Douglass Weldon Smith (May 25, 1892 – September 18, 1973) was a
relief pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at , 168 lb., Smith batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Millers Falls, Massachusetts.
In a one-game career, Smith posted a 3.00 earned run average, ERA in 3.0 innings of work, including one strikeout and four hits allowed without a win (baseball), decision, base on balls, walks or save (baseball), saves.
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.
Fact
*Was a member of the 1912 American League champions Red Sox, although he did not play in the 1912 World Series, World Series.
See also
*1912 Boston Red Sox season
External links
Baseball Reference
References
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Boston Red Sox players
Major League Baseball pitchers
1892 births
1973 deaths
People from Montague, Massachusetts
Baseball players from Franklin County, Massachusetts
Meriden Hopes players
20th-century American sportsmen