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Red Smith (third baseman)

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Smith's best years came in 1913 and 1914 although all his years were quite solid, and in 1918 he had his best season batting average at .298 in 429 at bats. In 1913, he put up good numbers in all categories, including a league-leading 40 doubles, career-high 10 triples, and a tie for a career-high in
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stolen bases, with 22. He also had 22 the previous year. In 1914, the year in which Smith was sold to Boston, he put up very good numbers including a career-high .395
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for the Brooklyn teams of the early 1910s (known by a few different names, Dodgers in 1911 and 1912, Superbas in 1913, and Robins in 1914, now the
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that year, and dropped off soon after that. Still, Smith is often remembered as a significant part of Boston's climb into first place in 1914.
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and career-highs in home runs (7) and RBIs (85). He batted .314 after he was traded on August 10.
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a year. After going to Boston, he finally had the chance to compete for a pennant, and won a
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In an active nine-year career, Smith had a .278 average with 27
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September 5, 1911, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
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September 25, 1919, for the Boston Braves
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Smith was not a very solid fielding 3B, putting up bad
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List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
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in 1117 career games. He had a total of 1087 career
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Red Smith (disambiguation)

Third baseman
Greenville, South Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Brooklyn Dodgers / Superbas / Robins
Boston Braves
Major League Baseball
third baseman
Los Angeles Dodgers
Braves
Boston
batting average
Greenville, South Carolina
Auburn University
slugging percentage
fielding percentages
errors
World Series
1914
manager
George Stallings
Philadelphia Phillies
home runs
RBIs
hits
at bats

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