Doug Smith (pitcher)


Douglass Weldon Smith was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at, 168 lb., Smith batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Millers Falls, Massachusetts.
In a one-game career, Smith posted a 3.00 ERA in 3.0 innings of work, including one strikeout and four hits allowed without a decision, walks or saves. Smith served in the U.S. Army as a private during WWI.

Personal life

A mix of Narragansett/Nehantic and/or Pequot. Judah was raised by his Indian mother, Betsy Strong, and his stepfather, Charles Scott I, a dark-skinned man of Pequot and African lineage. Smith died at the age of 81 in Millers Falls, Massachusetts.

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