Bill Smith (baseball manager)

For other people with the same name, see William Smith (disambiguation).

William J. Smith (born in Baltimore, Maryland) was a player-manager, center fielder, catcher and second baseman for the 1873 Baltimore Marylands during their lone season in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. The Marylands went 0–6 for the season and Smith's record was 0–5. As a player, he batted .174 and committed three errors (two as a catcher and three as a second baseman) in eight total chances for a fielding percentage of .625 over six games while splitting time at center field, catcher, and second base. Later, on July 12, 1886, he was credited as making an appearance as the umpire for a game between the Detroit Wolverines and the Kansas City Cowboys.^[1][2]

Bill Smith
Player-manager / Center fielder / Catcher / Second baseman / Umpire
Born: Unknown Baltimore, Maryland
Died: Unknown
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 14, 1873, for the Baltimore Marylands
Last MLB appearance
July 11, 1873, for the Baltimore Marylands
MLB statistics
Batting average	.174
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As Player Baltimore Marylands (1873) As Manager Baltimore Marylands (1873)