Frank Smith (baseball)
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Frank Smith | ||
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Pitcher | ||
Born: October 28, 1879 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died: November 3, 1952 (aged 73) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | ||
April 22, 1904 for the Chicago White Sox |
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Final game | ||
September 30, 1915 for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops |
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Career statistics | ||
Pitching record | 139-111 | |
Earned run average | 2.59 | |
Strikeouts | 1051 | |
Teams | ||
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Career highlights and awards | ||
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Frank Elmer Smith (born October 28, 1879 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; died November 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a righthanded pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1915.
Frank Smith pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers on September 6, 1905 and pitched a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Athletics on September 20, 1908.
During the off season he was a piano mover.
[edit] See also
- List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
- Chicago White Sox all-time roster
[edit] Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- The Editors of Total Baseball (2000). Baseball:The Biographical Encyclopedia. Sports Illustrated, pp. 1049-1050. ISBN 1-892129-34-5.
[edit] External links
Preceded by Ed Walsh |
American League Strikeout Champion 1909 |
Succeeded by Walter Johnson |
Categories: Major league pitchers | 1879 births | 1952 deaths | Chicago White Sox players | Boston Red Sox players | Cincinnati Reds players | Baltimore Terrapins players | Brooklyn Tip-Tops players | Major league players from Pennsylvania | Major League Baseball pitchers who have pitched a no-hitter | American League strikeout champions | Sportspeople from Pittsburgh | Pre-1940 baseball pitcher stubs