1871
Born January 1, 1871
New York, NY, USA
Aleck Smith Notable
b. January 1, 1871 · Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1897–1898, Brooklyn Superbas 1899–1900, Baltimore Orioles 1899, New York Giants 1901, 1906, Baltimore Orioles 1902, Boston Americans 1903, Chicago Cubs 1904
Aleck Smith played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1897 and closing with the New York Giants in 1906.
Across 287 games he batted .264, with 252 hits and 107 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 30 doubles and 37 stolen bases.
He played 187 games behind the plate, with 580 putouts and 54 errors. He turned 22 double plays.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on January 1, 1871, and died on July 9, 1919.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | BRO | 66 | 237 | 36 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 15 | 12 | .300 |
| 1898 | BRO | 52 | 199 | 25 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 7 | .261 |
| 1899 | BLN/BRO | 58 | 181 | 23 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 16 | 7 | .315 |
| 1900 | BRO | 7 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| 1901 | NYG | 26 | 78 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .141 |
| 1902 | BLA | 41 | 145 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 5 | .234 |
| 1903 | BOS | 11 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .303 |
| 1904 | CHC | 10 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .207 |
| 1906 | NYG | 16 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .179 |
| Career | — | 287 | 955 | 107 | 252 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 130 | 26 | 65 | 37 | .264 |
On this day & linked events
1919
Died July 9, 1919
1897
Major-league debut: Aleck Smith
Aleck Smith made a major-league debut on April 23, 1897.
1906
Final major-league game: Aleck Smith
Aleck Smith played a final major-league game on October 5, 1906.
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