Sports History Archive Sourced daily

Clay Smith Notable

b. September 11, 1914 · Cleveland Indians 1938, Detroit Tigers 1940

Clay Smith divided three seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cleveland Indians from 1938, then the Detroit Tigers through 1940.

He went 1 and 1 with a 5.49 earned run average, pitching 39 innings in 18 games. He struck out 17. Across 18 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.

He was born in Cambridge, KS, USA on September 11, 1914, and died on March 5, 2002. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1938 CLE 4400 000 0120 .000
1940 DET 14700 000 0040 .000
Career 181100 000 0160 .000

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1938 CLE 0040 011.018 8236.55
1940 DET 11141 028.132 1613145.08
Career 11181 039.150 241517 5.49

On this day & linked events

1914

Born September 11, 1914

Cambridge, KS, USA

2002

Died March 5, 2002