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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1959)}}
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|name=Brick Smith
|position=[[First baseman]]
|position=[[First baseman]]
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|bats=Right
|throws=Right
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1959|5|2}}
|birth_place=[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
|birth_place=[[Charlotte, North Carolina]], U.S.
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|debutdate=September 13
|debutdate=September 13
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|debutteam=[[Seattle Mariners]]
|debutteam=Seattle Mariners
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|finaldate=August 23
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|finalteam=[[Seattle Mariners]]
|finalteam=Seattle Mariners
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|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.368
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|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs Batted In]]
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'''Brick Dudley Smith''' (born May 2, 1959, in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]]. He is an alumnus of [[Wake Forest University]].
'''Brick Dudley Smith''' (born May 2, 1959) is an American former [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]] who played for the [[Seattle Mariners]] in 1987 and 1988.


==Amateur career==
Drafted by the [[Seattle Mariners]] in the 5th round of the [[1981 Major League Baseball Draft]], Smith made his major league debut with the Mariners on September 13, 1987, and appeared in his final game during on April 23, 1988.
A native of [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], Smith played [[college baseball]] for [[Wake Forest University]]. In 1979 and 1980, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Hyannis Mets]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] (CCBL), helping lead the team to the league championship in 1979,<ref>{{cite news | last =Finn | first =Frank R. Jr.| title = Hyannis falls in baseball playoffs | pages = S12 | newspaper = Yarmouth Register | location = Yarmouth, MA | date = August 23, 1979 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=DPLTR%2F1979%2F08%2F23&id=Ar04408&sk=38099EC7&viewMode=image }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = Cape League Champs | pages = 9 | newspaper = Barnstable Patriot | location = Barnstable, MA | date = August 16, 1979 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=BAR%2F1979%2F08%2F16&id=Ar00913&sk=5869415B&viewMode=image }}</ref> and winning the league's Sportsmanship Award and [[Thurman Munson]] Award for Batting Champion the following season.<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = Cape League | pages = 5 | newspaper = Barnstable Patriot | location = Barnstable, MA | date = August 14, 1980 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=BAR%2F1980%2F08%2F14&id=Ar00511&sk=7659F1AA&viewMode=image }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=April 10, 2021}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Cape Cod Baseball League#Hall of Fame and Museum|CCBL Hall of Fame]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capecodleague.com/news/seven-standouts-elected-to-2024-class-of-cape-cod-baseball-league-hall-of-fame |title=Seven standouts elected to 2024 Class of Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame |publisher=capecodleague.com |date=June 9, 2024 |accessdate=June 11, 2024}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Post Baseball==
Drafted by the [[Seattle Mariners]] in the 5th round of the [[1981 Major League Baseball draft]], Smith made his MLB debut with the Mariners on September 13, 1987, and notched his first major league hit on the final day of the season against [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] hurler [[Steve Howe (baseball)|Steve Howe]]. Smith appeared in his final MLB game on April 23, 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198710040.shtml |title=Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Box Score: October 4, 1987 |publisher=baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=May 18, 2024}}</ref>
Brick Smith now teaches 7th grade U.S. history at Providence Day School.<ref>https://www.providenceday.org/home/faculty_search.asp?zzSec=academics&pointID=242&saction=search&s_dept=all&s_lastname=smith&fid=10049 Providence Day School</ref> He says that he misses baseball and is one of the head choaches at Providence Day School in Charlotte North Carolina. He love his students. Kevin, Harrison, Jack, and Pj are his favorite. He died in an unfortunate car crash on February 5 2015 with Cam newton a famous football player.

==Personal==
Smith was named after his paternal grandfather who was also named Brick.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Armour |first1=Bill |title=Smith's '79 Pitch Is Big Stick |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel-smiths-79-pitch-is-big-st/123952579/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=The Sentinel |date=April 7, 1979|page=4}}</ref> He currently teaches middle school U.S. History at [[Providence Day School]]. According to his bio, "Personal interests outside of school include hunting and fishing. Traveling to pursue these interests is also a passion. Two of my favorite destinations to pursue these sports are Alaska and Maine. A favorite moment was catching a rare white king salmon out of Homer, Alaska."<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.providenceday.org/academics/meet-our-faculty#|title=Providence Day School: Meet our Faculty and Staff |publisher= |date= |accessdate=October 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DCfMXAZpYsm/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==|title=instagram post|publisher= |date= |accessdate=December 11, 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats|br=s/smithbr02|brm=smith-005bri}}, or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Psmitb002.htm Retrosheet], or [http://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/beisbol/mostrar.php?ID=smitbri002 Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)]


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| NAME = Smith, Brick
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American baseball player
| DATE OF BIRTH = May 5, 1801
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Charlotte, North Carolina
| DATE OF DEATH = February 2, 2015
| PLACE OF DEATH = Guatemala City, Guatemala
}}
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 12 December 2024

Brick Smith
First baseman
Born: (1959-05-02) May 2, 1959 (age 65)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 1987, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
August 23, 1988, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average.111
Home runs0
Runs Batted In1
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Teams

Brick Dudley Smith (born May 2, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Seattle Mariners in 1987 and 1988.

Amateur career

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A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Smith played college baseball for Wake Forest University. In 1979 and 1980, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), helping lead the team to the league championship in 1979,[1][2] and winning the league's Sportsmanship Award and Thurman Munson Award for Batting Champion the following season.[3][4] He was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2024.[5]

Professional career

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Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 5th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, Smith made his MLB debut with the Mariners on September 13, 1987, and notched his first major league hit on the final day of the season against Texas Rangers hurler Steve Howe. Smith appeared in his final MLB game on April 23, 1988.[6]

Personal

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Smith was named after his paternal grandfather who was also named Brick.[7] He currently teaches middle school U.S. History at Providence Day School. According to his bio, "Personal interests outside of school include hunting and fishing. Traveling to pursue these interests is also a passion. Two of my favorite destinations to pursue these sports are Alaska and Maine. A favorite moment was catching a rare white king salmon out of Homer, Alaska."[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Finn, Frank R. Jr. (August 23, 1979). "Hyannis falls in baseball playoffs". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. pp. S12.
  2. ^ "Cape League Champs". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. August 16, 1979. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Cape League". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. August 14, 1980. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Seven standouts elected to 2024 Class of Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame". capecodleague.com. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Box Score: October 4, 1987". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Armour, Bill (April 7, 1979). "Smith's '79 Pitch Is Big Stick". The Sentinel. p. 4. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Providence Day School: Meet our Faculty and Staff". Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "instagram post". Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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