Doug Smith
PositionPitcher
BatsLeft
ThrowsLeft
Birth dateMay 25, 1893
Birth placeMillers Falls, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death dateSeptember 18, 1973 (aged 80)
Death placeGreenfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateJuly 10
Debutyear1912
DebutteamBoston Red Sox
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateJuly 10
Finalyear1912
FinalteamBoston Red Sox
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelWin–loss record
Stat1value0-0
Stat2labelEarned run average
Stat2value3.00
Stat3labelStrikeouts
Stat3value1
Teams

Douglass Weldon Smith (May 25, 1893 – September 18, 1973) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 168 lb., Smith batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Millers Falls, Massachusetts.[1]

In a one-game career, Smith posted a 3.00 ERA in 3.0 innings of work, including one strikeout and four hits allowed without a decision, walks or saves. Smith served in the U.S. Army as a private during WWI.

Personal life

A mix of Narragansett/Nehantic and/or Pequot. Judah was raised by his Indian mother, Betsy Strong, and his stepfather, Charles Scott I, a dark-skinned man of Pequot and African lineage. Smith died at the age of 81 in Millers Falls, Massachusetts.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "What Color is Our Blood: That time Red Sox pitcher Doug Smith integrated Major League Baseball in…". August 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Best, Jason. "Doug Smith – Society for American Baseball Research"