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Mar 27, 1929 Columbus, Georgia, United States Died on 11 Apr 1997 (aged 68)

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About Milt Smith

  • This article is about the American baseball player.
  • For the American football player, see Milt Smith (American football).
  • For the American railroad executive, see Milton H.
  • Smith.Milton Smith (March 27, 1929 – April 11, 1997) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 36 Major League Baseball games for the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs.
  • Primarily a third baseman, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). Smith was born in Columbus, Georgia.
  • He broke into professional baseball as a member of the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro American League in 1950.
  • He entered "organized baseball" in 1952 when he was signed by the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League.
  • His contract was purchased by Cincinnati in November 1954, and he was optioned back to San Diego.
  • The Redlegs recalled him in July 1955 after Smith batted .338 for the PCL Padres with 65 runs batted in in 108 games. He stayed with Cincinnati for the remainder of the baseball season, starting 25 games at third base and three at second base.
  • He collected 20 hits, including three doubles, one triple and three home runs.
  • He was sent back to the Pacific Coast League in 1956 and played the remainder of his career in the minors, retiring after the 1961 campaign. Milt Smith died in San Diego at the age of 68 and was interred in that city's Greenwood Memorial Park.

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