In a four-season career, Smith was a .205 hitter (130-for-634) with nine home runs and 57 RBI in 217 games, including 64 runs, 27 doubles, six triples and nine stolen bases.
Smith died in 1987 in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida from cancer, at the age of 49.
Referencesedit
^Clark, Dick; Lester, Larry (1994), The Negro Leagues Book, Cleveland, Ohio: Society for American Baseball Research, pp. 223, 256
^George Cornelius Smith – VPBL batting statistics. Pura Pelota. Retrieved on July 12, 2016.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
April 11, 2024
george, smith, second, baseman, george, cornelius, smith, july, 1937, june, 1987, american, second, baseman, major, league, baseball, played, from, 1963, through, 1966, detroit, tigers, 1963, 1965, boston, 1966, listed, smith, batted, threw, right, handed, nat. George Cornelius Smith July 7 1937 June 15 1987 was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1963 through 1966 for the Detroit Tigers 1963 1965 and Boston Red Sox 1966 Listed at 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 170 lb Smith batted and threw right handed A native of St Petersburg Florida he attended Michigan State University George SmithSecond basemanBorn 1937 07 07 July 7 1937St Petersburg Florida U S Died June 15 1987 1987 06 15 aged 49 St Petersburg Florida U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 4 1963 for the Detroit TigersLast MLB appearanceSeptember 17 1966 for the Boston Red SoxMLB statisticsBatting average 205Home runs9Runs batted in57TeamsDetroit Tigers 1963 1965 Boston Red Sox 1966 In a four season career Smith was a 205 hitter 130 for 634 with nine home runs and 57 RBI in 217 games including 64 runs 27 doubles six triples and nine stolen bases Smith played in the Negro leagues for the Indianapolis Clowns 1952 and the Chicago American Giants 1956 1957 1 In between he had a brief trial with the unaffiliated St Petersburg Saints of the Class D Florida State League in 1955 Then in 1958 he signed with the Tigers organization as a free agent Smith was the Red Sox semi regular second baseman in 1966 starting 101 games at the position but he batted only 213 He also played winter ball with the Navegantes del Magallanes club of the Venezuelan League in the 1966 67 season 2 In 1967 Smith was hobbled by injuries and was replaced as Boston s second baseman by rookie Mike Andrews He was sent to the San Francisco Giants Triple A Phoenix club and finished his career in the minors in 1968 Smith died in 1987 in his hometown of St Petersburg Florida from cancer at the age of 49 References edit Clark Dick Lester Larry 1994 The Negro Leagues Book Cleveland Ohio Society for American Baseball Research pp 223 256 George Cornelius Smith VPBL batting statistics Pura Pelota Retrieved on July 12 2016 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Smith second baseman amp oldid 1183405618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
