Mark Smith (outfielder)
| Mark Smith | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 7, 1970 Pasadena, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: May 14, 1994, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| NPB: 1999, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| KBO: 2005, for the Hanwha Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: 1999, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| MLB: September 28, 2003, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| KBO: 2005, for the Hanwha Eagles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Home runs | 32 |
| Runs batted in | 138 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .324 |
| Home runs | 20 |
| Runs batted in | 55 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Batting average | .220 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 19 |
| Teams | |
Mark Edward Smith (born May 7, 1970) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, and Milwaukee Brewers. Smith also played for the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
College career
Mark Smith played college baseball at the University of Southern California.
Professional career
Mark Smith began his professional career with the Frederick Keys in 1991.[1] His best minor league season was in 1992 with the Class AA Hagerstown Suns, where he was selected as an outfielder for the Eastern League End of Season All Star Team,
Smith played Major League Baseball 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 Córdova no-hit the Astros in the first 9 innings, while reliever Ricardo Rincón pitched a hitless 10th inning for the Pirates.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ "Mark Smith Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Sporting News description and assertion of first combined extra-innings no hitter; Box score via Baseball Reference
- ^ NY Times article
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Nippon Professional Baseball, or Retrosheet, or The Baseball Gauge, or Venezuela Winter League
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- 1970 births
- Living people
- All-American college baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Baseball players from California
- Bowie Baysox players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Carolina Mudcats players
- KBO League outfielders
- American expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Florida Marlins players
- Frederick Keys players
- Hagerstown Suns players
- Hanwha Eagles players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Major League Baseball right fielders
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Montreal Expos players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Ottawa Lynx players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players
- Sportspeople from Pasadena, California
- USC Trojans baseball players
- Yakult Swallows players