Ozzie Smith

Retired

High Level

MLB

Years

1977-1996 (1978-1996)

Proper Name

Osborne Earl Smith

Nickname

The Wizard

Positions

SS (2511)

Height / Weight

5-11 / 150

Bats / Throws

Both / Right

Birthdate

December 26,1954 Age: 71.163

Place

Mobile, Alabama

High School

Locke (Los Angeles,CA)

Colleges

Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo,CA)

Drafted/Signed

1977-4-86-San Diego Padres

MLB Debut

April 7,1978

Contract Info

1993-1993 ($3m)

MLBAM ID

122439

Retrosheet#

smito001

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Subject of Chapter 8 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski [1978] Topps All-Star Rookie [1982] World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals [1989] Winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (Character and Integrity) [1996] His #1 was retired by the Cardinals on September 26,1996 [2002] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) [2014] Inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

MLB Batting Logs

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MLB Batting Splits

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