George Shelby Smith (October 27, 1901 - May 26, 1981) was a middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1926 through 1930 for the Detroit Tigers (1926-1929) and Boston Red Sox (1930). Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Champions World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Negro League World Series: Chicago Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St Louis Cardinals (4-2 Awards and honors The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Listed at 6' 1", 175 lb. , Smith batted an threw right-handed. Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth He was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
In a four-season career, Smith posted 10-8 record with a 5. 28 ERA in 132 appearances, including seven starts, one complete game, saves, 135 strikeouts, and 330⅔ innings of work. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes
Smith died at the age of 79 in Richmond, Virginia. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.