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Nomar Garciaparra League
4-1-2332
Willie Smith Center Field
Retired (1969, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating 71   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .807 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 2423 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 09-07-1931
HR 244 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(85 games)
RBI 941
SB 603
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 84 Contact vs. L 85 Endurance 55   Ldrship 67
Power vs. R 62 Power vs. L 57 Velocity 39   Mentor vR 100
Speed 72 Bunt 31 Control 5   Mentor vL 100
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 87 WS Rings 2
1B 98 (98.0%) LF --- Arm 47 WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF 100 (100%)   Health 1 LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1953 Away 36 267 0 73 9 3 5 22 31 41 0 0 0 .735 .349 .386 .112 .273
1953 Home 35 251 0 67 12 3 6 24 37 49 0 0 0 .776 .366 .410 .143 .267
1954 Away 58 245 0 65 9 2 4 18 24 47 0 0 0 .696 .328 .367 .102 .265
1954 Home 60 237 0 57 11 2 2 9 20 37 0 0 0 .630 .301 .329 .089 .241
1955 Away 65 273 0 68 7 5 3 22 31 46 0 0 0 .672 .328 .344 .095 .249
1955 Home 65 259 0 86 12 3 8 21 36 41 0 0 0 .908 .414 .494 .162 .332
1956 Away 66 274 53 77 12 2 12 38 30 48 20 7 3 .828 .357 .471 .190 .281
1956 Home 64 264 48 81 17 1 8 30 31 42 22 4 2 .851 .382 .470 .163 .307
1957 Away 64 282 36 80 11 3 7 36 20 51 18 8 1 .752 .333 .418 .135 .284
1957 Home 66 254 41 69 11 4 6 23 42 42 17 11 0 .797 .379 .417 .146 .272
1958 Away 59 248 42 74 15 1 7 21 24 42 13 4 0 .814 .363 .452 .153 .298
1958 Home 58 238 43 51 9 0 6 27 30 43 13 5 1 .633 .305 .328 .113 .214
1959 Away 56 242 40 77 6 1 11 30 22 39 18 3 0 .863 .375 .488 .169 .318
1959 Home 49 196 30 49 5 2 6 29 24 40 16 2 2 .726 .338 .388 .138 .250
1960 Away 66 279 44 71 14 2 5 26 27 55 12 2 1 .693 .320 .373 .118 .254
1960 Home 64 252 40 76 11 5 8 41 33 36 16 7 4 .863 .383 .480 .179 .302
1961 Away 64 272 55 85 11 5 16 39 34 46 20 5 0 .955 .389 .566 .254 .312
1961 Home 66 265 70 97 16 4 12 44 32 36 27 8 1 1.027 .435 .592 .226 .366
1962 Away 47 191 34 51 7 1 9 26 19 24 11 7 1 .789 .333 .455 .188 .267
1962 Home 52 204 39 55 4 2 6 25 26 26 16 5 1 .746 .349 .397 .127 .270
1963 Away 53 221 40 74 12 2 5 28 23 27 16 6 0 .871 .396 .475 .140 .335
1963 Home 54 212 45 76 11 3 12 30 30 31 21 8 2 1.047 .438 .608 .250 .358
1964 Away 66 265 63 92 13 3 9 30 44 41 20 6 1 .964 .444 .521 .174 .347
1964 Home 64 254 54 84 19 4 12 46 31 37 18 4 2 .984 .405 .579 .248 .331
1965 Away 66 277 47 86 11 1 7 30 31 44 23 8 1 .815 .382 .433 .123 .310
1965 Home 64 262 61 92 13 5 10 37 32 42 27 8 0 .975 .422 .553 .202 .351
1966 Away 65 278 47 83 17 4 6 27 24 51 21 6 3 .807 .354 .453 .155 .299
1966 Home 65 251 45 70 9 1 7 29 35 46 18 8 4 .781 .375 .406 .127 .279
1967 Away 56 227 37 63 4 3 6 26 26 38 21 5 3 .752 .352 .401 .123 .278
1967 Home 53 209 40 64 9 0 6 20 27 40 17 8 6 .819 .384 .435 .129 .306
1968 Away 57 228 28 57 10 2 4 25 30 34 12 5 6 .701 .337 .364 .114 .250
1968 Home 57 226 31 60 5 2 6 22 26 42 17 6 7 .726 .341 .385 .119 .265
1969 Away 56 223 23 58 6 1 2 15 29 36 10 7 2 .671 .348 .323 .063 .260
1969 Home 57 225 33 55 14 1 5 25 23 39 11 1 1 .702 .320 .382 .138 .244
Total Away 1000 4292 589 1234 174 41 118 459 469 710 235 79 22 .788 .359 .430 .142 .288
Total Home 993 4059 620 1189 188 42 126 482 515 669 256 85 33 .827 .374 .453 .160 .293
Total 2052 8351 1448 2423 362 83 244 941 984 1379 603 221 75 .807 .366 .441 .151 .290
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Willie Smith has retired from the Pittsburgh Steel Workers
1969-09-10Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1968-07-02Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1967-06-30Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1963-07-14Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1962-07-25Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1962-05-20Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1961-11-01Willie Smith now holds the league record for career stolen bases.
1959-05-24Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1959-04-25Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1958-07-14Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1954-04-13Willie Smith of the Pittsburgh Steel Workers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1953-04-01The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Steve Thomas to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Willie Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Bill Parrott to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Jimmy Keedy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have designated Harry Hunter for assignment.
1950-04-01The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Bump Bertoia to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Harry Hunter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Jimmy Bolen to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Paul Mitchell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Gary Hall to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Vito Newsome to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Bruce Mantei to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Terry Burkart to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Kent Brewington to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have promoted Neil Boskie to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Willie Smith to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Tommy Whitehill to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Claude Kaat to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Valmy Pasek to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Harry Bochtler to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Davey Goliat to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Bud Benton to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Fred Schupp to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Pat Hunter to the minors. The Pittsburgh Steel Workers have sent Mike Cruz to the minors.