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Clay Smith
Clay Jamieson Smith
Born: Sept. 11, 1914
in Cambridge, Kansas
Died: March 5, 2002
in Cambridge, Kansas
Debut: 1938 | Pos: P
H: 6'2" | W: 190 | B: R | T: R
| Yr | W | L | G | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 39.1 | 17 | 5.49 |
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Clay Smith's life and career spanned a wide array of interests and his brief stop with the Tigers in 1940 led to him pitching in the World Series.
His first appearance in the Major Leagues came in 1938 as a member of the Cleveland Indians. He appeared in 4 games that season and pitched a total of 11 innings. In 1940, he reappeared with the Tigers, finished with a 1-1 record in 14 games.
Smith entered Game 4 of the 1940 series with the Tigers down in the third inning. He allowed a single earned run in 4 innings, but the Tigers could not comeback. The Tigers eventually lost the Series in 7 games to Cincinnati.
He attended Southwestern College and participated on the wrestling and track teams. He is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2000, he was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame.
After his playing career, Smith returned to Cambridge where he became a rancher and mail carrier. He and his wife had two sons and a daughter.