- Earl Calvin Smith
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=maroon
textcolor1=white
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name=Earl Smith
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1928|3|14|
debutdate=April 14
debutyear=by|1955
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=April 29
finalyear=by|1955
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.062
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=0
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=0
teams=
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1955)
highlights=
*noneEarl Calvin Smith was a
Major League Baseball outfielder who played for thePittsburgh Pirates in 1955, who signed him before the 1949 season. He was born onMarch 14 ,1928 inSunnyside, Washington and attendedFresno State University . He threw and batted right-handed, weighed 185 pounds and was 6'0" in height.On
April 14 ,1955 , at the 27 years old, Smith made his big league debut. He played in 5 games, and collected only one hit in sixteen at bats, for a batting average of .062. One good thing to note about his statistics is he only struck out twice in those sixteen at-bats, and he walked four times. In the field, he made no errors, for a perfect fielding percentage.Smith played his final game
April 29 , 1955. He currently resides inFresno, California .Other information
*Smith wore number 21 in his short stint with the Pirates.
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