Ernest Smith
1937–1942 · bats L / throws R · AST, Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs
72G
.300AVG
.325OBP
.370SLG
More career statistics
60H
1HR
17RBI
9SB
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 215 | 200 | 29 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 74 | .300 | .325 | .370 | .695 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1938-07-31 to 1939-04-03
19longest on-base streak
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CGChicago American Giants | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1938 | Chicago American Giants, Kansas City Monarchs | 19 | 53 | 17 | – | 8 | 4 | .321 | – | – |
| 1939 | CGChicago American Giants | 32 | 100 | 29 | – | 6 | 5 | .290 | – | – |
| 1940 | CGChicago American Giants | 17 | 34 | 10 | – | 1 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1942 | CGChicago American Giants | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | .286 | – | – |