Roy Smalley Notable

b. October 25, 1952 · Texas Rangers 1975–1976, Minnesota Twins 1976–1982, 1985–1987, New York Yankees 1982–1984, Chicago White Sox 1984

Roy Smalley played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1975 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1987.

Across 1,653 games he batted .257, with 1,454 hits and 745 runs. He finished with 163 home runs, 244 doubles, 771 walks and 27 stolen bases.

He played 1,069 games at shortstop, with 3,274 assists and 174 errors. He turned 702 double plays. He also played 188 games at third base.

He was an All-Star in 1979.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on October 25, 1952. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1979
Player of the Week	2	1979, 1981
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1979

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1975	TEX	78	250	22	57	8	0	3	33	30	42	4	.228
1976	MIN/TEX	144	513	61	133	18	3	3	44	76	106	2	.259
1977	MIN	150	584	93	135	21	5	6	56	74	89	5	.231
1978	MIN	158	586	80	160	31	3	19	77	85	70	2	.273
1979	MIN	162	621	94	168	28	3	24	95	80	80	2	.271
1980	MIN	133	486	64	135	24	1	12	63	65	63	3	.278
1981	MIN	56	167	24	44	7	1	7	22	31	24	0	.263
1982	MIN/NYY	146	499	57	127	15	2	20	67	71	104	0	.255
1983	NYY	130	451	70	124	24	1	18	62	58	68	3	.275
1984	CHW/NYY	114	344	32	73	12	1	11	39	37	65	3	.212
1985	MIN	129	388	57	100	20	0	12	45	60	65	0	.258
1986	MIN	143	459	59	113	20	4	20	57	68	80	1	.246
1987	MIN	110	309	32	85	16	1	8	34	36	52	2	.275
Career	—	1653	5657	745	1454	244	25	163	694	771	908	27	.257

On this day & linked events

1952

Born October 25, 1952

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1975

Major-league debut: Roy Smalley

Roy Smalley made a major-league debut on April 30, 1975.

1987

Final major-league game: Roy Smalley

Roy Smalley played a final major-league game on October 4, 1987.