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Lonnie Smith   |   Major Leaguer   1978-1994

Full Name:  Lonnie Smith
Born:  December 22,1955  in  Chicago, Illinois
Height:  5-9  Weight:  170  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Centennial (Compton,CA)
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Drafted:  Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in 1st Round (3rd overall) of 1974 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Nov 20,1981] - Traded by Phillies with Scott Munninghoff to Cardinals for Bo Diaz.  [May 17,1985] - Traded by Cardinals to Royals for John Morris.  [Nov 12,1986] - Granted Free Agency.  [May 18,1987] - Signed as Free Agent by Royals.  [Dec 15,1987] - Released by Royals.  [Mar 12,1988] - Signed as Free Agent by Braves.  [Nov 5,1992] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 4,1993] - Signed as Free Agent by Pirates.  [Sep 8,1993] - Traded by Pirates to Orioles for Terry Farrar and Stanton Cameron.  [Oct 29,1993] - Granted Free Agency.  [Feb 4,1994] - Signed as Free Agent by Orioles.  [Oct 24,1994] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1974AuburnNYPL18PhiA-   61210486010452712 5229      .286*.430.443*873--
1975SprtanburgWcar19PhiA   13146511415023474056 9663      .323*.441.434*875--
1976Okla CityAmer20PhiAAA   1344839314924985426 6073      .308*.388.445*833--
1977Okla CityAmer21PhiAAA   12547791132141044145 4963      .277*.348.373*721--
1978Okla CityAmer22PhiAAA of 125480103151205743661979792 23  .315.411.421832--
 PhiladelphNL22PhiMLB of4174600000404300000 .000.500.00050043%
1979Okla CityAmer23PhiAAA of 110451106149269744341156524 21  .330.408.475883--
 PhiladelphNL23PhiMLB of1,9,51730452003211700000 .167.194.23342742%
1980PhiladelphNL24PhiMLB of1100298691011443203313264842125 .339.397.44384065%
1981PhiladelphNL25PhiMLB of16217640571432112110181451301 .324.402.47287459%
1982St. LouisNL26StlMLB of1,215659212018235886968266474923411 .307.381.43481554%
1983St. LouisNL27StlMLB of11304928315831584543184155921411 .321.381.45383459%
1984St. LouisNL28StlMLB of1145504771262046495013709090347 .250.349.34169054%
1985St. LouisNL29StlMLB of2289615252207126152030102 .260.377.32370059%
 Kansas CtyAL29KcMLB of212044877115234641407416940052 .257.321.36668756%
1986Kansas CtyAL30KcMLB of1,21345088014625784426946781002210 .287.357.41176850%
1987OmahaAmer31KcAAA of 401493649917338618221004  .329.395.544939--
 Kansas CtyAL31KcMLB of-dh7,2,5481672642713894243140021 .251.355.35971453%
1988RichmondIL32AtlAAA of 9329058871359726366658414  .300.438.472910--
 AtlantaNL32AtlMLB of2431141427303942102500010 .237.296.34263845%
1989AtlantaNL33AtlMLB of313448289152344217925127695113177 .315.415.53394840%
1990AtlantaNL34AtlMLB of1135466721422799421010586963162 .305.384.45984338%
1991AtlantaNL35AtlMLB of5,1,3122353589719174495506493224 .275.377.39477143%
1992AtlantaNL36AtlMLB of98415823398263340173731041 .247.324.43776139%
1993BaltimoreAL37BalMLB dh-of5,6,89248510230081000000 .208.406.50090643%
 PittsburghNL37PitMLB of9,19419935575462494434252323 .286.422.44286435%
1994BaltimoreAL38BalMLB dh7,5,435591312300210111810012 .203.333.25458724%
 
Major League Totals - 17 Season(s)16135170909148827358985333701406238499219214669 .288.371.42079150%
Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s)81930056499271394754289273476446 .308*.406.440*846--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1980PhiladelphNL24PhiCh35230000100000000 .600.600.6001200--
 PhiladelphNL24PhiWs619251001001100000 .263.300.316616--
1981PhiladelphNL25PhiDiv519151000000400000 .263.263.316579--
1982St. LouisNL26StlCh311130001000100000 .273.273.273546--
 St. LouisNL26StlWs728694101201500000 .321.345.536881--
1985Kansas CtyAL29KcCh728272001103600000 .250.323.321644--
 Kansas CtyAL29KcWs727493004203800000 .333.400.444844--
1991AtlantaNL35AtlCh724363000204500000 .250.357.375732--
 AtlantaNL35AtlWs726560033103400000 .231.310.577887--
1992AtlantaNL36AtlCh66120101000000000 .333.333.6671000--
 AtlantaNL36AtlWs512120015001400000 .167.231.417648--
 
Major League Totals - 6 Season(s)63205285714241790163800000 .278.330.424754--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1978Okla CityAmer22PhiAAAOF12227421123075---.961--
1978PhiladelphNL22PhiMLBOF1151060---1.000--
 
1979Okla CityAmer23PhiAAAOF11026813122933---.959--
1979PhiladelphNL23PhiMLBOF111910200---1.000--
 
1980PhiladelphNL24PhiMLBOF82121241270---.969--
 
1981PhiladelphNL25PhiMLBOF51891031022---.971--
 
1982St. LouisNL26StlMLBOF14930316103293---.970--
 
1983St. LouisNL27StlMLBOF12622514152544---.941--
 
1984St. LouisNL28StlMLBOF14018418112130---.948--
 
1985Kansas CtyAL29KcMLBOF1191951092143---.958--
1985St. LouisNL29StlMLBOF284310441---1.000--
 
1986Kansas CtyAL30KcMLBOF118245592591---.965--
1986Kansas CtyAL30KcMLBDH10--------
 
1987OmahaAmer31KcAAAOF275113550---.945--
1987Kansas CtyAL31KcMLBOF325225590---.915--
1987Kansas CtyAL31KcMLBDH15--------
 
1988RichmondIL32AtlAAAOF55120621281---.984--
1988AtlantaNL32AtlMLBOF355922630---.968--
 
1989AtlantaNL33AtlMLBOF132289322940---.993--
 
1990AtlantaNL34AtlMLBOF1222546122722---.956--
 
1991AtlantaNL35AtlMLBOF99134551442---.965--
 
1992AtlantaNL36AtlMLBOF356023650---.954--
 
1993BaltimoreAL37BalMLBOF451060---1.000--
1993BaltimoreAL37BalMLBDH5--------
1993PittsburghNL37PitMLBOF60104121070---.981--
 
1994BaltimoreAL38BalMLBOF221030---1.000--
1994BaltimoreAL38BalMLBDH30--------
 


 Awards
[1980] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #3)  [1982] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #2), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1983] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #21)  [1989] - Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #11)  [2000] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.2%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985740,000  299,10812
19861,000,00063  325,4667
1987500,000  292,85324
1988*62,500  325,30578
1989400,000  375,25731
19901,458,33473  426,3588
19912,041,667  617,62712
19921,750,000  798,18520
19931,000,000  815,72325
1994750,000  914,15731
 
Career:  $9,702,501   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Smith stole 5 bases in a game on September 4, 1982 for the Cardinals.

Member of the World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies in 1980, the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982 and the Kansas City Royals in 1985.

Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1982)
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