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Frank Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 194lb (178cm, 87kg)

Born: October 28, 1879 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: November 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Minersville Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

School: Grove City College (Grove City, PA)

Debut: April 22, 1904 (Age 24-177d, 2,621st in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1915 (Age 35-320d)
vs. PBS 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1904 season

Full Name: Frank Elmer Smith

Nicknames: Piano Mover or Nig

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1906 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.0

139

111

ERA

2.59

354

255

2274.0

1051

WHIP

1.166

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-5 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	8 (5-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-1)

Most Driven In
T Clarke	0

Most Driven In By
D Hoblitzell	1
A Marsans	0

1912 Batting Game Log

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1912 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	293	1	Apr 11	CIN		CHC	W,10-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	294	5 (3)	Apr 16	CIN		PIT	L,2-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.062	2.39	-0.11%	-0.93	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	295	17 (11)	May 5	CIN	@	STL	W,11-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.84	-0.024	3.69	-0.06%	-0.23	P
4	296	21 (3)	May 10	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	297	29 (7)	May 20	CIN		NYG	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	298	32 (2)	May 23	CIN	@	STL	L,10-11	4-7	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.86	0.051	3.41	0.12%	0.72	P
7	299	37 (4)	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.37	PH
8	300	39 (1)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	2-3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.52	0.033	1.43	0.06%	0.63	P
							3-5		8	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		1		0		.000	.250	.000	.250		.68	-0.002	2.39	0.00%	-0.18

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