Elmer Smith (20th century outfielder)

Elmer Smith

Outfielder
Born: September 21, 1892(1892-09-21)
Sandusky, Ohio
Died: August 3, 1984(1984-08-03) (aged 91)
Columbia, Kentucky
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
September 20, 1914 for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1925 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average     .276
Home runs     70
Runs batted in     541
Teams

Elmer John Smith (September 21, 1892 - August 3, 1984) born in Sandusky, Ohio was an Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (1914–16, 1917 and 1919–21), Washington Senators (1916–17), Boston Red Sox (1922), New York Yankees (1922–23) and Cincinnati Reds (1925).

His World War I draft registration card shows born in 1893 not 1892. But the information is not in the same hand writing as his signature. His Social Security Death Index shows birth year 1892.

He helped the Indians win the 1920 World Series and the Yankees win the 1922 American League Pennant and 1923 World Series. Smith's grand slam in Game 5 of the 1920 series was the first in World Series history.

In 10 seasons he played in 1,012 Games and had 3,195 At Bats, 469 Runs, 881 Hits, 181 Doubles, 62 Triples, 70 Home Runs, 541 RBI, 54 Stolen Bases, 319 Walks, .276 Batting Average, .344 On-base percentage, .437 Slugging Percentage, 1,396 Total Bases and 99 Sacrifice Hits.

He died in Columbia, Kentucky at the age of 91, and was the oldest player.

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