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{{short description|American baseball player}}
{{for|the Australian footballer|Syd Smith (footballer)}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Syd Smith
|name=Syd Smith
|image= File:Sid Smith, Atlanta Team, baseball card portrait LCCN2008676865.jpg
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|position=[[Catcher]]
|position=[[Catcher]]
|bats=Right
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1883|8|31}}
|birth_date={{Birth date|1883|8|31}}
|birth_place=Smithville, [[South Carolina]]
|birth_place=Smithville, [[South Carolina]], U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|1961|6|5|1883|8|31}}
|death_date={{Death date and age|1961|6|5|1883|8|31}}
|death_place=[[Orangeburg, South Carolina]]
|death_place=[[Orangeburg, South Carolina]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 14
|debutdate=April 14
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|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|statleague = MLB
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average]]
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.247
|stat1value=.247
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
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|stat3value=40
|stat3value=40
|teams=
|teams=
*[[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]] (1908)
*[[Philadelphia Athletics]] ({{mlby|1908}})
*[[Baltimore Orioles|St. Louis Browns]] (1908)
*[[St. Louis Browns]] ({{mlby|1908}})
*[[Cleveland Indians|Cleveland Naps]] (1910–1911)
*[[Cleveland Naps]] ({{mlby|1910}}–{{mlby|1911}})
*[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1914–1915)
*[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|1914}}–{{mlby|1915}})
}}
}}
{{Infobox college coach
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Sidney Smith
| name = Syd Smith
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| sport = [[College football]]
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| death_place =
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| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Baseball
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| coach_years1 = 1905
| player_years2 = 1902–1903
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| coach_team1 = The Citadel
| player_team2 = [[South Carolina Gamecocks baseball|South Carolina]]
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| overall_record = 2–3–1
| coach_sport1 = Football
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| coach_years2 = 1905
| coach_team2 = [[The Citadel Bulldogs football|The Citadel]]
| coach_sport3 = Baseball
| coach_years4 = 1915
| coach_team4 = [[South Carolina Gamecocks baseball|South Carolina]]
| overall_record = 2–3–1 (football)<br>6–11 (baseball)
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| CFbDWID = 3183
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'''Sydney A. Smith''' (August 31, 1883 – June 5, 1961) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[catcher]] who played for five seasons. He played for the [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]] and the [[Baltimore Orioles|St. Louis Browns]] in 1908, the [[Cleveland Indians|Cleveland Naps]] from 1910 to 1911, and the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] from 1914 to 1915.
'''Sydney A. Smith''' (August 31, 1883 – June 5, 1961) was an American [[professional baseball]] [[catcher]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] and the [[St. Louis Browns]] in 1908, the [[Cleveland Naps]] from 1910 to 1911, and the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] from 1914 to 1915. Smith was also the first head football coach at [[The Citadel]], serving for one season, in 1905, and compiling a record of 2–3–1.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/coaching_records.php Citadel Coaching Records<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094438/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/coaching_records.php |date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>


Smith later worked for the South Carolina Employment Security Commission. He retired to [[Camden, South Carolina]] and died on June 5, 1961, at a hospital in [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Smith Services Held At Camden |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rosxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EqoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1980,4944835 |newspaper=[[The Sumter Daily Item]] |location=[[Sumter, South Carolina]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=June 6, 1961 |page=9 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |via=[[Google News]] }}</ref>
Smith was also the first head [[college football]] coach for [[The Citadel Bulldogs football|The Citadel Bulldogs]] located in [[Charleston, South Carolina]] holding that position for the 1905 season.<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rosxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EqoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1980,4944835&dq=sid+smith+citadel+camden&hl=en]</ref> His career coaching record at The Citadel was 2 wins, 3 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 23rd at The Citadel in total wins and 18th at The Citadel in winning percentage.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/coaching_records.php Citadel Coaching Records<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was a former football and baseball player.<ref>[http://www.thecitadelfootballassociation.com/CFA%20Through%20The%20Years/TheFirstTeam-CFA-ThroughTheYears.htm]</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
===Football===
===Football===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|team=|conf=no|bowl=|poll=no}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[The Citadel Bulldogs football|The Citadel Bulldogs]]
| name = [[The Citadel Bulldogs football|The Citadel Bulldogs]]
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| name = [[1905 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| name = [[1905 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| overall = 2–3–1
| overall = 2–3–1
| conference = no
| conference =
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| ranking = no
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
| ranking2 = no
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}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
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| name = The Citadel
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| overall = 2–3–1
| confrecord =
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 2–3–1
| overall = 2–3–1
| bcs = no
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{baseballstats|br=s/smithsy01|brm=smith-001syd}}
* {{Baseballstats|br=s/smithsy01|brm=smith-001syd}}
* {{Find a Grave|7691319}}


{{The Citadel Bulldogs football coach navbox}}
{{The Citadel Bulldogs football coach navbox}}
{{South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coach navbox}}
{{South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coach navbox}}


{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Smith, Syd
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Smith, Sydney A.
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American baseball player
| DATE OF BIRTH = August 31, 1883
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Smithville, South Carolina
| DATE OF DEATH = June 5, 1961
| PLACE OF DEATH = Orangeburg, South Carolina
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[[Category:South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaches]]
[[Category:Baseball players from South Carolina]]
[[Category:South Carolina Gamecocks baseball players]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Abbeville County, South Carolina]]

[[Category:Baseball coaches from South Carolina]]


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Latest revision as of 15:07, 1 May 2024

Syd Smith
Catcher
Born: (1883-08-31)August 31, 1883
Smithville, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: June 5, 1961(1961-06-05) (aged 77)
Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 18, 1915, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average.247
Home runs2
Runs batted in40
Teams
Syd Smith
Playing career
Baseball
1902–1903South Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1905The Citadel
Baseball
1915South Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall2–3–1 (football)
6–11 (baseball)

Sydney A. Smith (August 31, 1883 – June 5, 1961) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns in 1908, the Cleveland Naps from 1910 to 1911, and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1914 to 1915. Smith was also the first head football coach at The Citadel, serving for one season, in 1905, and compiling a record of 2–3–1.[1]

Smith later worked for the South Carolina Employment Security Commission. He retired to Camden, South Carolina and died on June 5, 1961, at a hospital in Orangeburg, South Carolina.[2]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
The Citadel Bulldogs (Independent) (1905)
1905 The Citadel 2–3–1
The Citadel: 2–3–1
Total: 2–3–1

References[edit]

  1. ^ Citadel Coaching Records Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Smith Services Held At Camden". The Sumter Daily Item. Sumter, South Carolina. Associated Press. June 6, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved June 14, 2019 – via Google News.

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