1880
Born April 20, 1880
Cleveland, OH, USA
Charlie Smith Notable
b. April 20, 1880 · Cleveland Bronchos 1902, Washington Senators 1906–1909, Boston Red Sox 1909–1911, Chicago Cubs 1911–1914
Charlie Smith played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Bronchos in 1902 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1914.
He went 66 and 87 with a 2.81 earned run average, pitching 1,349.3 innings in 212 games. He struck out 570, completed 87 of his 148 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 218 games he batted .150, with 67 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 5 doubles.
He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on April 20, 1880, and died on January 3, 1929. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | CLE | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1906 | WSH | 33 | 87 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .184 |
| 1907 | WSH | 37 | 84 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .143 |
| 1908 | WSH | 30 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .123 |
| 1909 | BOS/WSH | 26 | 55 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .182 |
| 1910 | BOS | 24 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .114 |
| 1911 | BOS/CHC | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .077 |
| 1912 | CHC | 21 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .257 |
| 1913 | CHC | 20 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .089 |
| 1914 | CHC | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .091 |
| Career | — | 218 | 447 | 22 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 85 | 0 | .150 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20.0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4.05 |
| 1906 | WSH | 9 | 16 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 235.1 | 250 | 76 | 75 | 105 | 2.91 |
| 1907 | WSH | 10 | 20 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 258.2 | 254 | 75 | 51 | 119 | 2.61 |
| 1908 | WSH | 9 | 13 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 183.0 | 166 | 49 | 60 | 83 | 2.41 |
| 1909 | BOS/WSH | 6 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 170.2 | 163 | 59 | 39 | 83 | 3.11 |
| 1910 | BOS | 11 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 156.1 | 141 | 40 | 35 | 53 | 2.30 |
| 1911 | BOS/CHC | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 40.0 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1.80 |
| 1912 | CHC | 7 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 94.0 | 92 | 44 | 31 | 47 | 4.21 |
| 1913 | CHC | 7 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 137.2 | 138 | 39 | 34 | 47 | 2.55 |
| 1914 | CHC | 2 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 53.2 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 3.86 |
| Career | — | 66 | 87 | 212 | 148 | 3 | 1349.1 | 1309 | 422 | 353 | 570 | 2.81 |
On this day & linked events
1929
Died January 3, 1929
1902
Major-league debut: Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith made a major-league debut on August 6, 1902.
1914
Final major-league game: Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith played a final major-league game on September 19, 1914.
Image: Sporting Life, public domain