sport.wikisort.org - AthleteGeorge Henry "Heinie" Smith (October 24, 1871 – June 25, 1939) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Louisville Colonels (1897–1898), Pittsburgh Pirates (1899), New York Giants (1901–1902) and Detroit Tigers (1903).
American baseball player (1871–1939)
Baseball player
Heinie Smith |
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Second baseman / Manager |
Born: (1871-10-24)October 24, 1871 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Died: June 25, 1939(1939-06-25) (aged 67) Buffalo, New York |
Batted: Right Threw: Right |
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September 8, 1897, for the Louisville Colonels |
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August 16, 1903, for the Detroit Tigers |
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Batting average | .238 |
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Home runs | 1 |
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Runs batted in | 92 |
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As player
- Louisville Colonels (1897–1898)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1899)
- New York Giants (1901–1902)
- Detroit Tigers (1903)
As manager
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Career
In his best season in 1902, Smith hit .252 and posted career-highs in games (138), runs batted in (RBIs) (33), hits (129), doubles (19), runs (46), and stolen bases (32). Also during that year, Smith took over as interim manager of the New York Giants and recorded a 5–27 record before being replaced by John McGraw. Smith then returned to being a full-time player.
In his career, Smith posted a .238 batting average with three home runs and 91 RBIs in 311 games played.
After Major League career
Following his majors career, Smith played and managed in the International League for the Buffalo Bisons and coached the University at Buffalo baseball team in 1915[1] and 1916.[2]
Smith died in Buffalo, New York at the age of 67.[3]
Major League Heinie's
"Heinie" was a common nickname for German baseball players in the early part of the 20th century.[citation needed] Smith was one of 22 Major League Heinie's in the first half of the 20th century. They include Heinie Manush, Heinie Groh, Heinie Zimmerman, Heinie Beckendorf and Heinie Schuble. In the 60-plus years since the end of World War II, there has not been a single Heinie in Major League Baseball.[citation needed]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball player–managers
References
- "1915 Buffalo Baseball Archived 2015-02-05 at the Wayback Machine", University at Buffalo Digital Collections – February 5, 2015.
- "1916 Buffalo Baseball Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine", University at Buffalo Digital Collections – July 11, 2013.
- "G. H. (Heinie) Smith.", New York Post – June 26, 1939.
External links
San Francisco Giants managers |
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- John Clapp (1883)
- Jim Price (1884)
- John Montgomery Ward (1884)
- Jim Mutrie (1885–1891)
- Pat Powers (1892)
- John Montgomery Ward (1893–1894)
- George Davis (1895)
- Jack Doyle (1895)
- Harvey Watkins (1895)
- Arthur Irwin (1896)
- Bill Joyce (1896–1898)
- Cap Anson (1898)
- John B. Day (1899)
- Fred Hoey (1899)
- Buck Ewing (1900)
- George Davis (1900–1901)
- Horace Fogel (1902)
- Heinie Smith (1902)
- John McGraw (1902–1932)
- Bill Terry (1932–1941)
- Mel Ott (1942–1948)
- Leo Durocher (1948–1955)
- Bill Rigney (1956–1960)
- Tom Sheehan (1960)
- Alvin Dark (1961–1964)
- Herman Franks (1965–1968)
- Clyde King (1969–1970)
- Charlie Fox (1970–1974)
- Wes Westrum (1974–1975)
- Bill Rigney (1976)
- Joe Altobelli (1977–1979)
- Dave Bristol (1979–1980)
- Frank Robinson (1981–1984)
- Danny Ozark (1984)
- Jim Davenport (1985)
- Roger Craig (1985–1992)
- Dusty Baker (1993–2002)
- Felipe Alou (2003–2006)
- Bruce Bochy (2007–2019)
- Gabe Kapler (2020–)
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