1913
Born May 19, 1913
Wabbesika, AR, USA
Theolic Smith Notable
Theolic Smith played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1936 and closing with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1943.
He went 17 and 27 with a 4.95 earned run average, pitching 354.7 innings in 63 games. He struck out 155, completed 28 of his 45 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 92 games he batted .254, with 50 hits and 36 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts three times between 1936 and 1943, topping out at 2.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1939 and 1943.
He was born in Wabbesika, AR, USA on May 19, 1913, and died on November 3, 1981. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1939, 1943 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | PC | 17 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| 1937 | PC | 20 | 42 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| 1938 | PC | 14 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| 1939 | SL3 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| 1943 | CBE | 25 | 68 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .265 |
| Career | — | 92 | 197 | 36 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .254 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | PC | 3 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 80.2 | 98 | 61 | 40 | 28 | 6.81 |
| 1937 | PC | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 63.2 | 83 | 44 | 26 | 29 | 6.22 |
| 1938 | PC | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 43.1 | 65 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 7.06 |
| 1939 | SL3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 69.0 | 73 | 26 | 22 | 37 | 3.39 |
| 1943 | CBE | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 98.0 | 90 | 30 | 24 | 43 | 2.76 |
| Career | — | 17 | 27 | 63 | 45 | 3 | 354.2 | 409 | 195 | 126 | 155 | 4.95 |
On this day & linked events
1981