Mark Smith (outfielder)
| Mark Smith | ||
|---|---|---|
Runs batted in | 138 | |
| NPB statistics | ||
| Batting average | .324 | |
| Home runs | 20 | |
| Runs batted in | 55 | |
| KBO statistics | ||
| Batting average | .220 | |
| Home runs | 6 | |
| Runs batted in | 19 | |
| Teams | ||
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Mark Edward Smith (born May 7, 1970) is an American former
.College career
Mark Smith played college baseball at the University of Southern California. In 1990, Smith played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). He batted .408 and led the Gatemen to the league title. Smith was named league MVP and was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2011.[1]
Professional career
Mark Smith began his professional career with the
Smith played Major League Baseball between 1994 and 2003 for the
What may be regarded as the most noteworthy of Smith's accomplishments on the baseball diamond occurred on July 12, 1997. Smith hit a 3-run
Award for heroism
In 2001, Smith received the Steve Palermo Award for heroism from the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) for his actions in July 2000, when he rescued a man whose car had crashed and was on fire.[4]
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees come full circle". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Mark Smith Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Sporting News description and assertion of first combined extra-innings no hitter Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine; Box score via Baseball Reference
- ^ NY Times article
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- The Baseball Gauge
- Venezuela Winter League
- Career statistics and player information from KBO League