Pop Smith

Canadian baseball player (1856–1927)
Baseball player
Pop Smith
1887 baseball card of Smith
Second baseman
Born: (1856-10-12)October 12, 1856
Digby, Nova Scotia
Died: April 18, 1927(1927-04-18) (aged 70)
Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1880, for the Cincinnati Stars
Last MLB appearance
June 9, 1891, for the Washington Statesmen
MLB statistics
Batting average.222
Home runs24
Runs batted in358
Teams
  • Cincinnati Stars (1880)
  • Cleveland Blues (1881)
  • Buffalo Bisons (1881)
  • Worcester Ruby Legs (1881)
  • Philadelphia Athletics (1882)
  • Louisville Eclipse (1882)
  • Columbus Buckeyes (1883–1884)
  • Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885–1889)
  • Boston Beaneaters (1889–1890)
  • Washington Statesmen (1891)
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2005

Charles Marvin "Pop" Smith (October 12, 1856 – April 18, 1927) was a Canadian Major League Baseball player from Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He played as an infielder for 10 teams over his 12-year career, spanning from 1880 to 1891.[1]

On April 17, 1890, Smith became the first player to go to the plate six times and not have an official at-bat. He received five walks and was hit by the pitch his last plate appearance.[2]

Smith died in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 70, and was buried in Brighton's Evergreen Cemetery.[3] In 2005, he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Baseball-Reference player page
  2. ^ Solomon, Abbot Neil, "Baseball Records Illustrated", Quintet Publishing, London, 1988
  3. ^ Baseball Almanac
  4. ^ Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine

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