Roy Smalley Notable

b. June 9, 1926 · Chicago Cubs 1948–1953, Milwaukee Braves 1954, Philadelphia Phillies 1955–1958

Roy Smalley played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1948 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1958.

Across 872 games he batted .227, with 601 hits and 277 runs. He finished with 61 home runs, 103 doubles and 4 stolen bases.

He played 820 games at shortstop, with 2,291 assists and 207 errors. He turned 465 double plays.

He hit for the cycle in 1950.

He was born in Springfield, MO, USA on June 9, 1926, and died on October 22, 2011. 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
1948	CHC	124	361	25	78	11	4	4	36	23	76	0	.216
1949	CHC	135	477	57	117	21	10	8	35	36	77	2	.245
1950	CHC	154	557	58	128	21	9	21	85	49	114	2	.230
1951	CHC	79	238	24	55	7	4	8	31	25	53	0	.231
1952	CHC	87	261	36	58	14	1	5	30	29	58	0	.222
1953	CHC	82	253	20	63	9	0	6	25	28	57	0	.249
1954	MLN	25	36	5	8	0	0	1	7	4	9	0	.222
1955	PHI	92	260	33	51	11	1	7	39	39	58	0	.196
1956	PHI	65	168	14	38	9	3	0	16	23	29	0	.226
1957	PHI	28	31	5	5	0	1	1	1	1	9	0	.161
1958	PHI	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Career	—	872	2644	277	601	103	33	61	305	257	541	4	.227

On this day & linked events

1926

Born June 9, 1926

Springfield, MO, USA

2011

Died October 22, 2011

1948

Major-league debut: Roy Smalley

Roy Smalley made a major-league debut on April 20, 1948.

1950

Roy Smalley Hits for the Cycle, 1950

Roy Smalley hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 28, 1950.

1958

Final major-league game: Roy Smalley

Roy Smalley played a final major-league game on April 21, 1958.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain