Nate Smith (catcher)

Nate Smith
Nate Smith
	Catcher
	Born: April 26, 1935; Chicago
	Died: August 18, 2019 (aged 84); Atlanta
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 19, 1962, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	September 29, 1962, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average	.222
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (1962);

Nathaniel Beverly Smith (April 26, 1935 – August 18, 2019) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher whose career was confined to minor league baseball except for a five-game Major League stint with the Baltimore Orioles at the end of the 1962 season. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).

Born in Chicago, Smith attended Tennessee State University. His professional career (1956–59; 1961–64) was spent in the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers' organization until the Orioles purchased his contract from the Triple-A Omaha Dodgers in September 1962. In his first MLB at bat, Smith pinch hit for Oriole pitcher Wes Stock and singled off left-hander Ted Bowsfield of the Los Angeles Angels.^[1] He would collect one more hit, a double off another lefty, Jack Kralick of the Minnesota Twins, in his last MLB game.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Retrosheet

External links

Career record and playing statistics from Baseball Reference

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