459   1.5 1990 ATL N
1991 ATL N Daily Splits  122   353   58   97  19   1   7   44   50   3   64   9   2   2   0  12   4    9   5  .275  .377  .394  -0.1 1991 ATL N
1992 ATL N Daily Splits   84   158   23   39   8   2   6   33   17   1   37   3   0   4   0   1   1    4   0  .247  .324  .437   0.3 1992 ATL N
1993 PIT N Daily Splits   94   199   35   57   5   4   6   24   43   2   42   5   3   2   0   1   3    9   4  .286  .422  .442   1.1 1993 PIT N
1993 BAL A Daily Splits    9    24    8    5   1   0   2    3    8   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .406  .500   0.2 1993 BAL A
1993 Total               103   223   43   62   6   4   8   27   51   2   52   5   3   2   0   1   3    9   4  .278  .420  .448   1.3 1993 Total
1994 BAL A Daily Splits   35    59   13   12   3   0   0    2   11   0   18   1   0   1   0   2   2    1   0  .203  .333  .254  -0.4 1994 BAL A
Total NL                1267  3964  705 1168 214  46  79  435  493  19  643  73  19  36   0  67  54  294 120  .295  .380  .432  14.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 346  1206  204  320  59  12  19   98  130   0  206  19   2  10   0  14  15   76  20  .265  .344  .381  -1.4 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1613  5170  909 1488 273  58  98  533  623  19  849  92  21  46   0  81  69  370 140  .288  .371  .420  12.6 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
Division Series Batting RecordDivision 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
1981 PHI N Daily Splits    5    19    1    5   1   0   0    0    0   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .263  .316 1981 PHI N
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
1980 PHI N Daily Splits    3     5    2    3   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .600  .600  .600 1980 PHI N
1982 STL N Daily Splits    3    11    1    3   0   0   0    1    0   0    1   1   1   1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .308  .273 1982 STL N
1985 KC  A Daily Splits    7    28    2    7   2   0   0    1    3   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .323  .321 1985 KC  A
1991 ATL N Daily Splits    7    24    3    6   3   0   0    0    4   0    5   1   0   0   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .379  .375 1991 ATL N
1992 ATL N Daily Splits    6     6    1    2   0   1   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .667 1992 ATL N
Total NL                  19    46    7   14   3   1   0    2    4   0    6   2   1   1   0   0   0    2   2  .304  .377  .413 Total NL        
Total AL                   7    28    2    7   2   0   0    1    3   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .323  .321 Total AL        
Total            Splits   26    74    9   21   5   1   0    3    7   0   12   2   1   1   0   0   0    3   3  .284  .357  .378 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
World Series Batting RecordWorld 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
1980 PHI N Daily Splits    6    19    2    5   1   0   0    1    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .300  .316 1980 PHI N
1982 STL N Daily Splits    7    28    6    9   4   1   0    1    1   0    5   0   0   0   0   1   0    2   2  .321  .345  .536 1982 STL N
1985 KC  A Daily Splits    7    27    4    9   3   0   0    4    3   0    8   0   0   0   0   0   0    2   2  .333  .400  .444 1985 KC  A
1991 ATL N Daily Splits    7    26    5    6   0   0   3    3    3   0    4   1   1   0   0   1   1    1   0  .231  .333  .577 1991 ATL N
1992 ATL N Daily Splits    5    12    1    2   0   0   1    5    1   0    4   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .286  .417 1992 ATL N
Total            Splits   32   112   18   31   8   1   4   14    9   0   22   2   1   0   0   3   2    5   5  .277  .341  .473 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
1982 NL    Daily           1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1982 NL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1978 PHI N Daily  OF   11    1    0    22       5    1    0    0   0 1.000     9    1    1 
1978 PHI N        LF    9    0    0    14       3    1    0    0   0 1.000
1978 PHI N        CF    1    1    0     7       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1978 PHI N        RF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1979 PHI N Daily  OF   11    8    4    63      19    1    0    0   0 1.000     3    5    4 
1979 PHI N        CF    5    4    4    37.1    13    0    0    0   0 1.000
1979 PHI N        RF    4    4    0    21.2     6    1    0    0   0 1.000
1979 PHI N        LF    3    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
1980 PHI N Daily  OF   82   70   42   609     121    2    4    0   0  .969    52    9   23 
1980 PHI N        LF   52   44   26   382.2    74    1    4    0   0  .949
1980 PHI N        RF   23   19   12   166.1    34    1    0    0   0 1.000
1980 PHI N        CF    9    7    4    60      14    0    0    0   0 1.000
1981 PHI N Daily  OF   51   43   16   342.2    89   10    3    2   0  .971     8   23   24 
1981 PHI N        RF   24   20    7   153      37    3    1    1   0  .976
1981 PHI N        CF   23   19    7   148.1    40    5    1    1   0  .978
1981 PHI N        LF    8    4    2    41.1    11    1    1    0   0  .923
1982 STL N Daily  OF  149  144   96  1263.2   303   16   10    3   0  .970   138   36    0 
1982 STL N        LF  138  108   87  1029     235   12    7    2   0  .972
1982 STL N        CF   36   36    9   234.2    67    4    2    1   0  .973
1983 STL N Daily  OF  126  121   71  1011.1   225   14   15    4   0  .941   126    0    0 
1983 STL N        LF  126  121   71  1011.1   225   14   15    4   0  .941
1984 STL N Daily  OF  140  137   60  1070.1   184   18   11    0   0  .948   140    0    0 
1984 STL N        LF  140  137   60  1070.1   187   18   11    0   0  .949
1985 STL N Daily  OF   28   27    7   207.1    43    1    0    1   0 1.000    28    0    0 
1985 STL N        LF   28   27    7   207.1    43    1    0    1   0 1.000
1985 KC  A Daily  OF  119  119   63   920     195   10    9    3   0  .958   119    0    0 
1985 KC  A        LF  119  119   63   920     199   10    9    3   0  .959
1985 Total        LF  147  146   70  1127.1   242   11    9    4   0  .966
1985 Total        OF  147  146   70  1127.1   238   11    9    4   0  .965   147    0    0 
1986 KC  A Daily  OF  118  118   73   967     245    5    9    1   0  .965   118    0    0 
1986 KC  A        LF  118  118   73   967     247    5    9    1   0  .966
1986 KC  A        DH   10   10   10                                      -
1987 KC  A Daily  OF   32   31   29   277.1    52    2    5    0   0  .915    32    0    0 
1987 KC  A        LF   32   31   29   277.1    51    2    5    0   0  .914
1987 KC  A        DH   15   14   13                                      -
1988 ATL N Daily  OF   35   25   24   239.2    59    2    2    0   0  .968    35    0    0 
1988 ATL N        LF   35   25   24   239.2    59    2    2    0   0  .968
1989 ATL N Daily  OF  132  129  122  1142.1   289    3    2    0   0  .993   132    0    0 
1989 ATL N        LF  132  129  122  1142.1   290    3    2    0   0  .993
1990 ATL N Daily  OF  122  113   99   992.2   254    6   12    2   0  .956   122    0    0 
1990 ATL N        LF  122  113   99   992.2   252    6   12    2   0  .956
1991 ATL N Daily  OF   99   98   39   725     134    5    5    2   0  .965    99    0    0 
1991 ATL N        LF   99   98   39   725     134    5    5    2   0  .965
1992 ATL N Daily  OF   35   31   11   241.1    60    2    3    0   0  .954    35    0    0 
1992 ATL N        LF   35   31   11   241.1    61    2    3    0   0  .955
1993 PIT N Daily  OF   60   44   25   399     104    1    2    0   0  .981    58    3    0 
1993 PIT N        LF   58   42   25   381.1    97    1    1    0   0  .990
1993 PIT N        CF    3    2    0    17.2     7    0    1    0   0  .875
1993 BAL A Daily  DH    5    4    3                                      -
1993 BAL A        LF    4    4    3    32       5    1    0    0   0 1.000
1993 BAL A        OF    4    4    3    32       5    1    0    0   0 1.000     4    0    0 
1993 Total        LF   62   46   28   413.1   102    2    1    0   0  .990
1993 Total        OF   64   48   28   431     109    2    2    0   0  .982    62    3    0 
1994 BAL A Daily  DH   30   15   10                                      -
1994 BAL A        RF    2    1    1    14       2    1    0    0   0 1.000
1994 BAL A        OF    2    1    1    14       2    1    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    2 
Total             OF 1356 1264  785 10539.2  2388  101   92   18   0  .964  1258   77   54 
Total             LF 1258 1151  741  9678.2  2173   85   86   15   0  .963
Total             CF   77   69   24   505     143    9    4    2   0  .974
Total             DH   60   43   36                                      -
Total             RF   54   44   20   356      79    6    1    1   0  .988
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding RecordDivision Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1981 PHI N Daily  OF    5    5    3    35       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    5    0 
1981 PHI N        CF    5    5    3    35       6    0    0    0   0 1.000
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1980 PHI N Daily  OF    2    1    0    10       0    0    0    0   0     -     2    0    0 
1980 PHI N        LF    2    1    0    10       2    1    0    1   0 1.000
1982 STL N Daily  OF    3    3    1    24       0    0    0    0   0     -     3    0    0 
1982 STL N        LF    3    3    1    24       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1985 KC  A Daily  OF    7    7    2    54.2     0    0    0    0   0     -     7    0    0 
1985 KC  A        LF    7    7    2    54.2     8    3    1    0   0  .917
1991 ATL N Daily  OF    7    7    2    51       0    0    0    0   0     -     7    0    0 
1991 ATL N        LF    7    7    2    51      10    2    0    1   0 1.000
Total             OF   19   18    5   139.2     0    0    0    0   0     -    19    0    0 
Total             LF   19   18    5   139.2    22    6    1    2   0  .966
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1980 PHI N Daily  OF    5    4    0    32       0    0    0    0   0     -     5    0    0 
1980 PHI N        LF    5    4    0    32       4    1    0    0   0 1.000
1980 PHI N        DH    1    1    1                                      -
1982 STL N Daily  OF    6    6    4    48       0    0    0    0   0     -     6    0    0 
1982 STL N        LF    6    6    4    48      11    0    0    0   0 1.000
1982 STL N        DH    1    1    1                                      -
1985 KC  A Daily  OF    7    7    3    52       0    0    0    0   0     -     7    0    0 
1985 KC  A        LF    7    7    3    52       7    2    0    0   0 1.000
1991 ATL N Daily  DH    4    4    4                                      -
1991 ATL N        LF    3    3    1    22       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1991 ATL N        OF    3    3    1    22       0    0    0    0   0     -     3    0    0 
1992 ATL N Daily  DH    3    3    3                                      -
Total             OF   21   20    8   154       0    0    0    0   0     -    21    0    0 
Total             LF   21   20    8   154      24    3    0    0   0 1.000
Total             DH    9    9    9                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1982 NL    Daily  OF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1982 NL           LF    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0 1.000

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the
free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals as part of 3-team trade in
which Cleveland Indians sent Bo Diaz to Philadelphia Phillies; St. Louis Cardinals
sent Lary Sorensen and Silvio Martinez to Cleveland Indians(December 9, 1981) ; and
Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff to Cleveland Indians(December 9, 1981).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Kansas City Royals in exchange for John Morris (May
17, 1985).

Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).

Signed by Kansas City Royals (May 18, 1987).

Released by Kansas City Royals (December 15, 1987).

Signed by Atlanta Braves (March 12, 1988).

Granted free agency (November 5, 1992).

Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 4, 1993).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for 2 players to be
named later (September 8, 1993); Pittsburgh Pirates received Stanton Cameron and
Terry Farrar (September 14, 1993).

Granted free agency (October 29, 1993).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (February 4, 1994).

Granted free agency (October 24, 1994).


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