Lonnie Smith (baseball)

Lonnie Smith
Smith with the St. Louis Cardinals
Left fielder
Born: (1955-12-22) December 22, 1955 (age 68)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1978, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
August 10, 1994, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average.288
Home runs98
Runs batted in533
Stolen bases370
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

Lonnie Smith (born December 22, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder. He made his debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on September 2, 1978, and later played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles. He overcame bouts with drug abuse to become one of the top base-stealers in baseball during the 1980s, with the seventh-most steals.[1] He played on five pennant-winning teams, three of which won the World Series.