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Elmer Smith

Birthdate:

9/21/1892

Died:

8/3/1984

Height / Weight:

5' 10" / 165 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Sandusky, OH, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Elmer Smith was a hard-hitting Cleveland Indians outfielder. He played alongside Hall of Fame centerfielder Tris Speaker during the 1920s. The two outfielders and slugging third baseman Larry Gardner played a major role in the Cleveland Indians winning the 1920 AL pennant and the World Series. In the Indians 5 games to 2 games win over the Brooklyn Dodgers, Elmer Smith lined the first ever World Series grand slam homer in a 8-1 win in Game 5. For the Series he led both teams with 6 RBIs, and batted .308 with 2 singles, one triple and one homer in 13 at bats, and scored one run.

From 1919 thru 1921 the 5 ft 10 inches, 165-pound Elmer Smith led the Indians in homers – with 9, 12 and 16. Three times he hit over .290,including a career-best .316 in 1920. He finished his 10-year major league career with the Red Sox, the Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
13 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1914	CLE (AL)	13	53	5	17	3	0	0	8	2	11	1	1	0	0	1	0	.321	.345	SLG
1915	CLE (AL)	144	476	37	118	23	12	3	67	36	75	10	11	0	0	16	0	.248	.301	SLG
1916	CLE (AL)	79	213	25	59	15	3	3	40	18	35	3	0	0	1	6	0	.277	.336	SLG
1916	WSH (AL)	45	168	12	36	10	3	2	27	18	28	4	0	0	2	7	0	.214	.298	SLG
1917	WSH (AL)	35	117	8	26	4	3	0	17	5	14	1	0	0	1	5	0	.222	.260	SLG
1917	CLE (AL)	64	161	21	42	5	1	3	22	13	18	6	0	0	0	7	0	.261	.316	SLG
1919	CLE (AL)	114	395	60	110	24	6	9	54	41	30	15	0	0	5	10	0	.278	.354	SLG
1920	CLE (AL)	129	456	82	144	37	10	12	103	53	35	5	4	0	3	13	0	.316	.391	SLG
1921	CLE (AL)	129	431	98	125	28	9	16	85	56	46	0	2	0	2	16	0	.290	.374	SLG
1922	NYY (AL)	21	27	1	5	0	0	1	5	3	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.185	.267	SLG
1922	BOS (AL)	73	231	43	66	13	6	6	32	25	21	0	3	0	1	6	0	.286	.358	SLG
1923	NYY (AL)	70	183	30	56	6	2	7	35	21	21	3	1	0	0	4	0	.306	.377	SLG
1925	CIN (NL)	96	284	47	77	13	7	8	46	28	20	6	5	0	1	7	0	.271	.339	SLG
13 years		1012	3195	469	881	181	62	70	541	319	359	54	27	0	16	99	0	.276	.344	.SLG

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