Jimmy Smith
Baseball player
James Lawrence "Jimmy" Smith (born May 15, 1895 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – January 1, 1974) was a Major League Baseball infielder often referred to as "Greenfield Jimmy" or "Bluejacket".Smith was a switch hitter and threw right-handed. His major league debut came on September 26, 1914, with the Chicago Chi-Feds. In 1919, he won the World Series with the Cincinnati Reds, and he went on to play his final game with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 3, 1922.During Prohibition, Smith smuggled bootlegged alcohol from various cities into his Greenfield neighborhood. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
Personal facts
| Birth date | May 15, 1895 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1974 |
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