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Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4, 1957) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career, he was a dominant closer, was the first pitcher to reach 400 saves, and held the major league record for career saves ...
Dec 4, 2010 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Lee Smith. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
- December 4, 1957
Lee Smith (born November 1, 1944) is an American fiction writer who often incorporates her background from the American South in her works. She has received many writing awards, such as the O. Henry Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Fiction, and the North Carolina Award for Literature.
Apr 18, 2023 · Lee Smith began writing stories at the age of nine and selling them for a nickel apiece. Since then, she has written seventeen works of fiction, including Fair and Tender Ladies, Oral History, Guests on Earth, and most recently, Blue Marlin and Silver Alert.
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- The all-time saves record. Date: April 13, 1993. A pair of all-time greats have come and surpassed him. But when Smith, then a Cardinal, passed Jeff Reardon and reached save No. 358 -- getting Tim Wallach of the Dodgers to fly out -- no one in baseball history had compiled more.
- An NL record, a career year and Cy Young flirtation. Date: The 1991 season. The greatness of Smith’s career was the longevity paired with the consistency.
- Save No. 450. Date: June 11, 1995. The milestones were defining for Smith. He tied Bruce Sutter’s career mark of 300 on Aug. 25, 1991, as a member of the Cardinals (a Chicago-to-St.
- A long-awaited induction. Date: July 21, 2019. Missing from Smith’s career arc, for a lengthy amount of time, was recognition. Career over after 1997, Smith had to wait 22 years for enshrinement into the Hall of Fame, left out of Cooperstown by the voting process from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for 15 years.
Jul 21, 2019 · Former Cubs, Red Sox and Cardinals closer Lee Smith shares his journey from the mound to Cooperstown in his induction speech. He credits his community, teammates and loyalty for his success as baseball's all-time saves leader.
Feb 5, 2019 · Lee Smith’s Hall of Fame journey ended in December with a call informing him he had achieved baseball’s greatest individual honor. In his first trip to Cooperstown since, the joy was apparent throughout his whirlwind visit.
