Tack Summers
Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Tack Summers was a left fielder who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Toledo Tigers. In 146 career games, he hit .277 with 135 hits, 2 home runs, and 52 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Left Fielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / —
Full name: Smith Summers
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 487 | 62 | 135 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 37 | 1 | .277 | .340 | .349 | .689 | -397 |
Career AVG .277 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .340 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .349 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.
Career OPS .689 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 6.5% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | TT | NNL | 17 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .191 | — | — | — | — | -179.1 |
| 1923 | CAG | NNL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | -179.1 |
| 1926 | CEL | NNL | 38 | 109 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .294 | .279 (+5%) | .345 (-3%) | .390 (+11%) | .735 (+4%) | 59.1 |
| 1927 | CHT | NNL | 32 | 106 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .349 | .282 (+24%) | .344 (+18%) | .392 (+1%) | .736 (+9%) | 195.4 |
| 1928 | CTG | NNL | 58 | 221 | 36 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .258 | .280 (-8%) | .342 (-7%) | .395 (-20%) | .737 (-14%) | -472.4 |
| Career · 5 seasons | 146 | 487 | 62 | 135 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 37 | 1 | .277 | — | — | — | — | -576 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Third Base | 13 |
| Left Field | 89 |
| Center Field | 27 |
| Right Field | 18 |
Tack Summers: the record in brief
The season rows for Tack Summers begin in 1923. By club, Summers's seasons break down as the Toledo Tigers (1923), the Chicago American Giants (1923), the Cleveland Elites (1926), the Cleveland Hornets (1927), and the Cleveland Tigers (1928). Summers played primarily as a left fielder. Summers was born on June 25, 1900, in Fayetteville, TN, USA. The bio lists the given name Smith.
The batting record for Summers: 146 games, 135 hits in 487 at bats, and a .277 average, adding 2 homers and 52 RBI. Reaching base at a .340 clip and slugging .349, Summers finished with a .689 OPS. Against a .281 league average for those years, Summers's .277 average was near the norm. The OPS comparison is .689 to a league .736, 6.5% below average. Summers collected a career-high 57 hits in 1928. Even the best average among the busiest seasons, .258 in 1928, did not top the league's .280.
Summers's separate Negro Leagues table shows a .000 average on 0 hits. Negro Leagues totals are drawn from box-score research and sit in their own table on this page.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tack Summers
- Was Tack Summers a pitcher?
- No. Tack Summers was a position player (Left Fielder).
- How many home runs did Tack Summers hit?
- Tack Summers hit 2 career home runs with 135 hits.
- What was Tack Summers's career batting average?
- Tack Summers batted .277 over his career, with 135 hits in 487 at bats.
- How many RBI did Tack Summers have?
- Tack Summers drove in 52 runs in his career.
- Is Tack Summers in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Tack Summers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Tack Summers play for?
- Tack Summers played for the Toledo Tigers, the Chicago American Giants, the Cleveland Elites, the Cleveland Hornets, and the Cleveland Tigers.