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b. June 23, 1895 · St. Louis Cardinals 1915–1926, Boston Braves 1926–1929

Jack Smith played center field for the St. Louis Cardinals for twelve seasons and was there for the 1926 team that won the franchise's first World Series, having been part of the long climb out of the second division that preceded it.

He was among the better basestealers of the 1920s, taking 228 across his career at a time when the running game was going out of fashion, and he scored 783 runs while batting .287.

Born in Chicago in 1895, Smith collected 1,301 hits across 1,406 games and finished with the Boston Braves in 1929. He drew 334 walks and hit 40 home runs, modest power for an era that was beginning to reward it. He was seventy-six at his death, in May 1972.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1915	STL	4	16	2	3	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	.188
1916	STL	130	357	43	87	6	5	6	34	20	50	24	.244
1917	STL	137	462	64	137	16	11	3	34	38	65	25	.297
1918	STL	42	166	24	35	2	1	0	4	7	21	5	.211
1919	STL	119	408	47	91	16	3	0	15	26	29	30	.223
1920	STL	91	313	53	104	22	5	1	28	25	23	14	.332
1921	STL	116	411	86	135	22	9	7	33	21	24	11	.328
1922	STL	143	510	117	158	23	12	8	46	50	30	18	.310
1923	STL	124	407	98	126	16	6	5	41	27	20	32	.310
1924	STL	124	459	91	130	18	6	2	33	33	27	24	.283
1925	STL	80	243	53	61	11	4	4	31	19	13	20	.251
1926	BSN/STL	97	323	46	100	15	2	2	25	28	13	11	.310
1927	BSN	84	183	27	58	6	4	1	24	16	12	8	.317
1928	BSN	96	254	30	71	9	2	1	32	21	14	6	.280
1929	BSN	19	20	2	5	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	.250
Career	—	1406	4532	783	1301	182	71	40	382	334	348	228	.287

On this day & linked events

1895

Born June 23, 1895

Chicago, IL, USA

1972

Died May 2, 1972

1915

Major-league debut: Jack Smith

Jack Smith made a major-league debut on September 30, 1915.

1929

Final major-league game: Jack Smith

Jack Smith played a final major-league game on May 23, 1929.