Hal W. Smith
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Harold Wayne Smith (December 7, 1930 – January 9, 2020) was an American
During his playing career, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall, and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
Early Major League career
Smith was signed as an amateur
During his rookie season, Smith appeared in a career-high 135 games, 113 as a starting catcher, but in 1956, he lost his regular job to Gus Triandos, who had also been traded by the Yankees to the Orioles in that 17-player deal.
Smith was swapped to the
Place in history
The right-handed-batting Smith
Smith began Game 7 on the bench, then entered the contest in the eighth
Career after 1960
Smith and Burgess returned as the Pirates' platoon catchers in 1961, although Smith slumped to a .223 average with only three home runs. Left unprotected in the
Smith appeared in 879 games over ten Major League seasons, with his 715 hits including 148
Smith died on January 9, 2020, in Columbus, Texas. He was 89 years old.[9]
References
- ^ "Hal Smith Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ "Hal Smith Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ "Eight Rookies Shine In Big League Debuts". The Tuscaloosa News. April 21, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Pirates Maul Dodgers, 10-2". The Victoria Advocate. August 30, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "1960 World Series Game 7, Yankees at Pirates, October 13". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. October 13, 1960. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ "The 15 Biggest Plays in Baseball History". grantland.com. grantland.com. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Colt .45s 11, Chicago Cubs 2". retrosheet.org. April 10, 1962. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Hal Smith at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Dick Rosen, Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ "Harold W. "Hal" Smith Obituary (1930 - 2020)". everhere.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet