Willie Smith Notable

b. February 11, 1939 · Detroit Tigers 1963, Los Angeles Angels 1964, California Angels 1965–1966, Cleveland Indians 1967–1968, Chicago Cubs 1968–1970, Cincinnati Reds 1971

Willie Smith played for six clubs across nine seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1963 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1971.

Across 691 games he batted .248, with 410 hits and 171 runs. He finished with 46 home runs, 63 doubles and 20 stolen bases. He went 2 and 4 with a 3.10 earned run average, pitching 61 innings in 29 games. He struck out 39.

He played 339 games in the outfield, with 459 putouts and 12 errors.

He was born in Anniston, AL, USA on February 11, 1939, and died on January 16, 2006. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1963	DET	17	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125
1964	LAA	118	359	46	108	14	6	11	51	8	39	7	.301
1965	CAL	136	459	52	120	14	9	14	57	32	60	9	.261
1966	CAL	90	195	18	36	3	2	1	20	12	37	1	.185
1967	CLE	21	32	0	7	2	0	0	2	1	10	0	.219
1968	CHC/CLE	88	184	14	45	10	2	5	28	15	47	0	.245
1969	CHC	103	195	21	48	9	1	9	25	25	49	1	.246
1970	CHC	87	167	15	36	9	1	5	24	11	32	2	.216
1971	CIN	31	55	3	9	2	0	1	4	3	9	0	.164
Career	—	691	1654	171	410	63	21	46	211	107	284	20	.248

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1963	DET	1	0	11	2	2	21.2	24	11	13	16	4.57
1964	LAA	1	4	15	1	0	31.2	34	10	10	20	2.84
1968	CHC/CLE	0	0	3	0	0	7.2	2	0	1	3	0.00
Career	—	2	4	29	3	2	61.0	60	21	24	39	3.10

On this day & linked events

1939

Born February 11, 1939

Anniston, AL, USA

2006

Died January 16, 2006

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