Hal Smith - Game Log
Career: 1956 - 1965
Page 2 of 2 · 1956
Career Summary
Batting
- Games
- 570
- At Bats
- 1,697
- Hits
- 437
- Home Runs
- 23
- RBI
- 172
- Career AVG
- .258
Batting Game Log
Page 2 of 2: 70 batting games (1956) of 570 career
| Date | Opp | Team | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-05-02 | PIT | SLN | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956-05-04 | BRO | SLN | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956-05-07 | NY1 | SLN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1956-05-08 | PHI | SLN | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .571 |
| 1956-05-09 | PHI | SLN | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1956-05-12 | CHN | SLN | L | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 |
| 1956-05-13 | CHN | SLN | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .600 |
| 1956-05-13 | CHN | SLN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| 1956-05-15 | BRO | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1956-05-16 | BRO | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .429 |
| 1956-05-20 | NY1 | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 |
| 1956-05-27 | CHN | SLN | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .448 |
| 1956-05-30 | CIN | SLN | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .419 |
| 1956-06-03 | PHI | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1956-06-10 | PIT | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .368 |
| 1956-06-15 | PIT | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| 1956-06-16 | PIT | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 |
| 1956-06-17 | PIT | SLN | W | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .396 |
| 1956-06-19 | BRO | SLN | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .385 |
| 1956-06-20 | BRO | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .393 |
| 1956-06-21 | BRO | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .367 |
| 1956-06-22 | PHI | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .349 |
| 1956-06-23 | PHI | SLN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 |
| 1956-06-24 | PHI | SLN | W | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 |
| 1956-06-26 | NY1 | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1956-06-27 | NY1 | SLN | W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1956-06-29 | CIN | SLN | W | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 |
| 1956-06-30 | CIN | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .341 |
| 1956-07-01 | CIN | SLN | L | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .356 |
| 1956-07-01 | CIN | SLN | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| 1956-07-02 | CHN | SLN | L | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .370 |
| 1956-07-03 | CHN | SLN | L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .365 |
| 1956-07-04 | MLN | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .350 |
| 1956-07-04 | MLN | SLN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| 1956-07-06 | CIN | SLN | L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .346 |
| 1956-07-07 | CIN | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .336 |
| 1956-07-08 | CIN | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1956-07-12 | NY1 | SLN | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .330 |
| 1956-07-13 | NY1 | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .336 |
| 1956-07-14 | NY1 | SLN | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .328 |
| 1956-07-15 | PHI | SLN | W | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .317 |
| 1956-07-15 | PHI | SLN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| 1956-07-16 | PHI | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| 1956-07-20 | BRO | SLN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 1956-07-21 | BRO | SLN | W | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| 1956-07-22 | BRO | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| 1956-07-22 | BRO | SLN | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 |
| 1956-07-24 | PHI | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| 1956-07-25 | PHI | SLN | W | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 |
| 1956-07-26 | PHI | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| 1956-07-27 | NY1 | SLN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| 1956-07-28 | NY1 | SLN | W | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .327 |
| 1956-07-31 | PIT | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| 1956-08-01 | PIT | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| 1956-08-02 | PIT | SLN | W | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| 1956-08-03 | BRO | SLN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| 1956-08-04 | BRO | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| 1956-08-05 | BRO | SLN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| 1956-08-06 | CIN | SLN | L | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| 1956-08-07 | CIN | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 |
| 1956-08-26 | NY1 | SLN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| 1956-08-28 | PHI | SLN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| 1956-08-31 | MLN | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 |
| 1956-09-03 | CHN | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| 1956-09-03 | CHN | SLN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| 1956-09-09 | CIN | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| 1956-09-14 | NY1 | SLN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| 1956-09-16 | PIT | SLN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| 1956-09-16 | PIT | SLN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1956-09-19 | BRO | SLN | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
About this page of Hal Smith's game log
Hal Smith's log is split across 2 pages; this one, page 2, shows the earliest games, from 1956. Here Smith's batting games begin on May 2, 1956 to September 19, 1956. The Team column shows the St. Louis Cardinals. The best hitting game on the page came on July 21, 1956 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, when Smith went 3 for 4 with 1 home run, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The biggest RBI game was May 8, 1956, with 3 driven in. By the running AVG column, Smith lost ground over this stretch: 1.000 at the top, .290 at the bottom. Smith drew 3 walks on May 13, 1956. The opponents Smith faced most often here are the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Redlegs. Smith's log begins on May 2, 1956 with a 1-for-1 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Other seasons, 1956 to 1965, are one click away in the season links. The whole of Smith's log comes from Retrosheet's game files.
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