[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000856343
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY DISCIPLINED SMALL CAP FUND, INC. CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      151,162,862
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     160,749,473
[RECEIVABLES]                               11,106,426
[ASSETS-OTHER]                              13,339,377
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                           243,384
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             185,438,660
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     5,365,260
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                   13,875,476
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         19,240,736
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   154,264,327
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        3,366,437
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        4,300,950
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                            0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                         327,242
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      2,584,228
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     9,586,611
[NET-ASSETS]                               166,197,924
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              766,809
[INTEREST-INCOME]                              197,117
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 790,994
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        172,932
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     9,590,820
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    5,188,816
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       14,952,568
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      109,705
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     6,780,988
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        674,438
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  1,767,584
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            148,633
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     113,286,781
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                         20,277
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      634,371
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          439,687
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                790,994
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        51,326,038
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.30
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.04
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          03.36
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             03.03
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        01.99
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              13.68
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.21
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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