Gene Smith

Male, Deceased Person

1917 – 2011

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Who was Gene Smith?

Eugene F. ″Genie″ Smith was an American pitcher who played for several Negro league baseball teams between 1938 and 1951. Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb., Smith was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. Smith was known as a hard-throwing pitcher during a solid career that saw him play for nine different Negro league clubs. In addition, he pitched for teams in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Minor league baseball, taking a three-year break to serve in the US Army during World War II.

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Born
Apr 23, 1917
Died
May 25, 2011

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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