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Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1928)

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Win-loss record
  
4-4

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Bob Smith


Earned run average
  
4.75

Strikeouts
  
60

Education
  
University of Missouri

Died
  
June 23, 2003, Clarence, Missouri, United States

Robert Walkup Smith (May 13, 1928 – June 23, 2003), nicknamed 'Riverboat', was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1958 through 1959. He batted and threw left-handed. Smith made his major league debut on April 22, 1958. He played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians throughout his baseball career.

Smith died in his hometown of Clarence, Missouri on June 23, 2003 from injuries he sustained in a tractor accident.

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