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Hal R. Smith All-Star Selection 1957, 59 |
| Full Name: Harold Raymond "Cura" Smith Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5-11 Weight: 189 lbs. Born: Jun 1, 1931 in Barling, Arkansas College: ? Major League Debut: May 2, 1956 Died: |
| CAREER BATTING STATISTICS |
| BATTING | |||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | OBP | SLG |
| 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1965 |
StL StL StL StL StL StL Pit |
NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
.282 .279 .227 .270 .228 .248 .000 |
75 100 77 142 127 45 4 |
227 333 220 452 337 125 3 |
27 25 13 35 20 6 0 |
64 93 50 122 77 31 0 |
12 12 4 15 16 4 0 |
0 3 1 3 0 1 0 |
5 2 1 13 2 0 0 |
23 37 24 50 28 10 0 |
15 18 14 15 29 11 0 |
22 18 14 28 33 12 1 |
.326 .314 .272 .295 .291 .309 .000 |
.401 .351 .268 .403 .294 .296 .000 |
| Totals | AVG .258 |
G 570 |
AB 1697 |
R 126 |
H 437 |
2B 63 |
3B 8 |
HR 23 |
RBI 172 |
BB 102 |
K 128 |
OBP .300 |
SLG .345 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | MISC | |||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | HBP | GDP | TB | IBB | SH | SF | SB | CS | SB% | AB/HR | AB/K |
| 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1965 |
StL StL StL StL StL StL Pit |
NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 |
7 9 6 13 12 3 0 |
91 117 59 182 99 37 0 |
4 2 4 6 13 4 0 |
0 1 3 5 1 3 0 |
0 3 1 0 1 2 0 |
1 2 0 2 1 0 0 |
0 2 0 6 0 0 0 |
1.000 .500 -.--- .250 1.000 -.--- -.--- |
45.4 166.5 220.0 34.8 168.5 --.- --.- |
10.3 18.5 15.7 16.1 10.2 10.4 3.0 |
| Totals | HBP 3 |
GDP 50 |
TB 585 |
IBB 33 |
SH 13 |
SF 7 |
SB 6 |
CS 8 |
SB% .429 |
AB/HR 73.8 |
AB/K 13.3 |
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| CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS |
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | POS | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT |
| 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1965 |
StL StL StL StL StL StL Pit |
NL NL NL NL NL NL NL |
C C C C C C C |
66 97 71 141 124 45 4 |
340 515 372 827 732 291 13 |
300 468 346 758 664 261 13 |
34 42 22 60 61 28 0 |
6 5 4 9 7 2 0 |
3 8 4 13 9 6 0 |
0.982 0.990 0.989 0.989 0.990 0.993 1.000 |
| Totals | G 548 |
Ch 3090 |
PO 2810 |
A 247 |
E 33 |
DP 43 |
FPCT 0.989 |
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Hal Smith was an All-Star catcher in 1957 and again in 1959, when he hit 13 home runs
for St. Louis. Disabled in June of 1961 after experiencing heart problems, Smith
was made a Cardinal coach, then managed in the minors. He played four games with
Pittsburgh in 1965, coached for the Pirates, Reds, and Brewers, and became a longtime
Cardinals scout.
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