Al Smith

Outfielder, Baseball Player

1928 – 2002

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Who was Al Smith?

Alphonse Eugene Smith was an American Major League Baseball player. An outfielder/third baseman, he played on four teams and twelve seasons, 1953 through 1964. In 1955, he led the American League in four categories: 154 games played, 725 plate appearances, 294 times on base, and 123 runs scored. Smith was an American League All-Star player in 1955 and 1960.

He played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox. In 1993, Smith was enshrined in the Greater Akron Baseball Hall of Fame of Ohio. In 2003, he was chosen to be among the Indians, 100 Greatest Indians.

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Born
Feb 7, 1928
Kirkwood
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Kirkwood
Died
Jan 3, 2002
Hammond

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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