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Hilton Lee Smith (February 27, 1907 – November 18, 1983) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. He pitched alongside Satchel Paige for the Kansas City Monarchs and Bismarck Churchills between 1932 and 1948. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Hilton Smith is sometimes referred to as the forgotten star of the Negro Leagues, a pitcher whose exceptional career is often overshadowed by longtime teammate Satchel Paige.
Jan 25, 2021 · Something must have been in the air as the state of Texas produced eight Negro League Hall of Famers 2 including Hilton Smith, whose early local prominence as a lights-out pitcher helped to springboard him to an accomplished career in the Negro Leagues that led to his induction into Cooperstown’s shrine.
Apr 15, 2022 · A 25-2 record in 1939 against all competition opened more eyes to the greatness of Hilton Smith. He went 8-2 in league play, led the league in strikeouts with 60, was 2nd in TRA at 2.06, 3rd in wins, and 4th in winning percentage (.800).
Hilton Smith. Positions: Pitcher, Rightfielder and Leftfielder. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 6-2 , 180lb (188cm, 81kg) Born: February 27, 1907 in Giddings, TX. Died: November 18, 1983 in Kansas City, MO. Buried: Mount Moriah and Freeman Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. School: Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2001.
Born Feb. 27, 1907 in Giddings, Texas, Smith pitched for the Monroe Monarchs of the Negro Southern League from 1932-35 before joining Kansas City in 1937. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Smith used a variety of pitches – including a devastating fastball and knee-buckling curve – to neutralize batters.
Hilton Lee Smith. Nickname: Smitty. Born: 2/27/1907 in Giddings, TX. Hall of Fame: 2001. Died: 11/18/1983. Batting.
A native of Giddings, Texas, Smith played baseball as a student at Prairie View A&M College and on his father's local team. Following a short stretch with the Austin Senators in 1931, the 20-year-old Smith joined the Monroe Monarchs of the Negro Southern League in 1932.
Hilton Smith was a mainstay of the Kansas City Monarchs' pitching staff from 1936 until 1948, a time when the Monarchs were one of the dominant teams in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Although he was well known in the baseball world, the quiet, workmanlike Smith was greatly overshadowed by Satchel Paige, his flamboyant teammate, and Smith never ...
