John Smith (baseball player, born 1906), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Smith (baseball player, born 1906)

baseball first baseman and utility man who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1931

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1906

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 09-May-1982

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About John Smith (baseball player, born 1906)

  • John Marshall Smith (September 27, 1906 - May 9, 1982) was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1931 season.
  • Listed at 6'1", 180 lb., Smith was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
  • He was born in Washington, D.C. Smith appeared in four career games with Boston basically as a backup for first baseman Bill Sweeney.
  • He posted a .133 batting average (2-for-15) with two runs and one RBI without extrabases.
  • At first base, he collected 46 outs and did not commit an error for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Smith died at the age of 75 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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