Earl Smith Notable

b. February 14, 1897 · New York Giants 1919–1923, Boston Braves 1923–1924, Pittsburgh Pirates 1924–1928, St. Louis Cardinals 1928–1930

Earl Smith played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1919 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930.

Across 860 games he batted .303, with 686 hits and 225 runs. He finished with 46 home runs, 115 doubles and 18 stolen bases.

He played 720 games behind the plate, with 2,117 putouts and 78 errors. He turned 64 double plays.

He was born in Sheridan, AR, USA on February 14, 1897, and died on June 8, 1963. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1925, 1926

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1919	NYG	21	36	5	9	2	1	0	8	3	3	1	.250
1920	NYG	91	262	20	77	7	1	1	30	18	16	5	.294
1921	NYG	89	229	35	77	8	4	10	51	27	8	4	.336
1922	NYG	90	234	29	65	11	4	9	39	37	12	1	.278
1923	BSN/NYG	96	225	24	62	16	2	4	23	26	11	0	.276
1924	BSN/PIT	72	170	13	57	13	1	4	29	19	7	2	.335
1925	PIT	109	329	34	103	22	3	8	64	31	13	4	.313
1926	PIT	105	292	29	101	17	2	2	46	28	7	1	.346
1927	PIT	66	189	16	51	3	1	5	25	21	11	0	.270
1928	PIT/STL	56	143	11	34	8	0	2	18	16	11	0	.238
1929	STL	57	145	9	50	8	0	1	22	18	6	0	.345
1930	STL	8	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	.000
Career	—	860	2264	225	686	115	19	46	355	247	106	18	.303

On this day & linked events

1897

Born February 14, 1897

Sheridan, AR, USA

1963

Died June 8, 1963

1919

Major-league debut: Earl Smith

Earl Smith made a major-league debut on April 24, 1919.

1930

Final major-league game: Earl Smith

Earl Smith played a final major-league game on September 28, 1930.

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