Ozzie Smith

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Ozzie Smith is a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball shortstop renowned for his exceptional defensive play and acrobatic fielding, primarily with the St. Louis Cardinals.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Famer
Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
shortstop
AllStarSelections 15
bats switch
birthDate 1954-12-26
birthPlace Mobile, Alabama, United States
broadcasterFor St. Louis Cardinals (post-retirement, occasional work)
careerBattingAverage .262
careerHits 2460
careerHomeRuns 28
careerRBIs 793
careerStolenBases 580
collegeAttended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
draftedBy San Diego Padres
draftType MLB amateur draft
electedTo National Baseball Hall of Fame
finalMLBGameDate 1996-09-29
finalMLBTeam St. Louis Cardinals
fullName Osborne Earl Smith
givenName Osborne
GoldGloveAwards 13
HallOfFameInductionYear 2002
HallOfFameVotePercentage 91.7%
HallOfFameVotingBody Baseball Writers' Association of America
honor St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame member
jerseyNumber 1
knownFor acrobatic fielding
backflips on the field
exceptional defensive play
league Major League Baseball
MLBDebutDate 1978-04-07
MLBDebutTeam San Diego Padres
nickname Ozzie
The Wizard
numberRetired 1
occupation professional baseball player
playedFor San Diego Padres
St. Louis Cardinals
playedIn National League
primaryPosition shortstop
SilverSluggerAwards 1
teamRetiredNumberBy St. Louis Cardinals
throws right
wonWorldSeriesWith St. Louis Cardinals
WorldSeriesChampionYear 1982
WorldSeriesTitles 1


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