Ray Smith

Catcher, Baseball Player

1955 –

35

Who is Ray Smith?

Raymond Edward Smith is an American professional baseball manager and a former Major League Baseball catcher who appeared in 83 big-league games for the Minnesota Twins from 1981 to 1983.

Smith is the longtime manager of the Twins' Rookie-level farm system affiliate, the Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League. In 2013, Smith spent his 20th season as manager at Elizabethton and his 28th year overall with the franchise.

Smith attended the University of Oregon. Signed by Minnesota as an amateur free agent in 1977, he made his pro debut that season with Elizabethton, batting .303 in 63 games and earning a promotion to the Class A Visalia Oaks. Smith then climbed the ladder in the Twins' farm system and spent the entire 1981 and 1983 seasons in the Majors, as well as part of 1982, as the Twins' backup catcher. He had 47 hits in 215 at bats, including six doubles and one triple. His lone MLB home run, a solo shot, came off Jerry Don Gleaton of the Seattle Mariners on April 15, 1981. He played in the Twins' system through 1984, then spent one season each in the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics organizations before retiring as a player in 1986. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighed 185 pounds during his active career.

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Born
Sep 18, 1955
Glendale
Lived in
  • Glendale

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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