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Red Smith (shortstop)

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Red Smith
Shortstop
Born: (1899-07-17)July 17, 1899
Ashley, Illinois
Died: February 19, 1961(1961-02-19) (aged 61)
Los Angeles
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1925, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1925, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.286
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Marvin Harold (Red) Smith (July 17, 1899 – February 19, 1961) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1925 season. Smith batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Ashley, Illinois.

In his one-season career, Smith was a .286 hitter (4-for-14) with one run and one RBI without home runs in 20 games played.

Smith died in Los Angeles, at the age of 61.

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