Mark Smith (outfielder)

Mark Smith
Outfielder
Born: May 7, 1970 Pasadena, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 14, 1994, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2003, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.243
Runs scored	125
Hits	233
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1994–1996) Pittsburgh Pirates (1997–1998) Yakult Swallows (1999) Florida Marlins (2000) Montreal Expos (2001) Milwaukee Brewers (2003) Hanwha Eagles (2005)

Mark Edward Smith (born May 7, 1970, in Pasadena, California) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.

College career

Mark Smith played college baseball at the University of Southern California.

Professional career

Mark Smith began his professional career with the Frederick Keys in 1991.^[1] His best minor league season was in 1992 with the Class AA Hagerstown Suns, where he was selected as an outfielder for the Eastern League End of Season All Star Team,

Smith played Major League Baseball between 1994 and 2003 for the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers. In 1999, he played in Japan for the Yakult Swallows. In 2005, he played in South Korea for the Hanwha Eagles,but was released on the regular season.

What may be regarded as the most noteworthy of Smith's accomplishments on the baseball diamond occurred on July 12, 1997. Smith hit a 3-run home run off of John Hudek in the bottom of the 10th inning in a 0-0 game to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros. The home run also ended the first extra-innings combined no-hitter in MLB history. Francisco Córdova no-hit the Astros in the first 9 innings, while reliever Ricardo Rincón pitched a hitless 10th inning for the Pirates.^[2]

Award for heroism

In 2001, Smith received the Steve Palermo Award for heroism from the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) for his actions in July 2000, when he rescued a man whose car had crashed and was on fire.^[3]

References

1. "Mark Smith Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
2. Sporting News description and assertion of first combined extra-innings no hitter; Box score via Baseball Reference
3. NY Times article

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Nippon Professional Baseball, or Retrosheet, or The Baseball Gauge, or Venezuela Winter League
• Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization