Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBob Smith (pitcher, born 1895)
American baseball player, born 1895
Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1895
Place of Birth: Rogersville, Tennessee, United States
Date of Death: 19-Jul-1987
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895)
- Robert Eldridge Smith (April 22, 1895 in Rogersville, Tennessee – July 19, 1987 in Waycross, Georgia), was a Major League Baseball player.
- He began his major league career as an infielder, playing two and a half seasons at shortstop for the Boston Braves.
- Smith was a below-average hitter and fielder for that time, batting .240 with 2 home runs in 221 games in 1923 and 1924 combined. Partway through the 1925 season, Smith was converted into a pitcher.
- He pitched the next dozen years in the majors until 1937 for the Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs.
- During that time, he compiled over 100 major league wins, finishing with a career record of 106–139.
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