| Bill Smith | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Death Place: | Clinton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 13 |
| Debutyear: | 1958 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 28 |
| Finalyear: | 1962 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 1–6 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 34 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.21 |
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William Garland Smith (June 8, 1934 – March 30, 1997) was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher whose 12 years as a professional (1953–64) included parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals (1958–59) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962). Born in Washington, D.C., Smith batted left-handed, stood 6feet tall and weighed 190lb.
Smith signed originally with the Cardinals, and won 130 games during his minor league career, with six seasons of ten or more wins.[1] He appeared in 24 games played during his three Major League stints, six as a starting pitcher. His one big-league victory came on June 28, 1962, at Candlestick Park when he relieved starter Jim Owens in the second inning and threw 7 innings of shutout ball. The Phils eventually overtook the San Francisco Giants, 7–2. Smith bested a future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher in Juan Marichal on that day, and helped his cause with an RBI double off the Giants' pitcher.[2]
All told, Smith lost six of seven Major League decisions, and gave up 82 hits and 17 bases on balls in 68 innings of work. He struck out 34.