Pop Smith Notable

b. October 12, 1856 · Cincinnati Reds 1880, Cleveland Blues 1881, Buffalo Bisons 1881, Worcester Ruby Legs 1881, Philadelphia Athletics 1882, Louisville Eclipse 1882, Columbus Buckeyes 1883–1884, Pittsburg Alleghenys 1885–1889, Boston Beaneaters 1889–1890, Washington Statesmen 1891

Pop Smith played for 10 clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1880 and closing with the Washington Statesmen in 1891. His longest stay was with the Pittsburg Alleghenys, from 1885 to 1889.

Across 1,112 games he batted .222, with 941 hits and 643 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 141 doubles, 87 triples and 169 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 6.35 earned run average, pitching 5.7 innings in 3 games.

He led the league in triples once, in 1883, with 17. He played 713 games at second base, with 2,363 assists and 469 errors. He turned 303 double plays. He also played 336 games at shortstop.

He was born in Digby, NS, CAN on October 12, 1856, and died on April 18, 1927. 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
1880	CIN	83	334	35	69	10	9	0	27	6	36	0	.207
1881	BUF/CLV/WOR	24	86	5	7	0	0	0	6	6	18	0	.081
1882	LOU/PHA	23	76	11	8	0	0	0	2	12	0	0	.105
1883	COL	97	405	82	106	14	17	4	0	22	0	0	.262
1884	COL	108	445	78	106	18	10	6	0	20	0	0	.238
1885	PIT	106	453	85	113	11	13	0	35	25	0	0	.249
1886	PIT	126	483	75	105	20	9	2	57	42	0	38	.217
1887	PIT	122	456	69	98	12	7	2	54	30	48	30	.215
1888	PIT	131	481	61	99	15	2	4	52	22	78	37	.206
1889	BSN/PIT	131	466	47	108	23	6	5	59	47	68	23	.232
1890	BSN	134	463	82	106	16	12	1	53	80	81	39	.229
1891	WAS	27	90	13	16	2	2	0	13	13	16	2	.178
Career	—	1112	4238	643	941	141	87	24	358	325	345	169	.222

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1883	COL	0	0	3	0	0	5.2	10	4	0	0	6.35
Career	—	0	0	3	0	0	5.2	10	4	0	0	6.35

On this day & linked events

1856

Born October 12, 1856

Digby, NS, CAN

1927

Died April 18, 1927

1880

Major-league debut: Pop Smith

Pop Smith made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.

1891

Final major-league game: Pop Smith

Pop Smith played a final major-league game on June 9, 1891.

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