Elmer Smith (baseball)
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Elmer John Smith (September 21, 1892 – August 3, 1984) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1914–16, 1917 and 1919–21), Washington Senators (1916–17), Boston Red Sox (1922), New York Yankees (1922–23), and Cincinnati Reds (1925).
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Elmer Smith | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1892-09-21)September 21, 1892 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. | |
Died: August 3, 1984(1984-08-03) (aged 91) Columbia, Kentucky, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 20, 1914, for the Cleveland Naps | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1925, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .276 |
Home runs | 70 |
Runs batted in | 541 |
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Smith was a member of the 1920 World Series champions with Cleveland and the 1923 World Series champions with New York. He hit a grand slam in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series, which was the first in World Series history.