Elmer Smith (20th-century outfielder)
Elmer John Smith (September 21, 1892 – August 3, 1984) born in Sandusky, Ohio was an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (1914–16, 1917 and 1919–21), Washington Senators (1916–17), Boston Red Sox (1922), New York Yankees (1922–23) and Cincinnati Reds (1925).
| Elmer Smith | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: September 21, 1892 Sandusky, Ohio | |||
| Died: August 3, 1984 (aged 91) Columbia, Kentucky | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 20, 1914, for the Cleveland Naps | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1925, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .276 | ||
| Home runs | 70 | ||
| Runs batted in | 541 | ||
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He helped the Indians win the 1920 World Series and the Yankees win the 1922 American League pennant and 1923 World Series. Smith's grand slam in Game 5 of the 1920 series was the first in World Series history.[1]
In 10 seasons he played in 1,012 games and had 3,195 at-bats, 469 runs, 881 hits, 181 doubles, 62 triples, 70 home runs, 541 RBI, 54 stolen bases, 319 walks, .276 batting average, .344 on-base percentage, .437 slugging percentage, 1,396 total bases and 99 sacrifice hits.
He died in Columbia, Kentucky at the age of 91 from emphysema.[1]
References
- "Elmer Smith, 91, Outfielder Who Hit First Slam in Series". The New York Times. August 5, 1984.
External links
- Baseball Reference player page
- Interview with baseball player Elmer Smith by Eugene C. Murdock on Nov. 17, 1973 in Shaker Heights, Ohio (1 hr., 30 min., in two parts). Available on Cleveland Public Library's Digital Gallery: Part 1 of 2, Part 2 of 2
- Elmer Smith biography at the Society for American Baseball Research
- Elmer Smith at Find a Grave
