1907
Born October 12, 1907
Belleville, IL, USA
Al Smith Notable
b. October 12, 1907 · New York Giants 1934–1937, Philadelphia Phillies 1938–1939, Cleveland Indians 1940–1945
Al Smith played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1934 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1945.
He went 99 and 101 with a 3.72 earned run average, pitching 1,662.3 innings in 356 games. He struck out 587, completed 75 of his 202 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 359 games he batted .191, with 102 hits and 48 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 12 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1936, with 4.
He was an All-Star in 1943.
He was born in Belleville, IL, USA on October 12, 1907, and died on April 28, 1977. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1943 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1943 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NYG | 30 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 |
| 1935 | NYG | 40 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .118 |
| 1936 | NYG | 43 | 73 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .137 |
| 1937 | NYG | 33 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .120 |
| 1938 | PHI | 37 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | PHI | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | CLE | 31 | 62 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .306 |
| 1941 | CLE | 30 | 71 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 0 | .155 |
| 1942 | CLE | 30 | 60 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .250 |
| 1943 | CLE | 30 | 68 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .206 |
| 1944 | CLE | 28 | 64 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .156 |
| 1945 | CLE | 22 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .293 |
| Career | — | 359 | 535 | 48 | 102 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 51 | 106 | 0 | .191 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NYG | 3 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 66.2 | 70 | 32 | 21 | 27 | 4.32 |
| 1935 | NYG | 10 | 8 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 124.0 | 125 | 47 | 32 | 44 | 3.41 |
| 1936 | NYG | 14 | 13 | 43 | 30 | 2 | 209.1 | 217 | 88 | 69 | 89 | 3.78 |
| 1937 | NYG | 5 | 4 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 85.2 | 91 | 40 | 30 | 41 | 4.20 |
| 1938 | PHI | 1 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 86.0 | 115 | 60 | 40 | 46 | 6.28 |
| 1939 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.00 |
| 1940 | CLE | 15 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 183.0 | 187 | 70 | 55 | 46 | 3.44 |
| 1941 | CLE | 12 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 206.2 | 204 | 88 | 75 | 76 | 3.83 |
| 1942 | CLE | 10 | 15 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 168.1 | 163 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 3.96 |
| 1943 | CLE | 17 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 208.1 | 186 | 59 | 72 | 72 | 2.55 |
| 1944 | CLE | 7 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 181.2 | 197 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 3.42 |
| 1945 | CLE | 5 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 133.2 | 141 | 57 | 48 | 34 | 3.84 |
| Career | — | 99 | 101 | 356 | 202 | 17 | 1662.1 | 1707 | 688 | 587 | 587 | 3.72 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Died April 28, 1977
1934
Major-league debut: Al Smith
Al Smith made a major-league debut on May 5, 1934.
1945
Final major-league game: Al Smith
Al Smith played a final major-league game on September 15, 1945.
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