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Roy Smalley

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: June 9, 1926 in Springfield, MO us

Died: October 22, 2011 in Sahuarita, AZ

High School: Springfield HS (Springfield, MO)

Schools: Drury University (Springfield, MO), Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)

Debut: April 20, 1948 (Age 21-316d, 10,468th in major league history)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 21, 1958 (Age 31-316d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Roy Frederick Smalley

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Gene Mauch; Father of Roy Smalley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

2644

601

.227

277

RBI

305

OBP

.300

SLG

.360

OPS

.660

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-14 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	30 (16-8-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
A Pafko	3
D Crandall	2
D O'Connell	1
Self	1
J Logan	0

Most Driven In By
A Pafko	1
J Adcock	1
J Dittmer	1
Self	1
B Bruton	0

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	662	27 (26)	May 16 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-9	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	9	.02	0.003	.05	0.00%	1.00	PH
2	663	39 (11)	May 30	MLN		STL	L,2-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	1	5.31	-0.156	25.55	-0.45%	-0.79	PH
Jun		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	664	40	Jun 1	MLN		BRO	L,0-2	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	6	2.28	-0.058	10.83	-0.16%	-0.43	PH SS
4	665	42 (1)	Jun 4	MLN		PIT	L,1-4	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	9	.61	-0.015	1.97	-0.03%	-0.15	PH
5	666	45 (2)	Jun 6 (2)	MLN		PIT	L,4-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400	1	1.51	0.045	4.84	0.09%	0.20	PH
6	667	49 (3)	Jun 10	MLN		NYG	L,0-1	8-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.800	1.133	2	1.80	-0.045	4.61	-0.07%	-0.23	SS
7	668	62 (12)	Jun 24	MLN	@	NYG	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.667	.952	8	1.04	-0.027	2.19	-0.03%	-0.11	PH 2B
8	669	65 (2)	Jun 27 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-4	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.714	1.089	9	1.84	0.113	1.88	0.07%	1.12	PH
Jul		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
9	670	73 (7)	Jul 4	MLN		CIN	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.625	.958	9	1.39	-0.034	.58	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
10	671	76 (2)	Jul 6	MLN	@	CHC	W,14-3	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.600	.964	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.03	SS
11	672	100 (23)	Jul 31	MLN	@	BRO	W,15-7	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	7	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	1.10	SS
Aug		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
12	673	101	Aug 1	MLN	@	BRO	W,14-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	7						SS
13	674	119 (17)	Aug 22	MLN	@	CHC	W,12-6	5-GF	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.538	.938	4	.28	0.015	.41	0.01%	-0.04	2B
14	675	120	Aug 24	MLN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.467	.800	8	.46	-0.038	.70	-0.03%	-0.82	2B
15	676	121	Aug 25	MLN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.381	.471	.852	8	1.29	0.204	1.79	0.17%	1.91	2B
16	677	122	Aug 26	MLN		PHI	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.400	.733	8	.90	-0.068	1.47	-0.07%	-0.61	2B
17	678	123	Aug 27	MLN		NYG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.227	.308	.364	.671	8	1.48	-0.109	4.31	-0.19%	-0.94	2B
18	679	125 (1)	Aug 29 (1)	MLN		BRO	L,4-12	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.296	.348	.644	8	3.21	-0.076	4.96	-0.07%	-0.35	2B
Sept		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
19	680	130 (4)	Sep 3	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-2	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.276	.320	.596	7	1.59	-0.081	1.42	-0.04%	-0.28	SS
20	681	133 (2)	Sep 5 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-7	3-GF	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.303	.321	.624	7	.80	0.064	1.38	0.07%	0.41	SS
21	682	134	Sep 6 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,13-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.303	.321	.624	7						SS
22	683	141 (6)	Sep 13	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.226	.324	.323	.647	8	1.63	0.130	4.56	0.22%	1.74	1B
23	684	146 (4)	Sep 18	MLN	@	STL	L,0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.219	.316	.313	.628	9						PH
24	685	150 (3)	Sep 21	MLN		CIN	L,0-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.212	.308	.303	.611	7	1.93	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.76	PH 1B
25	686	154 (3)	Sep 26	MLN		STL	L,0-2	5-GF(11)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.310	.306	.615	5	1.72	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.00	SS
							11-14		42	36	5	8	0	0	1	7	4	1	9	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	.222	.310	.306	.615		1.20	-0.222	2.51	-0.53%	1.87

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