1955
Born January 21, 1955
Richmond, CA, USA
Dave Smith Notable
Dave Smith's 216 saves are the 51st most in the game's history.
He divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Houston Astros from 1980, then the Chicago Cubs through 1992.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 216 games and appeared 609 times, with a 2.67 earned run average. He struck out 548. Across 609 games he batted .068, with 3 hits and 2 runs.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1986 and 1990.
He was born in Richmond, CA, USA on January 21, 1955, and died on December 17, 2008. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1986, 1990 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | HOU | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | HOU | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| 1982 | HOU | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | HOU | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | HOU | 53 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | HOU | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | HOU | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | HOU | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1988 | HOU | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | HOU | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | HOU | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | CHC | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | CHC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 609 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .068 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | HOU | 7 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 10 | 102.2 | 90 | 22 | 32 | 85 | 1.93 |
| 1981 | HOU | 5 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 75.0 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 52 | 2.76 |
| 1982 | HOU | 5 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 11 | 63.1 | 69 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 3.84 |
| 1983 | HOU | 3 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 72.2 | 72 | 25 | 36 | 41 | 3.10 |
| 1984 | HOU | 5 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 77.1 | 60 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 2.21 |
| 1985 | HOU | 9 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 27 | 79.1 | 69 | 20 | 17 | 40 | 2.27 |
| 1986 | HOU | 4 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 56.0 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 46 | 2.73 |
| 1987 | HOU | 2 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 60.0 | 39 | 11 | 21 | 73 | 1.65 |
| 1988 | HOU | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 57.1 | 60 | 17 | 19 | 38 | 2.67 |
| 1989 | HOU | 3 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 25 | 58.0 | 49 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 2.64 |
| 1990 | HOU | 6 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 23 | 60.1 | 45 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 2.39 |
| 1991 | CHC | 0 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 33.0 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 6.00 |
| 1992 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.51 |
| Career | — | 53 | 53 | 609 | 1 | 216 | 809.1 | 700 | 240 | 283 | 548 | 2.67 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Died December 17, 2008
1980
Major-league debut: Dave Smith
Dave Smith made a major-league debut on April 11, 1980.
1992
Final major-league game: Dave Smith
Dave Smith played a final major-league game on June 8, 1992.
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