Harry Smith (1900s catcher)

Harry Thomas Smith (October 31, 1874 – February 17, 1933), was an English professional baseball player and manager.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1901 to 1910.[1]

For other people named Harry Smith, see Harry Smith (disambiguation).
Harry Smith
Catcher
Born: (1874-10-31)October 31, 1874
Yorkshire, England
Died: February 17, 1933(1933-02-17) (aged 58)
Salem, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 11, 1901, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 1910, for the Boston Doves
MLB statistics
Batting average.213
Home runs2
Runs batted in89
Teams
As player

As manager

Baseball career

Smith was born in October 31, 1874 in Yorkshire, England. He played as a back-up catcher for Pittsburgh Pirates (1902–07, 178 games) and Boston Doves (1907–11, 154 games), after starting at Philadelphia Athletics for 11 games.[1] Smith had planned to retire as a player and become a scout in 1909 but, when manager Frank Bowerman resigned in mid-July, the Doves named him as a player-manager for the remainder of the season.[2][3] He was replaced as manager by Fred Lake for the 1910 season but, remained on as a catcher. He played in his final major league game in 1910 at the age of 35.[1]

Career statistics

In a ten-year major league career, Smith played in 343 games, accumulating 214 hits in 1,004 at bats for a .213 career batting average along with 2 home runs, 89 runs batted in and an on-base percentage of .262.[1] He had a .967 career fielding percentage as a catcher during his career.[1] He was a strong defensive catcher with a 47.32 career caught stealing percentage that ranks 50th among all major league catchers.[4]

Minor league managerial career

After his playing career went on to manage in the Minor Leagues for several seasons.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Harry Smith at Baseball Reference". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. Caruso, Gary (1995). The Braves Encyclopedia. Temple University Press. p. 292. ISBN 1-56639-384-1. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. "Harry Smith managerial record". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. "Career Leaders & Records for Caught Stealing Percentage". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. "Harry Smith minor league managerial record". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 24 March 2017.


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