Roy Smalley III

Roy Smalley
Shortstop
Born: (1952-10-25) October 25, 1952 (age 71)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1975, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1987, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average.257
Home runs163
Runs batted in694
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Roy Frederick Smalley III (born October 25, 1952) is an American former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 through 1987 for the Texas Rangers (1975–76), Minnesota Twins (1976–82; 1985–87), New York Yankees (1982–84), and Chicago White Sox (1984). Smalley was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. His father, Roy Jr., was also an MLB league shortstop, and his uncle, Gene Mauch, was a long-time MLB manager and infielder.