Le Roy Purdy Smith is a former

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and executive. He played all or part of eight seasons in

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from until . He has served as a

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for the

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Playing career

Smith was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft by the

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. After three seasons in the Phillies' farm system, Smith and two other players, were traded to the

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late in the season for pitcher

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. After another season and a half in the minors, he made his major league debut on June 23, , against the

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, a game in which he also picked up his first major league win. Smith split between the major and minor leagues once again, then was traded in the following off-season to the

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in a four-player deal. He continued to shuttle between the majors and minors for three more seasons before finally making the majors to stay in . He had his best season that year, going 10–6 with a 3.92 ERA. He would fall to 5–10 with an ERA nearly a run higher the following season, and was released. Smith pitched one more season in the majors for the

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in . He continued to pitch in the minors until , when he retired.

Baseball executive

After spending his final season with the

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in the

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system, the Pirates made him a scout in 1994. He began as a scouting supervisor for the Pirates in the New England area. In 1995, Smith became scouting supervisor of the southwest portion of the United States. He then moved into the team's front office, first serving as special assistant for the general manager in 1988 before serving as assistant general manager from until . He then moved on to the

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. There, he worked as their Vice-President for Scouting and Player Development for two seasons, but left the organization along with his boss,

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, and returned to the Pirates. He later worked as a scout for the

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. He became a scout for the Mets in November 2010.Mets add Smith, D'Aloia to scouting crew
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Roy Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Indians players Minnesota Twins players Baltimore Orioles players Helena Phillies players Peninsula Pilots players Reading Phillies players Charleston Charlies players Maine Guides players Fordham Rams baseball players Toledo Mud Hens players Portland Beavers players Rochester Red Wings players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Los Angeles Dodgers executives Pittsburgh Pirates executives Pittsburgh Pirates scouts Toronto Blue Jays scouts New York Mets scouts Baseball players from New York (state) 1961 births Living people Mount Vernon High School (New York) alumni