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   Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4, 1957) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career, he was a dominant closer, was the first pitcher to reach 400 saves, and held the major league record for career saves from 1993 ...

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   Lee Arthur Smith – by virtue of having saved the most games in major league history – was one of baseball’s greatest relief pitchers. Smith, born Dec. 4, 1957, in Jamestown, La., was an excellent basketball player and part-time baseball player in high school.

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   Dec 4, 2010 · Born: December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, LA. Draft: Drafted by the in the of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from . High School: School: Debut: (Age 22-272d, 14,354th in major league history) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER. Last Game: (Age 39-210d) 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019.

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   Who was Lee Arthur Smith?

   • Lee Arthur Smith – by virtue of having saved the most games in major league history – was one of baseball’s greatest relief pitchers. Smith, born Dec. 4, 1957, in Jamestown, La., was an excellent basketball player and part-time baseball player in high school.

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   Who is Lee Smith?

   • Lee Smith delivers his speech during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York, on July 21. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Born in Louisiana, Lee was drafted in the first round by the Chicago Cubs in 1975. He almost quit the game when he had trouble as a starter in the minor leagues.

   Lee Smith’s HOF induction tells the story of MLB’s black pitchers

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   Was Lee Smith always available during his career?

   • “And Lee Smith was always available throughout his career. You look at the numbers. When he retired, he had more saves than anybody in baseball, completed as many games as any pitcher in baseball. He was a seven-time All-Star. He had as many appearances as any pitcher in baseball, pretty much when it all ended.

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   Is Lee Smith a Hall of Famer?

   • In 1995, sportswriter Jim Murray selected Lee Smith as the active player most likely to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, describing him as "the best one-inning pitcher the game ever saw", and "the best at smuggling a game into the clubhouse in history."

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   Jan 30, 2017 · Smith had a career record of 71-92 and 3.03 ERA, with 486 walks and 1,251 strikeouts in 1,289 innings pitched. Lee Arthur Smith was born to Willie and Bessie Smith on December 4, 1957, in Jamestown, Louisiana, in the northern part of the state.9 In his youth he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and

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   Jul 22, 2019 · Kobe Bean Bryant. Middle names of black folks in this country are often learned only when we reach a certain plateau. But long before Cooperstown honored him on Sunday, the first black reliever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame was well-known around baseball circles as: Lee Arthur Smith. That’s the type of respect he garnered.

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   Jul 21, 2019 · Smith debuted for the Cubs in 1980. He became the Cubs’ closer in two years. Smith finished the ’82 season with a league-leading 29 saves. He credited Hall of Famer and teammate Ferguson Jenkins for showing him the way – as well as his curveball and his love of cowboy boots. Smith notched his first 180 saves for the Cubs, the team whose ...

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    Dec 11, 2018 · Lee Arthur Smith Bats Right, Throws Right; Height 6' 6", Weight 225 lb. School Northwestern State University; High School Castor High School; Debut September 1, 1980; Final Game July 2, 1997; Born December 4, 1957 in Shreveport, LA USA; BR page. Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2019