Earl Calvin Smith
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Earl Calvin Smith was a Major League Baseball
outfielder
who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates
in 1955, who signed him before the 1949 season. He was born on March 14, 1928 in Sunnyside, Washington
and attended Fresno State University. He threw and batted right-handed, weighed 185 pounds and was 6'0" in height.
On April 14, 1955, at the 27 years old, Smith made his big league debut. He played in 5 games, and collected only one hit in sixteen at bats, for a batting average of .062. One good thing to note about his statistics is he only struck out twice in those sixteen at-bats, and he walked four times. In the field, he made no errors, for a perfect fielding percentage. Smith played the 1954 season with Phoenix of the Class C of the Arizona-Texas league where he batted .384 with 32 home runs and 195 RBIs.
Smith played his final game April 29, 1955. He currently resides in Fresno, California
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
in 1955, who signed him before the 1949 season. He was born on March 14, 1928 in Sunnyside, Washington
Sunnyside, Washington
Sunnyside is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. As of the 2010 Census the population was 15,858.-History:On September 16, 1902, residents voted 42 to one to incorporate as the town of Sunnyside. By state law a town needed to have 300 citizens in order to legally incorporate...
and attended Fresno State University. He threw and batted right-handed, weighed 185 pounds and was 6'0" in height.
On April 14, 1955, at the 27 years old, Smith made his big league debut. He played in 5 games, and collected only one hit in sixteen at bats, for a batting average of .062. One good thing to note about his statistics is he only struck out twice in those sixteen at-bats, and he walked four times. In the field, he made no errors, for a perfect fielding percentage. Smith played the 1954 season with Phoenix of the Class C of the Arizona-Texas league where he batted .384 with 32 home runs and 195 RBIs.
Smith played his final game April 29, 1955. He currently resides in Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
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