1891
Born January 20, 1891
Oak Hill, OH, USA
Earl Smith Notable
Earl Smith played for three clubs across seven seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1916 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1922. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Browns, from 1917 to 1921.
Across 495 games he batted .272, with 429 hits and 176 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 72 doubles and 36 stolen bases.
He played 318 games in the outfield, with 651 putouts and 36 errors.
He was born in Oak Hill, OH, USA on January 20, 1891, and died on March 13, 1943. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | CHC | 14 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .259 |
| 1917 | SLB | 52 | 199 | 31 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 5 | .281 |
| 1918 | SLB | 89 | 286 | 28 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 13 | .269 |
| 1919 | SLB | 88 | 252 | 21 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 27 | 1 | .250 |
| 1920 | SLB | 103 | 353 | 45 | 108 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 13 | 18 | 11 | .306 |
| 1921 | SLB/WSH | 84 | 258 | 27 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 1 | .252 |
| 1922 | WSH | 65 | 205 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 4 | .259 |
| Career | — | 495 | 1580 | 176 | 429 | 72 | 32 | 9 | 187 | 82 | 127 | 36 | .272 |
On this day & linked events
1943
Died March 13, 1943
Image: Chicago Cubs / MLB, public domain