John Smith
First baseman, Baseball Player
1906 – 1982
Who was John Smith?
John Marshall Smith was an utility player in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1931 season. Listed at 6'1", 180 lb., Smith was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Washington, D.C.
Smith appeared in four career games with Boston basically as a backup for first baseman Bill Sweeney. He posted a .133 batting average with two runs and one RBI without extrabases. At first base, he collected 46 outs and did not commit an error for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
Smith died at the age of 75 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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- Born
- Sep 27, 1906
Washington, D.C. - Lived in
- Washington, D.C.
- Died
- May 9, 1982
Silver Spring
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on July 23, 2013
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