Jimmy Smith

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Full Name: James Lawrence Smith	Primary Position: SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/152	First Game: September 26, 1914
Birthdate: May 15, 1895	Final Game: September 3, 1922
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: January 1, 1974
Deathplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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7 See Also
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Jimmy Smith (James Lawrence Smith) was born on May 15, 1895 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 26, 1914 for the Chicago Whales. In 1915, his rookie year, he hit .207 with 5 home runs and 41 RBI. Smith played for the Chicago Whales, Baltimore Terrapins, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 8 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1914	CHI	F	3	6	1	3	0	1	.500	.500	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915	CHI	F	95	318	32	69	4	30	.217	.250	.314	11	4	14	65	0	7	4	0	0
1915	BAL	F	33	108	9	19	1	11	.176	.258	.231	1	1	11	23	1	1	3	0	0
1915	TOT	F	128	426	41	88	5	41	.207	.252	.293	12	5	25	88	1	8	7	0	0
1916	PIT	N	36	96	4	18	0	5	.188	.257	.219	1	1	6	22	3	1	0	0	0
1917	NY	N	36	96	12	22	0	9	.229	.295	.302	5	1	9	18	0	4	6	0	0
1918	BOS	N	34	102	8	23	1	14	.225	.255	.363	3	4	3	13	1	6	1	0	0
1919	CIN	N	28	40	9	11	1	10	.275	.341	.525	1	3	4	8	0	4	1	0	0
1921	PHI	N	67	247	31	57	4	22	.231	.266	.320	8	1	11	28	1	11	2	0	0
1922	PHI	N	38	114	13	25	1	6	.219	.258	.254	1	0	5	9	1	6	1	0	1
Total	NL		239	695	77	156	7	66	.224	.271	.311	19	10	38	98	6	32	11	0	1
Total	FL		131	432	42	91	5	42	.211	.255	.299	13	5	25	88	1	8	7	0	0
Total			370	1127	119	247	12	108	.219	.265	.306	32	15	63	186	7	40	18	0	1

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1914	CHI	F	SS	3	0	0	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1915	CHI	F	SS	92	0	0	187	246	46	28	0	0	0	0	0	.904
1915	CHI	F	2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1915	BAL	F	SS	33	0	0	86	87	23	9	0	0	0	0	0	.883
1915	TOT	F	SS	125	0	0	273	333	69	37	0	0	0	0	0	.898
1916	PIT	N	SS	27	0	0	51	66	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	.929
1916	PIT	N	3B	6	0	0	7	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.864
1917	NY	N	2B	29	0	0	38	64	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1917	NY	N	SS	7	0	0	15	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1918	BOS	N	SS	9	0	0	28	31	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	.868
1918	BOS	N	OF	6	0	0	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.875
1918	BOS	N	2B	10	0	0	17	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1918	BOS	N	3B	5	0	0	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.938
1919	CIN	N	OF	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
1919	CIN	N	3B	6	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1919	CIN	N	2B	4	0	0	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.917
1919	CIN	N	SS	5	0	0	9	16	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1921	PHI	N	2B	66	61	0	125	239	11	19	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1922	PHI	N	SS	23	14	97.1	43	56	5	13	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1922	PHI	N	2B	13	11	39.2	24	38	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.954
1922	PHI	N	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	123	72	39.2	210	357	19	30	0	0	0	0	0	.968
Total			SS	199	14	97.1	422	526	94	66	0	0	0	0	0	.910
Total			3B	18	0	1	15	26	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.911
Total			OF	10	0	0	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Baltimore Terrapins to Pittsburgh Pirates with Otto Knabe (February 10, 1916).
Claimed on waivers by New York Giants from Pittsburgh Pirates (January, 1917).
Sold by New York Giants to Boston Braves (February 25, 1918).
Traded by Boston Braves with cash to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Walter Holke (February 22, 1919).
Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies (June 28, 1921).

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