Roy Smalley (smallro01)
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Roy Frederick Smalley Jr.
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.
[edit] Biographical Information
Smalley missed the 1945 season while in the military.
In 1950, Smalley became the most recent player to have fifty errors in a season. He had 51. Smalley had a deformed middle finger on his right hand. He was a frequent target of abuse for Chicago writer Mike Royko, who said that he "is a Cub legend today because of the way he used to snatch up ground balls and fling them at the sun." His work with Eddie Miksis led to the saying "Miksis to Smalley to Addison Street," a comparison to the famous double play expoits of a former Cub infield combination.
Smalley is the father of Roy Smalley III, and brother in-law of Gene Mauch.
