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Ozzie Smith
Full name Osborne Earl Smith Born December 26, 1954, Mobile, Alabama First Game: April 7, 1978 ; Final Game: October 17, 1996 Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 150 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2002 Named NL League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (1985) Named shortstop on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1982 and 1984 to 1987) Won NL Gold Glove as shortstop (1980 to 1992) Named shortstop on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1987) Ejections: 1983 (1), 1984 (1), 1993 (1), 1994 (2) . Total: 5 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1978 SD N Daily Splits 159 590 69 152 17 6 1 46 47 0 43 0 28 3 0 11 11 40 12 .258 .311 .312 3.5 1978 SD N
1979 SD N Daily Splits 156 587 77 124 18 6 0 27 37 5 37 2 22 1 0 17 11 28 7 .211 .260 .262 -0.7 1979 SD N
1980 SD N Daily Splits 158 609 67 140 18 5 0 35 71 1 49 5 23 4 0 14 9 57 15 .230 .313 .276 4.2 1980 SD N
1981 SD N Daily Splits 110 450 53 100 11 2 0 21 41 1 37 5 10 1 0 8 8 22 12 .222 .294 .256 1.3 1981 SD N
1982 STL N Daily Splits 140 488 58 121 24 1 2 43 68 12 32 2 4 5 0 7 10 25 5 .248 .339 .314 4.7 1982 STL N
1983 STL N Daily Splits 159 552 69 134 30 6 3 50 64 9 36 1 7 2 0 11 10 34 7 .243 .321 .335 2.6 1983 STL N
1984 STL N Daily Splits 124 412 53 106 20 5 1 44 56 5 17 2 11 3 0 10 8 35 7 .257 .347 .337 5.0 1984 STL N
1985 STL N Daily Splits 158 537 70 148 22 3 6 54 65 11 27 2 9 2 0 9 13 31 8 .276 .355 .361 4.3 1985 STL N
1986 STL N Daily Splits 153 514 67 144 19 4 0 54 79 13 27 2 11 3 0 7 9 31 7 .280 .376 .333 1.1 1986 STL N
1987 STL N Daily Splits 158 600 104 182 40 4 0 75 89 3 36 1 12 4 0 11 9 43 9 .303 .392 .383 4.3 1987 STL N
1988 STL N Daily Splits 153 575 80 155 27 1 3 51 74 2 43 1 12 7 0 8 7 57 9 .270 .350 .336 4.6 1988 STL N
1989 STL N Daily Splits 155 593 82 162 30 8 2 50 55 3 37 2 11 3 0 7 10 29 7 .273 .335 .361 2.7 1989 STL N
1990 STL N Daily Splits 143 512 61 130 21 1 1 50 61 4 33 2 7 10 0 10 8 32 6 .254 .330 .305 -1.2 1990 STL N
1991 STL N Daily Splits 150 550 96 157 30 3 3 50 83 2 36 1 6 1 0 6 8 35 9 .285 .380 .367 2.1 1991 STL N
1992 STL N Daily Splits 132 518 73 153 20 2 0 31 59 4 34 0 12 1 0 4 11 43 9 .295 .367 .342 3.9 1992 STL N
1993 STL N Daily Splits 141 545 75 157 22 6 1 53 43 1 18 1 7 7 0 11 11 21 8 .288 .337 .356 2.5 1993 STL N
1994 STL N Daily Splits 98 381 51 100 18 3 3 30 38 3 26 0 10 4 0 5 3 6 3 .262 .326 .349 -0.4 1994 STL N
1995 STL N Daily Splits 44 156 16 31 5 1 0 11 17 0 12 2 5 2 0 0 6 4 3 .199 .282 .244 -0.6 1995 STL N
1996 STL N Daily Splits 82 227 36 64 10 2 2 18 25 0 9 2 7 0 0 6 5 7 5 .282 .358 .370 0.8 1996 STL N
Total (19 Years) Splits 2573 9396 1257 2460 402 69 28 793 1072 79 589 33 214 63 0 162 167 580 148 .262 .337 .328 44.7 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1996 STL N Daily Splits 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 1996 STL N
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1982 STL N Daily Splits 3 9 0 5 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .556 .615 .556 1982 STL N
1985 STL N Daily Splits 6 23 4 10 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .435 .500 .696 1985 STL N
1987 STL N Daily Splits 7 25 2 5 0 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .276 .280 1987 STL N
1996 STL N Daily Splits 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1996 STL N
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 19 66 6 20 1 2 1 7 9 1 6 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 .303 .377 .424 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1982 STL N Daily Splits 7 24 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .208 .296 .208 1982 STL N
1985 STL N Daily Splits 7 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .087 .222 .087 1985 STL N
1987 STL N Daily Splits 7 28 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .214 .267 .214 1987 STL N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 21 75 7 13 0 0 0 3 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 .173 .262 .173 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1981 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 1981 NL
1982 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - - 1982 NL
1983 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1983 NL
1984 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 1984 NL
1985 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1985 NL
1986 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1986 NL
1987 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 NL
1988 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1988 NL
1989 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 1989 NL
1990 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1990 NL
1991 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1991 NL
1992 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1992 NL
1994 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1994 NL
1996 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1996 NL
Total (14 Years) Splits 14 27 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .148 .233 .185 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1978 SD N Daily Splits SS 159 154 137 1327 264 548 25 98 0 .970
1979 SD N Daily Splits SS 155 153 136 1339 256 555 20 86 0 .976
1980 SD N Daily Splits SS 158 157 149 1398.1 288 621 24 113 0 .974
1981 SD N Daily Splits SS 110 110 105 986.1 220 422 16 72 0 .976
1982 STL N Daily Splits SS 139 139 136 1249 279 535 13 101 0 .984
1983 STL N Daily Splits SS 158 154 132 1343.2 304 519 21 100 1 .975
1984 STL N Daily Splits SS 124 124 113 1065.1 233 437 12 94 0 .982
1985 STL N Daily Splits SS 158 158 149 1407 264 549 14 111 0 .983
1986 STL N Daily Splits SS 144 144 132 1287 229 453 15 96 0 .978
1987 STL N Daily Splits SS 158 153 139 1357.1 245 516 10 111 0 .987
1988 STL N Daily Splits SS 150 150 138 1329 234 519 22 79 0 .972
1989 STL N Daily Splits SS 153 152 145 1336.1 209 483 17 73 0 .976
1990 STL N Daily Splits SS 140 137 129 1203.1 212 378 12 66 0 .980
1991 STL N Daily Splits SS 150 148 126 1253.1 244 387 8 79 0 .987
1992 STL N Daily Splits SS 132 128 117 1156.1 232 420 10 82 0 .985
1993 STL N Daily Splits SS 134 131 115 1139.1 251 451 19 98 1 .974
1994 STL N Daily Splits SS 96 94 85 822 135 291 8 67 0 .982
1995 STL N Daily Splits SS 41 41 34 343.1 60 129 7 28 0 .964
1996 STL N Daily Splits SS 52 50 48 442.2 90 162 8 36 0 .969
Total (19 Years) Splits SS 2511 2477 2265 21785.2 4249 8375 281 1590 2 .978
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1996 STL N Daily Splits SS 1 1 1 9 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1982 STL N Daily Splits SS 3 3 3 27 4 11 0 1 0 1.000
1985 STL N Daily Splits SS 6 6 6 52 7 17 0 3 0 1.000
1987 STL N Daily Splits SS 7 7 7 61 10 19 1 4 0 .967
1996 STL N Daily Splits SS 2 2 2 17 7 2 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits SS 18 18 18 157 28 49 1 9 0 .987
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1982 STL N Daily Splits SS 7 7 7 61 22 17 0 5 0 1.000
1985 STL N Daily Splits SS 7 7 7 61.1 10 16 1 5 0 .963
1987 STL N Daily Splits SS 7 7 7 59 7 19 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits SS 21 21 21 181.1 39 52 1 11 0 .989
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1981 NL Daily Splits SS 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 NL Daily Splits SS 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1983 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1984 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 1 9 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
1986 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1.000
1987 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 .833
1988 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 0 5 1 4 0 1 0 1.000
1989 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 1 8 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
1990 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1991 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1992 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1994 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 0 6.1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1996 NL Daily Splits SS 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 1.000
Total (14 Years) Splits SS 14 11 3 74.1 16 23 1 3 0 .975
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 9-1983 BOX STL N Steve Rippley Call at 1B
9- 1-1984 BOX STL N Steve Rippley Call at 1B (Bumped umpire)
9-14-1993 BOX STL N Bill Hohn Called third strike
5-25-1994 BOX STL N Steve Rippley Balls and strikes
6-28-1994 BOX STL N Eric Gregg Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign
(June 8, 1976 ).
Selected by San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 7,
1977 ).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Steve Mura and a player to be named later to St.
Louis Cardinals in exchange for Sixto Lezcano , Garry Templeton and a player to be
named later (December 10, 1981 ); St. Louis Cardinals received Al Olmsted (February
19, 1982 ) and San Diego Padres received Luis DeLeon (February 19, 1982 ).
Granted free agency (November 2, 1992 ).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 6, 1992 ).
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