Greg Smith (pitcher)
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Oakland Athletics — No. 23 | |
Starting pitcher | |
Born: December 22, 1983 Alexandria, Louisiana |
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Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Major League Baseball debut | |
April 9, 2008 for the Oakland Athletics | |
Selected MLB statistics (through June 4, 2008) |
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Win-Loss | 3-4 |
Earned run average | 3.56 |
Strikeouts | 53 |
Teams | |
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Gregory Thomas Smith (born December 22, 1983 in Alexandria, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He attended Louisiana State University and was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round in the 2005 amateur draft.
On December 14, 2007, Greg Smith was traded to the Oakland Athletics along with Carlos Gonzalez, Brett Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Dana Eveland, and Chris Carter for Dan Haren and Connor Robertson. Smith made his first major league start on April 9th, 2008, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs, in an effective start that allowed the Athletics to eventually win.
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