Dwight Smith (baseball)
John Dwight Smith Sr. (November 8, 1963 – July 22, 2022) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for four teams from 1989 to 1996, primarily the Chicago Cubs.
| Dwight Smith | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: November 8, 1963 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | |
| Died: July 22, 2022 (aged 58) Peachtree City, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 1, 1989, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1996, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .275 |
| Home runs | 46 |
| Runs batted in | 226 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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As a rookie with the Cubs, he batted .324 with 52 runs batted in (RBI) as the team captured a division title, and he was runner-up behind teammate Jerome Walton in voting for the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year Award. He was increasingly used as a pinch hitter in his five seasons with the team. After a season split between two American League (AL) clubs, he played two final seasons with the Atlanta Braves, helping them win the 1995 World Series title. His son, Dwight Smith Jr., is a former major league outfielder who most recently played in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.