11-435: Red Smith may refer to: Red Smith (third baseman) (1890–1966), 1910s baseball third baseman Red Smith (catcher) (1892–1970), Pittsburgh Pirates catcher, 1917–1918 Red Smith (shortstop) (1899–1961), MLB shortstop in the 1925 season Red Smith (Negro leagues) , Negro league baseball player Red Smith (American football/baseball) (1904–1978), New York Giants catcher in
22-500: A league-leading 40 doubles, career-high 10 triples, and a tie for a career-high in stolen bases, with 22. He also had 22 the previous year. In 1914, the year in which Smith was sold to Boston, he put up very good numbers including a career-high .395 slugging percentage and career-highs in home runs (7) and RBIs (85). He batted .314 after he was traded on August 10. Smith was not a very solid fielding 3B, putting up bad fielding percentages (.932 career at 3B) and generally over 30 errors
33-424: A player's defensive range ; a player who cannot get to a ball surrenders a hit instead of having an opportunity to make an out or an error . Conversely, a highly skilled fielder might have a comparatively low fielding percentage by virtue of reaching, and potentially missing, a greater number of balls. In order to qualify for the league lead in fielding percentage, an infielder or outfielder must appear at
44-511: A year. After going to Boston, he finally had the chance to compete for a pennant, and won a World Series with them in 1914 , but he didn't play due to broken right leg that he suffered on the final day of the season, and his team never got there again, peaking at a 2nd-place finish in 1915 under manager George Stallings . They finished seven games behind the Philadelphia Phillies that year, and dropped off soon after that. Still, Smith
55-459: Is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists , divided by the number of total chances (putouts + assists + errors ). While a high fielding percentage is regarded as a sign of defensive skill, it is also possible for a player of lesser defensive skill to have a high fielding percentage, as it does not reflect or take into account
66-532: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Red Smith (third baseman) James Carlisle "Red" Smith (April 6, 1890 – October 11, 1966) was a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Brooklyn teams of the early 1910s (known by a few different names, Dodgers in 1911 and 1912, Superbas in 1913, and Robins in 1914, now the Los Angeles Dodgers ) and
77-575: Is often remembered as a significant part of Boston's climb into first place in 1914. In an active nine-year career, Smith had a .278 average with 27 home runs and 514 RBIs in 1117 career games. He had a total of 1087 career hits in 3907 at bats . Other stats included 117 career stolen bases , 477 runs scored , 208 all-time doubles and 49 triples . Smith died on October 11, 1966, in Atlanta . Fielding percentage In baseball statistics , fielding percentage , also known as fielding average ,
88-867: The Braves teams of the late 1910s (then located in Boston ). He was an interesting player for the time, accumulating a solid .278 career batting average . He was right-handed and stood around 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m). Smith was born in Greenville, South Carolina , and attended the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known as Auburn University ) before making his ML debut with Brooklyn on September 5, 1911. Smith's best years came in 1913 and 1914 although all his years were quite solid, and in 1918 he had his best season batting average at .298 in 429 at bats. In 1913, he put up good numbers in all categories, including
99-448: The 1927 season, Green Bay Packers coach Red Smith (American football) , Cumberland Bulldogs football center in the early 1900s Red Smith (sportswriter) (1905–1982), sportswriter Red Smith (coach) (1906–1959), American football, baseball, and track coach Floyd E. Smith (1912–1989), American labor union leader known as "Red Smith" See also [ edit ] Red Smith Award , an annual journalism award, given by
110-722: The Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) Red Smith Stakes , an annual Thoroughbred horse race, previously known as the Red Smith Handicap [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_Smith&oldid=1154511959 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
121-443: The specific position in at least two-thirds of his team's games (games in the outfield are not separated by position). A catcher must appear in at least half his team's games. A pitcher must pitch at least one inning for each of his team's scheduled games (however, a pitcher with fewer innings may qualify if they have more total chances and a higher average). In order to qualify for major league career records for fielding average,
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