Pop Smith

Pop Smith
Pop Smith
	1887 baseball card of Smith
	Second baseman
	Born: October 12, 1856; Digby, Nova Scotia
	Died: April 18, 1927 (aged 70); Boston, Massachusetts
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 1, 1880, for the Cincinnati Stars
Last MLB appearance
	June 9, 1891, for the Washington Statesmen
MLB statistics
Batting average	.222
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	358
Teams
	Cincinnati Stars (1880); Cleveland Blues (1881); Buffalo Bisons (1881); Worcester Ruby Legs (1881); Philadelphia Athletics (1882); Louisville Eclipse (1882); Columbus Buckeyes (1883–1884); Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885–1889); Boston Beaneaters (1889–1890); Washington Statesmen (1891);
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2005

Charles Marvin "Pop" Smith (October 12, 1856 – April 18, 1927) was a Canadian Major League Baseball player from Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He played as an infielder for 10 teams over his 12-year career, spanning from 1880 to 1891.^[1]

On April 17, 1890, Smith became the first player to go to the plate six times and not have an official at-bat. He received five walks and was hit by the pitch his last plate appearance.^[2]

Smith died in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 70, and was buried in Brighton's Evergreen Cemetery.^[3] In 2005, he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Baseball-Reference player page
^ Solomon, Abbot Neil, "Baseball Records Illustrated", Quintet Publishing, London, 1988
^ Baseball Almanac
^ Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
SABR Biographical Project

[1] Baseball-Reference player page

[2] Solomon, Abbot Neil, "Baseball Records Illustrated", Quintet Publishing, London, 1988

[3] Baseball Almanac

[4] Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine

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v t e Members of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Players, managers, and coaches	Bob Addy Roberto Alomar Felipe Alou Sparky Anderson Jimmy Archer Jason Bay George Bell Reno Bertoia Ted Bowsfield Tom Burgess Helen Callaghan Gary Carter Joe Carter Nig Clarke Jimmy Claxton Reggie Cleveland Frank Colman Murray Cook Rhéal Cormier Charlie Culver Andre Dawson Carlos Delgado Ryan Dempster Rob Ducey Tony Fernández Russ Ford Dick Fowler Jeff Francis Hippo Galloway Cito Gaston George Gibson Roland Gladu Jack Graney Vladimir Guerrero Roy Halladay Vern Handrahan Bill Harris Jeff Heath Tom Henke Pat Hentgen John Hiller Arthur Irwin Ferguson Jenkins Oscar Judd Corey Koskie Tony Kubek Tommy Lasorda Phil Marchildon Dennis Martínez Pedro Martínez Kirk McCaskill Manny McIntyre Dave McKay Larry McLean Roy Miller Justin Morneau Lloyd Moseby Rocky Nelson Wayne Norton Tip O'Neill Frank O'Rourke John Olerud Bill Phillips Ron Piché Terry Puhl Paul Quantrill Tim Raines Claude Raymond Sherry Robertson Jackie Robinson Steve Rogers Goody Rosen Jean-Pierre Roy George Selkirk Pop Smith Matt Stairs Rusty Staub Ron Stead Dave Stieb Ron Taylor Fred Thomas Larry Walker Tim Wallach Duane Ward Pete Ward Ernie Whitt Jimmy Williams George Wood
Miscellaneous	Gord Ash Nat Bailey Paul Beeston Richard Bélec Andy Bilesky Charles Bronfman Bob Brown Carmen Bush James F. Cairns Ray Carter Tom Cheek Jack Kent Cooke Ronald Cullen Jacques Doucet John Ducey Bob Elliot Bob Emslie Jim Fanning Pat Gillick Calvin Griffith John Haar Peter Hardy Ron Hayter Doug Hudlin William Humber Joseph Lannin George "Knotty" Lee Bobby Mattick Don McDougall John McHale Jim McKean Doug Melvin Joe Page Lester B. Pearson Bob Prentice Ernie Quigley Hector Racine Jimmy Rattlesnake Jim Ridley Ron Roncetti Allan Roth Gladwyn Scott Frank Shaughnessy Dave Shury William Shuttleworth Harry Simmons Allan Simpson Bill Slack George Sleeman Bernie Soulliere Howard Starkman Rob Thomson Dave Van Horne Peter Widdrington Roy Yamamura Harold Younker
Groups	Canadian-born players of the AAGPBL Beachville & Zorra teams, 1838 London Tecumsehs, 1877 National youth team, 1991 Team Canada, 2011 Team Canada, 2015 Vancouver Asahi

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