William J. Smith (born in Baltimore, Maryland) was the manager and also played for the 1873 Baltimore Marylands during their lone season in the National Association. The Marylands went 0–6 for the season and Smith's record was 0–5. As a player, he batted .174, and committed eight errors in six games while splitting time in the outfield, catcher, and second base. Later, on July 12, 1886, he credited as making an appearance as the umpire for a game between the Detroit Wolverines and the Kansas City Cowboys.[1]
| Bill Smith | |
|---|---|
| Manager/Center fielder/Catcher/Umpire | |
| Born: Unknown Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Died: Unknown | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 14, 1873, for the Baltimore Marylands | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 11, 1873, for the Baltimore Marylands | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .174 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Teams | |
| As Player
As Manager | |
References edit
- ^ "Bill Smith's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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