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Hal Smith

American baseball player (1931-2014)

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Also known as Harold Raymond Smith

Born: June 1, 1931
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Died: April 12, 2014
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Birthplace: Barling
Place of death: Fort Smith
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player
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Education: Union Christian Academy

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Harold Raymond Smith was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1956–61) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965). Born in Barling, Arkansas, Smith batted and threw right-handed; he stood 5 feet 10+1⁄2 inches tall and weighed 186 pounds (84 kg). After Smith's playing career was curtailed by a heart ailment during the 1961 season, he became a longtime employee of the Cardinals' organization as Major League coach, minor league manager and scout. He also served as a coach for the Pirates (1965–67), Cincinnati Reds (1968–69) and Milwaukee Brewers (1976–77).

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MLB batting stats — season by season

7 seasons · from AIDB's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1956	St. Louis Cardinals	75	227	27	64	12	0	5	23	1	15	22	.282	.326	.401	.727
1957	St. Louis Cardinals	100	333	25	93	12	3	2	37	2	18	18	.279	.314	.351	.665
1958	St. Louis Cardinals	77	220	13	50	4	1	1	24	0	14	14	.227	.272	.268	.541
1959	St. Louis Cardinals	142	452	35	122	15	3	13	50	2	15	28	.270	.295	.403	.698
1960	St. Louis Cardinals	127	337	20	77	16	0	2	28	1	29	33	.228	.291	.294	.585
1961	St. Louis Cardinals	45	125	6	31	4	1	0	10	0	11	12	.248	.309	.296	.605
1965	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career		570	1,697	126	437	63	8	23	172	6	102	128	.258	.300	.345	.644

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