Bill Smith
William Garland Smith
Born: June 8, 1934
Washington, DC US
Deceased: March 30, 1997
Clinton, MD US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1953-1964
Major League Statistics
Bill Smith compiled a career record of 130 wins and 93 losses and a 3.70 ERA in his 380-game pitching career with the St. Joseph Cardinals, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Rochester Red Wings, Allentown Cardinals, Columbus Foxes, Omaha Cardinals, Buffalo Bisons and Arkansas Travelers. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.79 | 26 | 18 | 126.0 | 123 | 89 | 67 | 6 | 82 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.93 | 27 | 22 | 178.0 | 177 | 82 | 58 | 7 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Allentown Cardinals | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4.12 | 21 | 18 | 131.0 | 148 | 71 | 60 | 13 | 56 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Allentown Cardinals | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.01 | 30 | 18 | 119.0 | 118 | 61 | 53 | 9 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 16 | 8 | .667 | 3.12 | 35 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 242.0 | 218 | 102 | 84 | 16 | 106 | 8 | 163 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.43 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 197.0 | 186 | 81 | 75 | 12 | 78 | 4 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.82 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 132.0 | 145 | 63 | 56 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.66 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 139.0 | 149 | 78 | 72 | 16 | 69 | 5 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.56 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 139.0 | 147 | 73 | 55 | 17 | 45 | 6 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2.40 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 75.0 | 62 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.09 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 210.0 | 206 | 96 | 72 | 19 | 49 | 5 | 144 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Arkansas Travelers | 9 | 13 | .409 | 4.98 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 150.0 | 183 | 93 | 83 | 22 | 47 | 10 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Totals | 130 | 93 | .583 | 3.70 | 380 | 246 | 0 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 1838.0 | 1862 | 913 | 755 | 159 | 708 | 44 | 875 | 16 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | 29 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .114 | .136 | .250 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 30 | 63 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .175 | .175 | .270 | .444 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Allentown Cardinals | 24 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .146 | .208 | .354 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Allentown Cardinals | 32 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .333 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 44 | 102 | 93 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | .237 | .283 | .323 | .605 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 37 | 67 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .121 | .175 | .121 | .295 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 28 | 54 | 51 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .235 | .250 | .294 | .544 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 47 | 55 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .298 | .389 | .447 | .836 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 35 | 45 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .233 | .267 | .349 | .616 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 12 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .148 | .233 | .148 | .381 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | 51 | 78 | 71 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .070 | .132 | .070 | .202 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Arkansas Travelers | 48 | 55 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .189 | .189 | .189 | .377 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 427 | 687 | 643 | 39 | 112 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 131 | .174 | .208 | .232 | .440 | 149 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Allentown Cardinals | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Allentown Cardinals | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | P | 35 | 11 | 41 | 9 | 1 | .852 | 1.486 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 37 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.405 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 26 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .840 | .808 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 37 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 0 | .971 | .919 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 32 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 3 | .854 | 1.281 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 10 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .833 | 1.500 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 46 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 1 | .923 | .783 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 44 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 3 | .811 | .682 |
| Totals | 380 | 51 | 230 | 34 | 11 | .892 | .739 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | Western Association | St. Joseph Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1954 | C | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | SLN | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Allentown Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1956 | A | Eastern League | Allentown Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1957 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Foxes | SLN | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Arkansas Travelers | PHI | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Arkansas Travelers | PHI |
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