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Edgar Smith (December 14, 1913 – January 2, 1994) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1936–1939), Chicago White Sox (1939–1943, 1946–1947) and Boston Red Sox (1947). Smith was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed. He was born in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Eddie Smith
Pitcher
Born: (1913-12-14)December 14, 1913
Mansfield Township, New Jersey
Died: January 2, 1994(1994-01-02) (aged 80)
Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Batted: Switch
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 20, 1936, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record73–113
Earned run average3.82
Strikeouts694
Teams
  • Philadelphia Athletics (1936–1939)
  • Chicago White Sox (1939–1943, 1946–1947)
  • Boston Red Sox (1947)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-Star (1941, 1942)

In a 10-season career, Smith posted a 73–113 record with 694 strikeouts and a 3.82 ERA in 1,59523 innings pitched.

Joe DiMaggio started his 56-game hitting streak on May 15, 1941 by getting one hit in four at bats against Smith.[1] Later that year, Smith was selected to represent the White Sox on the American League's All-Star team. He entered 1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 8 at Briggs Stadium as a relief pitcher in the eighth inning and allowed a two-run home run to left-handed-hitting shortstop Arky Vaughan, putting the AL at a 5–3 disadvantage. But he set down the National League squad in order in the ninth, and came away with the victory when Ted Williams hit a three-run, walk-off home run in the ninth, capping the Junior Circuit's rally.[2]

Smith died in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, at the age of 80.


References


  1. Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 5, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
  2. Retrosheet box score: 1941 MLB All-Star Game





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