Dick Smith

Richard Arthur Smith
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: May 17, 1939 in Lebanon, OR
Signed: 1957 by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Acquired: purchased from the Los Angeles Dodgers, October 1962
Departed: traded to the Dodgers for Larry Miller, October 1964
Died: February 19, 2012 in Medford, OR

Speedy outfielder-first baseman who spent parts of two seasons in New York, leading the Mets in steals in 1964 despite coming to the plate less than a hundred times. Even though he is little remembered by Met fans now, he was their Opening Day first baseman and leadoff hitter in '64. Dick appears here on his card from the 1976 TCMA 1963 Mets set.

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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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1963 *METS* 20  42  4 10  0  1  0   3 12  3  2 10  5   0   0  0 .319 .286 .238
1964 *METS* 46  94 14 21  6  1  0   3 29  6  2 29  1   2   0  0 .247 .309 .223
1965 L A NL 10   6  0  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0  3  0   0   1  0 .000 .000 .000
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METS TOTALS 66 136 18 31  6  2  0   6 41  9  4 39  6   2   0  0 .271 .301 .228
OTHER CLUBS 10   6  0  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0  3  0   0   1  0 .000 .000 .000
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CAREER TOTS 76 142 18 31  6  2  0   7 41  9  4 42  6   2   1  0 .260 .289 .218

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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.

1964 Topps #398 (Mets Rookie Stars)

1965 Topps #579

1976 SSPC The 1963 Mets

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #370

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