Elmer Smith (baseball)

Elmer Smith
Elmer Smith
	Outfielder
	Born: September 21, 1892; Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: August 3, 1984 (aged 91); Columbia, Kentucky, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 20, 1914, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
	September 27, 1925, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.276
Home runs	70
Runs batted in	541
Teams
	Cleveland Naps/Indians (1914–1916); Washington Senators (1916–1917); Cleveland Indians (1917–1921); Boston Red Sox (1922); New York Yankees (1922–1923); Cincinnati Reds (1925);
Career highlights and awards
	2× World Series champion (1920, 1923);

Elmer John Smith (September 21, 1892 – August 3, 1984) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1914–16, 1917 and 1919–21), Washington Senators (1916–17), Boston Red Sox (1922), New York Yankees (1922–23), and Cincinnati Reds (1925).

Smith was a member of the 1920 World Series champions with Cleveland and the 1923 World Series champions with New York. He hit a grand slam in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series, which was the first in World Series history.

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