Bobby Smith (baseball)

Bobby Gene Smith
Runs batted in		96
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1957–1959; 1962) Philadelphia Phillies (1960–1961) New York Mets (1962) Chicago Cubs (1962) Los Angeles Angels (1965 )

Bobby Gene Smith (May 28, 1934 – November 24, 2015)

, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Smith was an original member of the Mets, drafted with the 32nd selection in the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft. However, he only spent the first two weeks of the 1962 season with the team, playing in eight games, including five as a starting outfielder, before being dealt to the Cubs on April 26, then sent on to his original team, the Cardinals, on June 5, spending the rest of that campaign as a late-inning replacement for veteran Cardinals superstar Stan Musial in left field.

In

. During his career, outfielder Smith was frequently referred to as Bobby Gene Smith by baseball writers to prevent confusion.

Smith's 234 Major-League

. That year, Smith reached personal bests in hits (62), home runs (4), runs batted in (27) and batting average (.286). He also batted over .300 during his ten-year minor-league career, which ended in 1967.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)