William Henry Smythe (October 24, 1904 – August 28, 1980) was an American

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or dr ...

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. He pitched from 1929 to 1934. Smythe later managed the

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in the

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for part of the 1936 season.

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1904 births 1980 deaths Baseball players from Augusta, Georgia Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Dodgers players Philadelphia Phillies players New York Yankees players Lakeland Highlanders players Augusta Tygers players Macon Peaches players Asheville Tourists players Winston-Salem Twins players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Montreal Royals managers Montreal Royals players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Knoxville Smokies players Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players Augusta Tigers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub