Gene Smith (Negro leagues pitcher), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGene Smith (Negro leagues pitcher)
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1917
Date of Death: 25-May-2011
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Gene Smith (Negro leagues pitcher)
- Eugene F.
- ?Genie? Smith (April 23, 1917 – May 25, 2011) was an American pitcher who played for several Negro league baseball teams between 1938 and 1951.
- Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb., Smith was a switch hitter and threw right-handed.
- Smith was known as a hard-throwing pitcher during a solid career that saw him play for nine different Negro league clubs.
- In addition, he pitched for teams in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Minor League Baseball, taking a three-year break to serve in the US Army during World War II (1943–1945).
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