Pop-Boy Smith
From BR Bullpen
Clarence Ossie Smith
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 176 lb.
- Debut April 19, 1913
- Final Game May 2, 1917
- Born May 23, 1892 in Newport, TN USA
- Died February 16, 1924 in Sweetwater, TX USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Pop-Boy Smith pitched three years in the majors. In 1913 with the 1913 White Sox, he was one of a trio of 21-year-olds on the staff, while two of the oldest pitchers were Ed Walsh and Ed Cicotte. When he pitched for the Cleveland Indians, he was a couple years younger than Stan Coveleski.
He died before his 32nd birthday.
