Milt Smith

Biography

Milton Smith (March 27, 1929 – April 11, 1997) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 36 Major League Baseball games for the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs. Primarily a third baseman, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). Smith was born in Columbus, Georgia. He broke into professional baseball in 1948 with the minor league Raleigh Tigers of the Negro American Association and then the New Orleans Creoles of the Negro Southern League. In 1949, Smith was with the Charlotte Blues of the NAA before moving on to the major league Philadelphia Stars of the Negro American League later that year. He played for the Stars until 1951, with only a brief stint with the Kansas City Monarchs at the start of 1950.

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