John Smith Baseball player

John Marshall Smith (September 27, 1906 - May 9, 1982) 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 (2-for-15) 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 27, 1906
Birth place
Washington D.C.
Date of deathMay 09, 1982

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 17, 1931
Career endSeptember 18, 1931
batting sideSwitch
former teams
Boston Red Sox
position
First baseman
teams
Boston Red Sox
throwing sideRight

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