Heinie Smith

George Henry Smith

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9½", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut September 1, 1897
• Final Game August 16, 1903
• Born October 24, 1871 in Pittsburgh, PA USA
• Died June 25, 1939 in Buffalo, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Heinie Smith crossed paths with a couple of baseball's most famous names. He originally came up with the Louisville Colonels in 1897 as a second baseman. Another rookie on the team who also played second in nine games (although he mostly played outfield) was Honus Wagner.

Smith played a bit in the majors for a few years but did not become a regular until 1902, a year he also managed the New York Giants for 32 games right before the Giants hired John McGraw, who would manage the team for 30 years.

Heinie had pitched a couple of games in 1901, but when he managed himself in 1902, he assigned himself to play only second base.

He also played for Rochester in 1901 and also umpired 4 National League games that year.

Preceded by Horace Fogel

New York Giants Manager 1902

Succeeded by John McGraw

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1897	Paterson Silk Weavers	Atlantic League		6th	none		replaced Jim Gilman
1902	New York Giants	National League	5-27	--	New York Giants		replaced Horace Fogel (18-23) on June 12/ replaced by John McGraw on July 19
1903	Rochester Bronchos	Eastern League		8th	none		replaced Arthur Irwin and Abbie Johnson
1904	Rochester Bronchos	Eastern League	28-105	8th	none
1907	Buffalo Bisons	Eastern League		--	none		replaced by Sport McAllister
1908	Buffalo Bisons	Eastern League	75-65	4th	none
1909	Buffalo Bisons	Eastern League	72-79	5th	none
1911	Troy Trojans	New York State League	74-66	3rd	none
1914	Erie Yankees	Canadian League		--	none		replaced by Frank Gygli

Related Sites

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