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Smith broke in with the San Diego Padres, and then was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979. He soon became a fan-favorite in St. Louis (and eventually throughout the league) for his stellar defense, inviting personality on and off the feild, and his trademark backflip on the way to the diamond. He would finish his career with the Cardinals.
A weak hitter early in his career, Smith improved at the plate through the years. He never had much power; however, because of his speed and somewhat average hitting skills he developed over the years, he was able to serve as a competent leadoff hitter. His real asset was his glove, with which he often won more ballgames than the hitters on his team did. Smith also had some speed, and had 580 steals in his total career, good for 20th on the all time list.
Ozzie's greatest season came in 1987, when he had a .303 batting average, 43 stolen bases, 75 RBIs, 104 runThe word run can mean several things: Run has many dictionary definitions such as "moving swiftly by foot". See Running, and " Run" in Wiktionary''. A run in a stream or river is a fairly smooth flowing segment or part of the flow differentiated from a pos scored, and 40 doubles en route to helping the Cardinals get into the playoffs. It was one of the best seasons ever recorded by a weak power leadoff hitter like Smith (who had no home runIn baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. Home runs are among the most popular aspects ofs that season). He ended up second in the MVP balloting to Andre DawsonAndre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954, Miami, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. In 1975 he was drafted by the Montreal Expos, and he made his pro baseball debut on September 11, 1975. In 1977, he hit. 282, with 19 homers and 65 RBI,, who had played on the last-placed Chicago CubsBaseball teams The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are in the Central Division of the National League. Founded 1870, as an independent professional club. Joined the National Association in 1871. Became a char.
Following the 1987 season, Ozzie was awarded the highest contract in the National LeagueThis article refers to the American baseball league. For the English cricket league of the same name, please see National League (cricket). The term National League generally refers to the organization more properly referred to as the National League of P at $2,340,000. He continued to be a good leadoff hitter with saavy baserunning skills and excellent for the rest of his career.
Smith is only the 37th player of the 252 elected to the Hall to date to be so honored in his first year of eligibility.
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