Ray Smith

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Raymond Edward Smith

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Biographical information[edit]

From 1987 to 2019, Ray Smith was a manager or coach with the Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League. As skipper, he led the team to nine league titles. He was the manager from 1987 to 1994 and from 2002 to 2019, which was the Appy League's final season as a minor league affiliated with Organized Baseball. Following the 2021 Minor League Reorganization, it became a summer collegiate league.

Smith also played for the club in 1977, and hit .303. He played three seasons in the majors as a back-up catcher with the Minnesota Twins from 1981 to 1983 with a career batting average of .219 and 1 homer in 83 games. He was traded to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Floyd Chiffer in December of 1984, but never played for the Padres in the majors.

Smith served as athletic director for Milligan College and assistant coach for the baseball team [1]. He was head coach in 1998.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record[edit]

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs
1987 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 29-40 6th Minnesota Twins
1988 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 33-37 6th (t) Minnesota Twins
1989 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 47-21 1st Minnesota Twins League Champs
1990 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 51-16 1st Minnesota Twins League Champs
1991 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 39-29 4th Minnesota Twins
1992 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 49-17 1st Minnesota Twins Lost League Finals
1993 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 37-30 4th Minnesota Twins Lost League Finals
1994 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 36-30 4th (t) Minnesota Twins
2002 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 37-30 4th Minnesota Twins
2003 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 42-24 2nd Minnesota Twins League Champs
2004 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 38-29 4th Minnesota Twins
2005 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 48-19 1st Minnesota Twins League Champs
2006 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 42-26 1st Minnesota Twins Lost League Finals
2007 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 50-18 1st Minnesota Twins League Champs
2008 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 41-25 1st Minnesota Twins League Champs
2009 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 45-23 2nd Minnesota Twins Lost League Finals
2010 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 41-25 2nd Minnesota Twins Lost League Finals
2011 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 42-26 2nd Minnesota Twins Lost in 1st round
2012 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 43-22 1st Minnesota Twins League Champs
2013 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 37-31 5th Minnesota Twins
2014 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 38-30 2nd(t) Minnesota Twins Lost in 1st round
2015 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 34-34 5th(t) Minnesota Twins
2016 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 36-31 5th Minnesota Twins Lost in 1st round
2017 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 41-27 3rd Minnesota Twins League Champs
2018 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 39-27 3rd Minnesota Twins League Champs
2019 Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League 33-34 7th Minnesota Twins

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