Charley Smith

Charles William Smith
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 177 lbs.
Born: September 15, 1937 in Charleston, SC
Signed: 1957 by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Acquired: traded from the Chicago White Sox for Chico Fernandez, Bobby Catton, and cash, April 1964
Departed: traded to the St. Louis Cardinals with Al Jackson for Ken Boyer, October 1965
Died: November 29, 1994 in Reno, NV

Third baseman Charley was one of the Mets' early power hitters, leading the club in home runs in 1964 and in RBIs and slugging the following season. This card is from the 1965 Topps set; two more cards are shown below.

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1960 L A NL  18   60   2  10  1  1  0   5  13  0  0  15   1   0   2  3 .172 .217 .167
1961 2teams 121  435  47 108 14  4 11  50 163  3  4  82  24   5  10  3 .293 .375 .248
1962 Chi AL  65  145  11  30  4  0  2  17  40  0  1  32   9   1   3  1 .256 .276 .207
1963 Chi AL   4    7   0   2  0  1  0   1   4  0  0   2   0   0   0  0 .286 .571 .286
1964 2teams 129  450  45 107 12  1 20  58 181  2  2 102  20   3   5  1 .274 .402 .238
1965 *METS* 135  499  49 122 20  3 16  62 196  2  1 123  17   4   7  4 .273 .393 .244
1966 StL NL 116  391  34 104 13  4 10  43 155  0  2  81  22   0   5  5 .301 .396 .266
1967 N Y AL 135  425  38  95 15  3  9  38 143  0  2 110  32   1   4  3 .278 .336 .224
1968 N Y AL  46   70   2  16  4  1  1   7  25  0  0  18   5   0   2  0 .280 .357 .229
1969 Chi NL   2    2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
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METS TOTALS 262  942  93 228 32  3 36 120 374  4  3 224  36   7  12  5 .274 .397 .242
OTHER CLUBS 509 1542 135 366 51 15 33 161 546  3  9 341  94   7  26 15 .282 .354 .237
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CAREER TOTS 771 2484 228 594 83 18 69 281 920  7 12 565 130  14  38 20 .279 .370 .239

SPLIT SEASONS (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1961 L A NL   9   24   4   6  1  0  2   3  13  0  0   6   1   0   0  0 .280 .542 .250
1961 Phi NL 112  411  43 102 13  4  9  47 150  3  4  76  23   5  10  3 .294 .365 .248
1964 Chi AL   2    7   1   1  0  1  0   0   3  0  0   1   1   0   0  0 .250 .429 .143
1964 *METS* 127  443  44 106 12  0 20  58 178  2  2 101  19   3   5  1 .275 .402 .239

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1963 Topps	1967 Topps

1962 Topps #283 (All-Star Rookie)

1963 Topps #424

1964 Topps #519

1965 Topps #22

1966 Topps #358

1967 Topps #257

1968 Topps #596

1969 Topps #538

1978 TCMA The 1960's #0289

1990 Target All-Time Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers #745

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #369

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