John Marshall Smith (September 27, 1906 – May 9, 1982) was a
utility player
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The ...
in
Major League Baseball who played briefly for the
Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6'1", 180 lb., Smith was a
switch-hitter
In baseball, a switch hitter is a player who bats both right-handed and left-handed, usually right-handed against left-handed pitchers and left-handed against right-handed pitchers.
Characteristics
Right-handed batters generally hit better aga ...
and threw
right-handed. He was born in
Washington, D.C. and went to
Eastern High School Eastern High School may refer to:
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*Eastern High School (Pekin, Indiana), Pekin, Indiana
*Eastern High School (Louisville, Kentucky), Middletown, Kentucky
*Eastern High School (Maryland), Baltimore, Maryland
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.
Smith appeared in four career games with Boston basically as a backup for
first baseman Bill Sweeney. He posted a .133
batting average (2-for-15) with two
runs and one
RBI
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*Run batted in
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without
extrabases. At first base, he collected 46
outs and did not commit an
error for a perfect 1.000
fielding percentage
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.
Smith died at the age of 75 in
Silver Spring, Maryland.
References
External links
Baseball Reference
Major League Baseball first basemen
Boston Red Sox players
Baseball players from Washington, D.C.
1906 births
1982 deaths
Eastern High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni
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