- Jack Smith (outfielder)
Jack Smith (
June 23 ,1895 -May 2 ,1972 ) was acenter fielder /right fielder inMajor League Baseball who played for theSt. Louis Cardinals (1915-1926 ["start"] ) and Boston Braves (1926 ["end"] -1929). Smith batted and threw left handed. He was born inChicago, Illinois .In a 15-season career, Smith posted a .287
batting average (1301-for-4532) with 783 runs and 228stolen base s in 1406games played . Smith died inWestchester, Illinois , at age of 76.Best Season
*1922: .310 BA, 117 runs, 46 RBI, 158 hits, 23 doubles, 12 triples, eight
home run sHighlights
*Collected 228 stolen bases
*6-time stole 20 or more bases (a career-high 32 in 1923)
*Posted seven .300 seasons (four straight, in 1920-23)
*Had five straight hits as apinch-hitter (1917)
*LedNational League with nine pinch-hits (1928)
*As a right fielder, made an unassisteddouble play (August 25, 1925)ources
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