Pop Smith

Charles Marvin "Pop" Smith (October 12, 1856 – April 18, 1927) was a Canadian Major League Baseball player from Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He played as an infielder for 10 teams over his 12-year career, spanning from 1880 to 1891.

On April 17, 1890, Smith became the first player to go to the plate six times and not have an official at-bat. He received five walks and was hit by the pitch his last plate appearance.

Smith died in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 70, and was buried in Brighton's Evergreen Cemetery. In 2005, he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

See also

List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders

References

External links

SABR Biographical Project

1856 births

1927 deaths

19th-century baseball players

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees

Major League Baseball second basemen

Major League Baseball players from Canada

Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879) players

Cleveland Blues (NL) players

Buffalo Bisons (NL) players

Worcester Ruby Legs players

Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players

Louisville Eclipse players

Columbus Buckeyes players

Pittsburgh Alleghenys players

Boston Beaneaters players

Washington Statesmen players

Minor league baseball managers

Binghamton Crickets (1870s) players

Utica (minor league baseball) players

Springfield (minor league baseball) players

Omaha Lambs players

Atlanta Firecrackers players

St. Paul Saints (Western League) players

Fort Wayne (minor league baseball) players

Binghamton Bingoes players

Erie Blackbirds players

Providence Grays (minor league) players

Rochester Browns players

Toronto Canucks players

Binghamton Crickets (1880s) players

Batavia Giants players

Geneva Alhambras players

London Cockneys players

Fitchburg (minor league baseball) players

Lawrence (minor league baseball) players

Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States

Baseball people from Nova Scotia

People from Digby County, Nova Scotia

Canadian people of British descent