Ray Smith
Raymond Edward Smith
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
- School MiraCosta College, University of Oregon
- High School Abraham Lincoln High School (San Diego)
- Debut April 9, 1981
- Final Game September 21, 1983
- Born September 18, 1955 in Glendale, CA USA
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.
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