1901
Born October 27, 1901
Louisville, KY, USA
George Smith Notable
George Smith divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1926, then the Boston Red Sox through 1930.
He went 10 and 8 with a 5.28 earned run average, pitching 330.7 innings in 132 games. He struck out 135. Across 134 games he batted .264, with 23 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 2 doubles.
He was born in Louisville, KY, USA on October 27, 1901, and died on May 26, 1981. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | DET | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1927 | DET | 29 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .368 |
| 1928 | DET | 39 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 |
| 1929 | DET | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .417 |
| 1930 | BOS | 29 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 134 | 87 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .264 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | DET | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 44.0 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 6.95 |
| 1927 | DET | 4 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 | 62 | 31 | 50 | 32 | 3.91 |
| 1928 | DET | 1 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 106.0 | 103 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 4.42 |
| 1929 | DET | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 35.2 | 42 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 5.80 |
| 1930 | BOS | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 73.2 | 92 | 54 | 49 | 21 | 6.60 |
| Career | — | 10 | 8 | 132 | 7 | 3 | 330.2 | 354 | 194 | 218 | 135 | 5.28 |
On this day & linked events
1981