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before being sold to the Pirates at the May cutdown. Smith remained with Pittsburgh for the rest of that season. Thrust into a
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before retiring the side; he then pitched a scoreless seventh inning. It would be his only appearance in a Red Sox uniform.
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Smith played another five years at the Triple-A level before his retirement at age 33. As a big leaguer, he worked in 91
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to the Tigers in mid-June. Detroit used him in only nine games in relief, where he was ineffective, and sent him to
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Smith's professional career lasted for 15 years (1948–51; 1954–64), interrupted by military service during the
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93 and registered two complete games. All of his victories, saves and complete games came as a Pirate.
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Smith's career coincided with that of another left-handed pitcher named Bob Smith, nicknamed
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and Chicago already in the lead, 5–0, Smith surrendered a
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September 23, 1959, for the Detroit Tigers
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April 29, 1955, for the Boston Red Sox
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Pitcher
Woodsville, New Hampshire
Augusta, Georgia
Win–loss record
Earned run average
Strikeouts
Boston Red Sox
1955
St. Louis Cardinals
1957
Pittsburgh Pirates
1957
1959
Detroit Tigers
1959
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Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Detroit Tigers
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