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Theolic Smith
Theolic Smith
	Pitcher
	Born: May 19, 1913; Wabbaseka, Arkansas, U.S.
	Died: November 3, 1981 (aged 68); Compton, California, U.S.
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1936, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Last appearance
	1943, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Teams
	Pittsburgh Crawfords (1936–1938); St. Louis Stars (1939); Cleveland Buckeyes (1943);

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Theolic Smith (May 19, 1913 – November 3, 1981), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Wabbaseka, Arkansas, Smith attended Vashon High School in St. Louis, Missouri.^[1] He made his Negro league debut in 1936 with the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and was named starting pitcher for the first 1939 East–West All-Star Game.^{[citation needed]} Smith played for the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League from 1952 to 1955.^[2]

He died in Compton, California in 1981 at age 68. He was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Compton.^[3]

^ "Theolic Smith". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Theolic Smith". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ Jackson-Fossett, Cora (February 2, 2022). "Praises to God Highlight Grand Opening of Woodlawn Celestial Gardens". Los Angeles Sentinel.

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 * Theolic Smith at [http://arkbaseball.com/tiki-index.php?page=Theolic+Smith Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia]