Joe Smith (smithjo03)
Salvatore Joseph Smith
born Salvatore Persico
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 7", Weight 170 lb.
- School University of California
- Debut July 7, 1913
- Final Game September 27, 1913
- Born December 29, 1893 in New York, NY USA
- Died January 12, 1974 in Yonkers, NY USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Joe Smith, born Salvatore Persico, was born in New York, NY, attended the University of California in 1912 and 1913, and caught some games for the New York Yankees from July through September of 1913, when he was 19 years old.
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