Lee Smith (baseball)
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Lee Arthur Smith is an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for 18 years in Major League Baseball for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career, he wa
Smith with the Chicago Cubs in 1985
Smith (at podium) during his induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019
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The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League Central Division. The club plays its hom
Lee Smith (baseball)
…the Today's Game Era Committee. A native of Jamestown in Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, Smith was scouted by Buck O'Neil and was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1975 MLB draft. Smith was an intimidating figure on the pitcher's mound at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and 265 pounds (120 kg) with a 95-mile-per-hour…
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