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b. April 2, 1945 · Boston Red Sox 1966–1973, St. Louis Cardinals 1974–1976, Los Angeles Dodgers 1976–1981, San Francisco Giants 1982

Seventeen seasons gave him 2,020 hits, 314 home runs, 1,092 runs batted in, 890 walks and a .287 average, with seven All-Star selections and a Gold Glove in center field in 1968. He switch-hit and had power from both sides, which few did.

He came up with Boston in 1966 and was in the 1967 World Series in his first full season, then played for St. Louis and had six seasons with the Dodgers, reaching three more World Series. Four different clubs, and a club he played for reached the World Series in four of his seventeen years.

The writers gave him three votes of 427 in 1988 and removed him from the ballot immediately, which is among the harshest verdicts the voting has produced: seven All-Star selections and 314 home runs from center field usually buys more than one year of consideration. Two Veterans Committees have looked at him since.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	7	1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980
Player of the Week	3	1975, 1976, 1982
Gold Glove	1	1968
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1970

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1966	BOS	6	26	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	.154
1967	BOS	158	565	78	139	24	6	15	61	57	95	16	.246
1968	BOS	155	558	78	148	37	5	15	69	64	77	22	.265
1969	BOS	143	543	87	168	29	7	25	93	54	67	7	.309
1970	BOS	147	580	109	176	32	7	22	74	51	60	10	.303
1971	BOS	159	618	85	175	33	2	30	96	63	82	11	.283
1972	BOS	131	467	75	126	25	4	21	74	68	63	15	.270
1973	BOS	115	423	79	128	23	2	21	69	68	49	3	.303
1974	STL	143	517	79	160	26	9	23	100	71	70	4	.309
1975	STL	135	477	67	144	26	3	19	76	63	59	9	.302
1976	LAD/STL	112	395	55	100	15	5	18	49	32	70	3	.253
1977	LAD	148	488	104	150	27	4	32	87	104	76	7	.307
1978	LAD	128	447	82	132	27	2	29	93	70	90	12	.295
1979	LAD	68	234	41	64	13	1	10	32	31	50	6	.274
1980	LAD	92	311	47	100	13	0	15	55	41	63	5	.322
1981	LAD	41	35	5	7	1	0	1	8	7	8	0	.200
1982	SFG	106	349	51	99	11	0	18	56	46	46	7	.284
Career	—	1987	7033	1123	2020	363	57	314	1092	890	1030	137	.287

On this day & linked events

1945

Born April 2, 1945

Shreveport, LA, USA

1966

Major-league debut: Reggie Smith

Reggie Smith made a major-league debut on September 18, 1966.

1976

Reggie Smith's Three-Home-Run Game, 1976

Reggie Smith hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 22, 1976.

1982

Final major-league game: Reggie Smith

Reggie Smith played a final major-league game on October 3, 1982.

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