Mark Smith (outfielder)

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Mark Smith
Outfielder
Born: May 7, 1970 (1970-05-07) (age 38)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 14, 1994
for the Baltimore Orioles
Final game
September 28, 2003
for the Milwaukee Brewers
Career statistics
Batting average     .243
Runs     125
Hits     233
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Mark Edward Smith (born May 7, 1970 in Pasadena, California) is retired a Major League Baseball outfielder.

[edit] Professional career

Mark Smith played between 1994 and 2003 for the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers.

What may be regarded as the most noteworthy of Smith's accomplishments on the baseball diamond occurred on July 12, 1997. Smith hit a 3-run home run off of John Hudek in the bottom of the 10th inning in a 0-0 game to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros. The home run also ended the first extra-innings combined no-hitter in MLB history. Francisco Cordova no-hit the Astros in the first 9 innings, while reliever Ricardo Rincón pitched a hitless 10th inning for the Pirates.[1]

In 2001, Smith received the Steve Palermo Award for heroism from the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) for his actions in July 2000, when he rescued a man whose car had crashed and was on fire.[1]

[edit] College career

Mark Smith played college baseball at the University of Southern California.

[edit] External links

  1. ^ Sporting News description and assertion of first combined extra-innings no hitter; Box score via Baseball Reference


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