Hal W. Smith

This article is about the catcher for the Baltimore Orioles (1955–56), Kansas City Athletics (1956-59), Pittsburgh Pirates (1960-61), Houston Colt .45's (1962-63), and Cincinnati Reds (1964). For the catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1956–61) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965), see Hal R. Smith. For the pitcher, see Hal Smith (pitcher). For other people, see Hal Smith.

Hal Smith
Smith in 1961
Catcher / Third baseman / First baseman
Born: (1930-12-07)December 7, 1930
West Frankfort, Illinois, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2020(2020-01-09) (aged 89)
Columbus, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1955, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
July 22, 1964, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.267
Home runs58
Runs batted in323
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Harold Wayne Smith (December 7, 1930 – January 9, 2020) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 879 games in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1964 — mostly as a catcher, but also as a third baseman and first baseman. Smith played with five different MLB teams but is most notable for his integral role during the 1960 World Series as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]

During his playing career, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall, and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).

  1. ^ "Hal Smith Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.