1928
Born April 4, 1928
Pierrepont Manor, NY, USA
Frank Smith Notable
b. April 4, 1928 · Cincinnati Reds 1950–1953, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954, 1956, St. Louis Cardinals 1955
Frank Smith played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1950 and closing with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1956.
He went 35 and 33 with a 3.81 earned run average, pitching 495.7 innings in 271 games. He struck out 277. Across 271 games he batted .115, with 10 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Pierrepont Manor, NY, USA on April 4, 1928, and died on September 24, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CIN | 38 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .095 |
| 1951 | CIN | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1952 | CIN | 53 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .172 |
| 1953 | CIN | 50 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
| 1954 | CIN | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .100 |
| 1955 | STL | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 271 | 87 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CIN | 2 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 90.2 | 73 | 39 | 39 | 55 | 3.87 |
| 1951 | CIN | 5 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 76.0 | 65 | 27 | 22 | 34 | 3.20 |
| 1952 | CIN | 12 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 122.1 | 109 | 51 | 41 | 77 | 3.75 |
| 1953 | CIN | 8 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 83.2 | 89 | 51 | 25 | 42 | 5.49 |
| 1954 | CIN | 5 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 81.0 | 60 | 24 | 29 | 51 | 2.67 |
| 1955 | STL | 3 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 39.0 | 27 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 3.23 |
| 1956 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Career | — | 35 | 33 | 271 | 7 | 44 | 495.2 | 426 | 210 | 181 | 277 | 3.81 |
On this day & linked events
2005