Hal Smith
1955–1964 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates
879G
.267AVG
.317OBP
.394SLG
More career statistics
715H
58HR
323RBI
7SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 10 | 13 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 14 | 15 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 361 | 362 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 7 | 6 |
| Batting · Walks | 196 | 195 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 879 | 2,941 | 2,682 | 269 | 715 | 148 | 10 | 58 | 323 | 196 | 361 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 1,057 | .267 | .317 | .394 | .711 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1958-07-25 to 1958-08-12
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1955-09-21 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1956-09-07 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1957-06-07 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 453 | 1491 | 347 | 23 | 154 | 105 | 186 | .257 | .303 | .372 |
| Away | 426 | 1450 | 368 | 35 | 169 | 90 | 176 | .276 | .316 | .416 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 84 | 303 | 70 | 10 | 38 | 17 | 29 | .251 | .287 | .419 |
| May | 165 | 536 | 127 | 10 | 62 | 42 | 65 | .265 | .315 | .406 |
| June | 155 | 506 | 118 | 13 | 58 | 25 | 66 | .251 | .283 | .385 |
| July | 147 | 472 | 115 | 10 | 45 | 36 | 62 | .269 | .320 | .398 |
| August | 170 | 565 | 134 | 6 | 54 | 35 | 69 | .258 | .299 | .344 |
| September | 156 | 552 | 148 | 9 | 66 | 40 | 69 | .297 | .341 | .423 |
| October | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | .571 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 89 | 308 | 68 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 32 | .245 | .286 | .313 |
| chicago-white-sox | 85 | 300 | 79 | 7 | 36 | 18 | 28 | .286 | .323 | .409 |
| cleveland-guardians | 80 | 275 | 69 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 32 | .280 | .342 | .431 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 78 | 276 | 70 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 19 | .281 | .326 | .410 |
| boston-red-sox | 75 | 243 | 70 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 15 | .315 | .354 | .428 |
| new-york-yankees | 73 | 248 | 66 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 28 | .284 | .319 | .418 |
| baltimore-orioles | 50 | 157 | 40 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 23 | .276 | .293 | .400 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 49 | 157 | 36 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 34 | .248 | .299 | .421 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Baltimore Orioles | 135 | 424 | 115 | 4 | 52 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1956 | Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics | 114 | 371 | 99 | 5 | 42 | 2 | .267 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Kansas City Athletics | 107 | 360 | 109 | 13 | 41 | 2 | .303 | – | – |
| 1958 | Kansas City Athletics | 99 | 315 | 86 | 5 | 46 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1959 | Kansas City Athletics | 108 | 292 | 84 | 5 | 31 | – | .288 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 77 | 258 | 76 | 11 | 45 | 1 | .295 | – | – |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 193 | 43 | 3 | 26 | – | .223 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Houston Astros | 109 | 345 | 81 | 12 | 35 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1963 | Houston Astros | 31 | 58 | 14 | – | 2 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 66 | 8 | – | 3 | 1 | .121 | – | – |