John Smiley

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John Smiley

Pitcher

Born: March 17, 1965 (1965-03-17) (age 43)
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 1, 1986 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Final game
August 30, 1997 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Record	126-103
ERA	3.80
Strikeouts	1234
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-1991) Minnesota Twins (1992) Cincinnati Reds (1993-1997) Cleveland Indians (1997)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (NL): 1991, 1995 Led NL in wins (20): 1991

John Smiley (born March 17, 1965 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians in a twelve year career from 1986 to 1997.

Smiley was a two time All-Star: as a Pirate in 1991, a season in which Smiley led the National League with twenty wins and finished third in the Cy Young Award balloting; and in 1995 with the Reds, a season in which he had twelve wins and five losses. In August 1995, Smiley surrendered a homerun to Braves pitcher Tom Glavine — the only homer Glavine hit in his major league career. Smiley suffered a career-ending injury while warming up for a start in 1997, and shortly thereafter was traded to the Indians by the Reds.