- Dwight Smith (baseball)
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Dwight Smith Outfielder Born: November 8, 1963
Tallahassee, FloridaBatted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut May 1, 1989 for the Chicago Cubs Last MLB appearance September 29, 1996 for the Atlanta Braves Career statistics Batting average .275 Home runs 46 Runs batted in 226 Teams Career highlights and awards - World Series champion (1995)
John Dwight Smith (born November 8, 1963 in Tallahassee, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1989 to 1996.
In 1989, Smith finished second in balloting for National League Rookie of the Year behind teammate Jerome Walton, who collected 22 of 24 first-place votes.
Smith appeared in the 1995 World Series as a member of the Atlanta Braves, who won the Series that season over the Cleveland Indians.
His son, Dwight Smith Jr., was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays, 53rd overall, in the 2011 First Year Player Draft on June 6, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Atlanta Braves 1995 World Series Champions 2 Rafael Belliard | 4 Jeff Blauser (injured) | 7 Dwight Smith | 8 Javy López | 9 Marquis Grissom | 10 Chipper Jones | 11 Charlie O'Brien | 12 Eddie Pérez | 16 Mike Mordecai | 17 Luis Polonia | 18 Ryan Klesko | 20 Mark Lemke | 23 David Justice | 24 Mike Devereaux | 26 Alejandro Peña | 27 Fred McGriff | 29 John Smoltz | 30 Ed Giovanola | 31 Greg Maddux | 33 Steve Avery | 38 Greg McMichael | 43 Mark Wohlers | 47 Tom Glavine (World Series MVP) | 50 Kent Mercker | 51 Pedro Borbón, Jr. | 52 Brad Clontz
Manager 6 Bobby Cox
Coaches: Jim Beauchamp | Pat Corrales | Frank Fultz | Clarence Jones | Leo Mazzone | Jimy Williams | Ned YostCategories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Chicago Cubs players
- Atlanta Braves players
- California Angels players
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Baseball players from Florida
- African American baseball players
- American baseball outfielder, 1960s birth stubs
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