Mark Smith (outfielder)
| Mark Smith | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 7, 1970 Pasadena, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 14, 1994 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 2003 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Runs scored | 125 |
| Hits | 233 |
| Teams | |
Mark Edward Smith (born May 7, 1970 in Pasadena, California) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.
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[edit] College career
Mark Smith played college baseball at the University of Southern California.
[edit] Professional career
Mark Smith played between 1994 and 2003 for the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers. In 1999, he played in Japan for the Yakult Swallows.In 2005, he played in South Korea for the Hanwha Eagles,but was released on the regular season.
What may be regarded as the most noteworthy of Smith's accomplishments on the baseball diamond occurred on July 12, 1997. Smith hit a 3-run home run off of John Hudek in the bottom of the 10th inning in a 0-0 game to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros. The home run also ended the first extra-innings combined no-hitter in MLB history. Francisco Cordova no-hit the Astros in the first 9 innings, while reliever Ricardo Rincón pitched a hitless 10th inning for the Pirates.[1]
[edit] Award for heroism
In 2001, Smith received the Steve Palermo Award for heroism from the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) for his actions in July 2000, when he rescued a man whose car had crashed and was on fire.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- ESPN profile
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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