Negro League Baseball Player. He marked his debut in 1938 pitching with the Atlanta Black Crackers and following a stint in the Mexican League, he had stops with the St. Louis/New Orleans Stars, Kansas City Monarchs, New York Black Yankees, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Homestead Grays, Cleveland/Louisville Buckeyes and Chicago American Giants. His career would be interrupted by his service with the US Army during World War II. During the course of his nine year career (1938, 1940 to 1942, 1946 to 1950), Smith who possessed a lively fastball and dominant slider, was credited with pitching three no-hit games. He was a key contributor to the Cleveland Buckeyes' clinching of the Negro American League Pennant in 1947; he pitched in two contests during that World Series. In addition, Smith's career took him to Puerto Rico and Canada before he retired from baseball to work as a packer. He was inducted into the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. He died from congestive heart failure at the age of 95.
Negro League Baseball Player. He marked his debut in 1938 pitching with the Atlanta Black Crackers and following a stint in the Mexican League, he had stops with the St. Louis/New Orleans Stars, Kansas City Monarchs, New York Black Yankees, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Homestead Grays, Cleveland/Louisville Buckeyes and Chicago American Giants. His career would be interrupted by his service with the US Army during World War II. During the course of his nine year career (1938, 1940 to 1942, 1946 to 1950), Smith who possessed a lively fastball and dominant slider, was credited with pitching three no-hit games. He was a key contributor to the Cleveland Buckeyes' clinching of the Negro American League Pennant in 1947; he pitched in two contests during that World Series. In addition, Smith's career took him to Puerto Rico and Canada before he retired from baseball to work as a packer. He was inducted into the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. He died from congestive heart failure at the age of 95.
Bio by: C.S.
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