After another season and a half in the minors, he made his major league debut on June 23, 1984, against the Seattle Mariners, a game in which he also picked up his first major league win.
Smith split 1985 between the major and minor leagues once again, then was traded in the following off-season to the Minnesota Twins in a four-player deal. He continued to shuttle between the majors and minors for three more seasons before finally making the majors to stay in 1989. He had his best season that year, going 10–6 with a 3.92 ERA. He would fall to 5–10 with an ERA nearly a run higher the following season, and was released.
Smith pitched one more season in the majors for the Baltimore Orioles in 1991. He continued to pitch in the minors until 1993, when he retired.[1]
Baseball executiveEdit
After spending his final season with the Buffalo Bisons in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, the Pirates made him a scout in 1994. He began as a scouting supervisor for the Pirates in the New England area. In 1995, Smith became scouting supervisor of the southwest portion of the United States.[2] He then moved into the team's front office, first serving as special assistant for the general manager in 1988 before serving as assistant general manager from 1999 until 2004. He then moved on to the Los Angeles Dodgers. There, he worked as their Vice-President for Scouting and Player Development for two seasons, but left the organization along with his boss, Paul DePodesta, and returned to the Pirates.[3] He later worked as a scout for the Toronto Blue Jays. He became a scout for the Mets in November 2010.[4]
ReferencesEdit
^"Player Bio: Roy Smith". Baseball almanac. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
^"Roy Smith, a former pitcher and scout, says he belongs as new general manager". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 12, 2001. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
^"Roy Smith returns to Pirates special assistant". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
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August 29, 2023
smith, 1980s, pitcher, other, people, with, same, name, smith, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced. For other people with the same name see Roy Smith This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Roy Smith 1980s pitcher news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Le Roy Purdy Smith is a former professional baseball pitcher and executive He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1984 until 1991 He has served as a scout for the New York Mets Roy SmithPitcherBorn 1961 09 06 September 6 1961 age 61 Mount Vernon New York U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 23 1984 for the Cleveland IndiansLast MLB appearanceAugust 16 1991 for the Baltimore OriolesMLB statisticsWin loss record30 31Earned run average4 60Strikeouts320TeamsCleveland Indians 1984 1985 Minnesota Twins 1986 1990 Baltimore Orioles 1991 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Baseball executive 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career EditSmith was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies After three seasons in the Phillies farm system Smith and two other players were traded to the Cleveland Indians late in the 1982 season for pitcher John Denny After another season and a half in the minors he made his major league debut on June 23 1984 against the Seattle Mariners a game in which he also picked up his first major league win Smith split 1985 between the major and minor leagues once again then was traded in the following off season to the Minnesota Twins in a four player deal He continued to shuttle between the majors and minors for three more seasons before finally making the majors to stay in 1989 He had his best season that year going 10 6 with a 3 92 ERA He would fall to 5 10 with an ERA nearly a run higher the following season and was released Smith pitched one more season in the majors for the Baltimore Orioles in 1991 He continued to pitch in the minors until 1993 when he retired 1 Baseball executive EditAfter spending his final season with the Buffalo Bisons in the Pittsburgh Pirates system the Pirates made him a scout in 1994 He began as a scouting supervisor for the Pirates in the New England area In 1995 Smith became scouting supervisor of the southwest portion of the United States 2 He then moved into the team s front office first serving as special assistant for the general manager in 1988 before serving as assistant general manager from 1999 until 2004 He then moved on to the Los Angeles Dodgers There he worked as their Vice President for Scouting and Player Development for two seasons but left the organization along with his boss Paul DePodesta and returned to the Pirates 3 He later worked as a scout for the Toronto Blue Jays He became a scout for the Mets in November 2010 4 References Edit Player Bio Roy Smith Baseball almanac Retrieved 26 February 2010 Roy Smith a former pitcher and scout says he belongs as new general manager Pittsburgh Post Gazette June 12 2001 Retrieved June 26 2020 Roy Smith returns to Pirates special assistant ESPN Associated Press November 1 2006 Retrieved February 26 2010 Mets add Smith D Aloia to scouting crewExternal links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roy Smith 1980s pitcher amp oldid 1158280434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
