Bill Smith (outfielder)

Bill Smith
Outfielder
Born: 1865 Cleveland, Ohio
Died: August 9, 1886(1886-08-09) (aged 21) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
September 17, 1884 for the Cleveland Blues
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1884 for the Cleveland Blues
Career statistics
Batting average	.000
Home runs	0
RBIs	0
Games played	1
Teams
Cleveland Blues (1884)

William E. Smith (1865 – August 9, 1886) was a Major League Baseball player, who appeared in one game for the 1884 Cleveland Blues of the National League as their left fielder.^[1] Smith died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 21 in diving accident that broke his back.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bill Smith". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Psmitb107.htm. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. TheDeadBallEra. http://www.thedeadballera.com/accidents.html. Retrieved February 1, 2011.

Persondata
Name	Smith, William E.
Alternative names	Smith, Bill
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	1865
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
Date of death	August 9, 1886
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario, Canada