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Pop 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
Hits941
Home runs24
Runs Batted In358
Stolen bases169
Teams
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2005

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

On April 17, 1890, Smith became the first player to come up to the plate 6 times and not have an official-at-bat. He received 5 walks and was a hit by the pitcher in the remaining at-bat.[2]

Smith died in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 70, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Brighton, Massachusetts.[3]

In 2005, Charles "Pop" Smith 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

External links