Smith batted and threw left-handed, and stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall while weighing 165 pounds (75 kg). With his hometown only 50 miles (80 km) away from Pittsburgh, Smith signed with the Pirates in 1950. His finest season in MLB was his rookie campaign with the 1953 Pirates, in which he appeared in 118 games, batting .283 with 110 hits, four home runs and 44 runs batted in. After three seasons out of the Majors, he returned to Pittsburgh for 1957, playing in 81 games as a reserve outfielder. Sold to the Cubs on May 6, 1958, Smith played his last MLB game a month later and played the rest of his career at the Triple-A level, retiring after the 1963 season.[2]
During his Major League career, he notched 152 hits in 562 at bats, including 16 doubles, seven triples and seven home runs.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^"Paul L. Smith Sr. Obituary - Conroe, TX". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
paul, smith, first, baseman, paul, leslie, smith, march, 1931, august, 2019, american, professional, baseball, player, first, baseman, outfielder, appeared, games, major, league, baseball, over, three, seasons, 1953, 1957, 1958, pittsburgh, pirates, chicago, c. Paul Leslie Smith March 19 1931 August 18 2019 1 was an American professional baseball player a first baseman and outfielder who appeared in 223 games in Major League Baseball over three seasons 1953 1957 1958 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs Paul SmithSmith in 1957First baseman OutfielderBorn 1931 03 19 March 19 1931New Castle Pennsylvania U S Died August 18 2019 2019 08 18 aged 88 Conroe Texas U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 14 1953 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceJune 7 1958 for the Chicago CubsMLB statisticsBatting average 270Home runs7Runs batted in56TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1953 1957 1958 Chicago Cubs 1958 Smith batted and threw left handed and stood 5 feet 9 inches 1 75 m tall while weighing 165 pounds 75 kg With his hometown only 50 miles 80 km away from Pittsburgh Smith signed with the Pirates in 1950 His finest season in MLB was his rookie campaign with the 1953 Pirates in which he appeared in 118 games batting 283 with 110 hits four home runs and 44 runs batted in After three seasons out of the Majors he returned to Pittsburgh for 1957 playing in 81 games as a reserve outfielder Sold to the Cubs on May 6 1958 Smith played his last MLB game a month later and played the rest of his career at the Triple A level retiring after the 1963 season 2 During his Major League career he notched 152 hits in 562 at bats including 16 doubles seven triples and seven home runs 3 References Edit Paul L Smith Sr Obituary Conroe TX Dignity Memorial Retrieved 10 September 2019 Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference Major League statistics from Baseball Reference This biographical article relating to an American baseball first baseman is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Smith first baseman amp oldid 1172106516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
