Clyde Smoll

Clyde Smoll
Pitcher
Born: January 17, 1914(1914-01-17) Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Died: August 31, 1985(1985-08-31) (aged 71) Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Batted: Both	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 26, 1940 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 12, 1940 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Win-loss record	2-8
Earned run average	5.37
Strikeouts	31
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1940)

Clyde Hetrick "Lefty" Smoll (April 17, 1914 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA - August 31, 1985 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1940.

On April 26, 1940, Smoll made his major league debut, starting against the Brooklyn Dodgers, whose starting pitcher was Freddie Fitzsimmons. Smoll allowed four runs, two earned, in six innings of work, saddling him with the loss. Smoll made 33 appearances in 1940, starting nine games and going 2-8 with a 5.37 ERA. In 109 innings, he allowed 145 hits and 36 walks while striking out 31 batters. He played his final big league game on September 12.

Smoll also spent 10 seasons pitching in the minor leagues, going 79-94 in 337 games. He pitched in the minors until 1946. He managed in the minor leagues from 1948 to 1950, skippering the Rome Colonels the first two years and the West Palm Beach Indians in the last.^[1]

References

1. ^ BR Minors

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Name	Smoll, Clyde
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Short description
Date of birth	January 17, 1914
Place of birth	Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Date of death	August 31, 1985
Place of death	Quakertown, Pennsylvania