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Red Smith

Full name James Carlisle Smith
Born April 6, 1890, Greenville, South Carolina
Died October 11, 1966, Atlanta, Georgia
Buried at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
First Game: September 5, 1911; Final Game: September 25, 1919
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 165
Ejections: 1912 (1), 1913 (2), 1915 (2), 1917 (3), 1918 (2), 1919 (2). Total: 12
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1911 BRO N    Daily Splits   28   111   10   29   6   1   0   19    5   0i  13   1   2                5      .261  .299  .333  -0.4 1911 BRO N
1912 BRO N    Daily Splits  128   486   75  139  28   6   4   57   54       51   4  16   0           22      .286  .362  .393   1.8 1912 BRO N
1913 BRO N    Daily Splits  151   540   70  160  40  10   6   76   45   0i  67   7  22   0  11i  8i  22  30i .296  .358  .441   1.8 1913 BRO N
1914 BRO N    Daily Splits   90   330   39   81  10   8   4   48   30   0i  26   1  13   0   9i  3i  11  15i .245  .310  .361   1.3 1914 BRO N
1914 BOS N    Daily Splits   60   207   30   65  17   1   3   37   28   0i  24   2  14   0   5i  1i   4   1i .314  .401  .449   2.8 1914 BOS N
1914 TOT N                  150   537   69  146  27   9   7   85   58   0i  50   3  27   0  14i  4i  15  16i .272  .346  .395   4.1 1914 TOT N
1915 BOS N    Daily Splits  157   549   66  145  34   4   2   65   67   0i  49   1  19   0  12i  8i  10   5  .264  .345  .352   1.4 1915 BOS N
1916 BOS N    Daily Splits  150   509   48  132  16  10   3   60   53   1i  55   3  19   0i 22i  7i  13   0  .259  .333  .348   1.2 1916 BOS N
1917 BOS N    Daily Splits  147   505   60  149  31   6   2   62   53   1i  61   6  21   0i  3i  2i  16   4i .295  .369  .392   1.2 1917 BOS N
1918 BOS N    Daily Splits  119   429   55  128  20   3   2   65   45   0i  47   6  20   0i  5i  5i   8   4i .298  .373  .373   3.1 1918 BOS N
1919 BOS N    Daily Splits   87   241   24   59   6   0   1   25   40   0   22   3  10   0   7   3    6   3  .245  .359  .282   0.4 1919 BOS N
Total    ( 9 Years) Splits 1117  3907  477 1087 208  49  27  514  420   2i 415  34 156   0i 74i 37i 117  62i .278  .353  .377  14.6 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
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                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1911 BRO N Daily Splits  3B   28   28   28   248.1    30   51    9    7   0  .900
1912 BRO N Daily Splits  3B  125  123  119  1061.2i  156  251   27   16   2  .938
1913 BRO N Daily Splits  3B  151  151  148  1342.2i  175  295   34   13   0  .933
1914 BRO N Daily Splits  3B   90   89   89   801  i  136  193   22   16   0  .937
1914 BOS N Daily Splits  3B   60   60   60   543.2    84  139   15   12   0  .937
1914 TOT N               3B  150  149  149  1344.2i  220  332   37   28   0  .937
1915 BOS N Daily Splits  3B  157  157  153  1387     170  292   26   26   0  .947
1916 BOS N Daily Splits  3B  150  150  148  1333.1   166  299   36   15   0  .928
1917 BOS N Daily Splits  3B  146  146  138  1290  i  141  264   33   27   0  .925
1918 BOS N Daily Splits  3B  119  119  117  1057.1i  123  291   35   16   0  .922
1919 BOS N Daily Splits  OF   49   43   37   388      99    3    2    1   0  .981    17   31    3 
1919 BOS N               CF   31   29   26   250.2    70    3    2    1   0  .973
1919 BOS N               3B   23   21   21   203.2    29   61    7    4   0  .928
1919 BOS N               LF   17   13   10   126.1    27    0    0    0   0 1.000
1919 BOS N               RF    3    1    1    11       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 9 Years) Splits  3B 1049 1044 1021  9268.2i 1210 2136  244  152   2  .932
Total ( 1 Year )         OF   49   43   37   388      99    3    2    1   0  .981    17   31    3 
Total ( 1 Year )         CF   31   29   26   250.2    70    3    2    1   0  .973
Total ( 1 Year )         LF   17   13   10   126.1    27    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    3    1    1    11       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-16-1912     BOX  BRO N  Cy Rigler           Balls and strikes
 8-22-1913     BOX  BRO N  Bill Klem           Called third strike
 9- 8-1913     BOX  BRO N  Mal Eason           Called third strike
 4-26-1915     BOX  BOS N  Ernie Quigley       Interference call
 6-16-1915     BOX  BOS N  Mal Eason           Call at 1B
 6-17-1917     BOX  BOS N  Hank O'Day          Condition of baseball
 6-25-1917(2)  BOX  BOS N  Al Orth             Bench jockeying
 6-27-1917     BOX  BOS N  Cy Rigler           Bench jockeying
 4-27-1918     BOX  BOS N  Charlie Moran       Balls and strikes
 5-19-1918     BOX  BOS N  Cy Rigler           Fair/foul call
 7-27-1919     BOX  BOS N  Bill Klem           Balls and strikes
 9-16-1919(1)  BOX  BOS N  Bill Klem           Call at HP

Transaction Information

Traded by Nashville (Southern Association) to Brooklyn Superbas in exchange for Red
Smith (June 10, 1911).

Traded by Brooklyn Superbas to Nashville (Southern Association) in exchange for Red
Smith (June 10, 1911).

Sold by Brooklyn Robins to Boston Braves (August 10, 1914).

Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Boston Braves (@February, 1920).

Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from New York Yankees (February 24, 1920).

Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Washington Senators (@March 4, 1920).

Traded by New York Yankees to Vernon (PCL) (March 10, 1920) completing trade in
which Vernon (PCL) traded Bob Meusel to New York Yankees in exchange for a player to
be named later (August 20, 1919).
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