 Al Smith - Topps baseball card - 1954 Series, #248 Alphonse Eugene (Al) Smith (February 7, 1928 - January 3, 2002) was a left fielder/third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1953 through 1964, he played for the Cleveland Indians (1953-1957, 1964[start]), Chicago White Sox (1958-1962), Baltimore Orioles (1963) and Boston Red Sox (1964[end]). Smith batted and threw right handed. He was born in Kirkwood, Missouri. Some Topps Baseball cards The Topps Company, Inc. ...
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Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1948 • 1920 AL Pennants (5) 1997 • 1995 • 1954 • 1948 1920 Central Division titles (6) [1] 2001 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 1996 • 1995 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In...
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Career
In a 12-season career, Smith posted a .272 batting average with 167 home runs and 676 RBI in 1517 games played. A good, selective hitter, he compiled a .407 on base percentage. Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on...
In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...
In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...
In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ...
Smith started his baseball career in the Negro Leagues in 1947, joined the Cleveland Indians in 1949, and began his major league career with Cleveland in 1953. Along with his outstanding defense in left-field, he earned two All-Star Game selections, but is best remembered as the focal point of one of the most famous baseball photographs. Bud Fowler, the first professional black baseball player with his team from Keokuk, Iowa, the Westerns of Keokuk The Negro Leagues were a collection of professional baseball leagues made up of predominantly African-American teams. ...
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An everyday player in 1954, Smith was a member of the Indians team that won an American League record 111 games. Batting from the leadoff spot, he responded with a .281 average, 101 runs, 186 hits, 11 home runs and 59 RBI, helping his team to face the New York Giants in the 1954 World Series, where he led off the series with a home run. In 1955 he led the American League in runs scored (123), while hitting .306 with 22 home runs and RBI, and also received his first All-Star selection. American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ...
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ...
In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1954 • 1933 • 1922 • 1921 1905 NL Pennants (20) 2002 • 1989 • 1962 • 1954 1951 • 1937 • 1936 • 1933 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 1917 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 1905 • 1904 • 1889 • 1888 West Division titles (6...
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In December 1957, Smith was traded by Cleveland along with Early Wynn to the Chicago White Sox for Minnie Miñoso and Fred Hatfield, in a deal that was very unpopular between Chicago fans (Miñoso was "their guy"). He slumped in his first year with the White Sox, but helped his team won the American League pennant, its' first in 40 years, en route to the 1959 World Series. Finally, Smith won some respect of the fans over by hitting .315 in 1960 and slugging 28 home runs in 1961, both career-highs, as he made his second All-Star appearance in 1960. Early Wynn (January 6, 1920 – April 4, 1999) was a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. ...
Minnie Miñoso [me-NYO-so] (born November 29, 1922 in Havana [or Matanzas ?], Cuba), born Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta, is a former star left fielder in Major League Baseball. ...
The 1959 World Series featured the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had won their first pennant since moving from Brooklyn in 1958 by defeating the Milwaukee Braves 2-0 in a three-game playoff, and the Chicago White Sox, who had earned their first pennant in the 40 years since the...
In baseball, slugger is a popular term for a powerful batter with a high percentage of extra base hits, though they may not have a high batting average. ...
Before the 1963 season, Smith was sent to the Baltimore Orioles along with Luis Aparicio in the same transaction that brought Hoyt Wilhelm, Dave Nicholson, Pete Ward and Ron Hansen to the White Sox. His last major league season was in 1964, when he divided his playing time between Cleveland and the Boston Red Sox. Following his baseball career, he became a supervisor of parks in Chicago. Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel (born April 29, 1934 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...
James Hoyt Wilhelm (July 26, 1922 in Huntersville, North Carolina - August 23, 2002 in Sarasota, Florida) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. ...
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Smith died at the age of 73.
The photograph - In Game Two of the 1959 World Series at Comiskey Park, Smith retreated to the left field all in pursuit of a long drive hit by Charlie Neal of the Los Angeles Dodgers. As Smith watched the ball sail into the stands for a home run, a fan accidentally knocked over a cup of beer that was resting on top of the fence, dousing Smith's head and face. Smith estimated that he signed photographs depicting that moment at least 200,000 times.
Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. ...
The position of the left fielder A left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. ...
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Trivia - In one game, Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck, well known for his flamboyant publicity stunts, put on a parade of midgets led by former St. Louis Browns celebrity Eddie Gaedel. Veeck held an Al Smith Night to honor his slumping outfielder; as anyone named Smith, Smythe, Schmidt or Smithe was admitted free and given a button that said, "I'm a Smith and I'm for Al." On his big night, Smith hit into two double plays and dropped a fly ball that led to the Boston Red Sox winning run. (Comiskey Park, August 26, 1959).
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Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1983 • 1970 • 1966 AL Pennants (7) 1983 • 1979 • 1971 • 1970 1969 • 1966 • 1944 East Division titles (8) 1997 • 1983 • 1979 • 1974 1973 • 1971 • 1970 • 1969 Wild card berths (1) 1996 Major league...
Eddie Gaedel (right) in his only time at bat. ...
After stepping on second base, the fielder throws to first to complete a double play In baseball, a double play (denoted on statistics sheets by DP) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. ...
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See also On March 23, 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians players, as part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration. ...
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