Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
December 18, 2008
Reliever Passes

Former relief pitcher Dave Smith died of a heart attack:

Dave Smith, a former All-Star closer who holds the Houston Astros record for games pitched, died Wednesday. He was 53.

Former big leaguer Tim Flannery said Smith apparently died of a heart attack, but the official cause of death wasn't known.

"He's gone. My tears are the rain," Flannery, the San Francisco Giants third base coach, told The Associated Press.

Smith was consistently good throughout his career. He was particularly adept at keeping the ball in the park, averaging 5.9 HR per 200 innings.

My thought go out to his family and friends. At age 53 he leaves plenty of the latter.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:07 AM | Deaths | TrackBack (0)
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