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Syd Smith (baseball)

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Syd Smith
Catcher
Born: (1883-08-31)August 31, 1883
Smithville, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: June 5, 1961(1961-06-05) (aged 77)
Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 18, 1915, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average.247
Home runs2
Runs batted in40
Teams
Syd Smith
Playing career
Baseball
1902–1903South Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1905The Citadel
Baseball
1915South Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall2–3–1 (football)
6–11 (baseball)

Sydney A. Smith (August 31, 1883 – June 5, 1961) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns in 1908, the Cleveland Naps from 1910 to 1911, and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1914 to 1915. Smith was also the first head football coach at The Citadel, serving for one season, in 1905, and compiling a record of 2–3–1.[1]

Smith later worked for the South Carolina Employment Security Commission. He retired to Camden, South Carolina and died on June 5, 1961, at a hospital in Orangeburg, South Carolina.[2]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
The Citadel Bulldogs (Independent) (1905)
1905 The Citadel 2–3–1
The Citadel: 2–3–1
Total: 2–3–1

References

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  1. ^ Citadel Coaching Records Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Smith Services Held At Camden". The Sumter Daily Item. Sumter, South Carolina. Associated Press. June 6, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved June 14, 2019 – via Google News.
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