Steve Smyth (baseball)

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Steve Smyth
Win–loss record
1–5
Earned run average3.33
Strikeouts65
Teams

Steven Delton Smyth [smythe] (born June 3, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs in their 2002 season.

Amateur career

A native of

1999 MLB Draft
.

Professional career

Smyth spent five years (1999–2003) with the Chicago organization before joining the Atlanta Braves (2004) and Oakland Athletics (2004–2005) Minor League systems. After that, he played for the independent San Diego Surf Dawgs of the Golden Baseball League in part of two seasons spanning 2006–2006. He played winter ball with the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in 2006.

Smyth then pitched for several Minor League teams the next two years, appearing with the independent

Edmonton Cracker-Cats and Long Beach Armada in 2008, during what turned out to be his last career season. Overall, he posted a 46-39 record with a 4.51 ERA in 145 minor league games, striking out 562 batters while walking 332 in 751 innings of work
.

Personal

After leaving baseball, Smyth became a firefighter.

References

  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.