Eugene Smith
1940–1949 · bats B / throws R · Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Buckeyes, Homestead Grays, KCR, LCB, NAS, New York Black Yankees, SAS
110G
.203AVG
.258OBP
.366SLG
More career statistics
35H
6HR
25RBI
1SB
32–33W–L
511.0IP
187K
1.16ERA
72GS
1SV
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 191 | 172 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | .203 | .258 | .366 | .624 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511.0 | 84 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 1 | 421 | 296 | 66 | 23 | 212 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | 1.239 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1942-07-09 to 1942-08-23
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1949-09-05 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1946-06-08 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1946-05-16 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | SNO | 17 | 32 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | .188 | 75 | 49 |
| 1941 | SNO | 10 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | .133 | 46 | 26 |
| 1942 | NYNew York Black Yankees | 16 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 4 | – | .222 | 74 | 31 |
| 1946 |  Homestead Grays | 24 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 6 | – | .217 | 111 | 43 |
| 1947 | Cleveland Buckeyes, Homestead Grays | 17 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | .167 | 70 | 19 |
| 1948 | CBCleveland Buckeyes | 12 | 11 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .364 | 65 | 13 |
| 1949 | Chicago American Giants, LCB | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | – | .176 | 67 | 6 |