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	Lee Smith \| The BASEBALL Page
		Lee Smith saved 15 games in June of 1993, to set a ML record for saves in one month.
		Smith never played in a World Series and in four post-season games he was battered for a 8.49 ERA and two defeats.
		Lee Smith started his career in the days of two-inning closers and later helped usher in the one-batter closer that became the vogue in the 1990s.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /players/smithle02.php (616 words)

	Lee Smith (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) was a closer in Major League Baseball.
		Smith played for eight teams during his 18-year career and retired as the all-time leader with 478 saves.
		This biographical article relating to a baseball pitcher is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lee_Smith_(baseball_player) (184 words)

	Hilton Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hilton Lee Smith (February 27, 1907 - November 18, 1983) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball.
		From 1937 until his retirement in 1948 Smith was a star pitcher on the Monarchs, possessing what may have been the best curveball in baseball history; but he was overshadowed by his more flamboyant teammate Satchel Paige.
		Smith had a quiet, reserved temperament, but in his later years he stood up for Negro Leaguers in their struggle to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hilton_Smith (312 words)

	Lee Smith \| BaseballLibrary.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Smith won the 1987 All-Star Game for the NL with three shutout innings, but amid rumors that his bulk was beginning to affect his knees, the Cubs' all-time saves leader was traded to the Red Sox for Calvin Schiraldi and Al Nipper in the off-season.
		Smith was 6-1 with a 3.57 ERA and 25 saves for the Red Sox in 1989, but was traded to the St.
		At the opening of the 1996 season Smith was traded to the Cincinnati Reds where he was primarily used as a setup man. Adjusting to the unfamiliar role led to a shaky season.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Smith_Lee.stm (1256 words)

	SLAM! Major League Statistics
		Smith became the all-time saves leader in 1993, recording the 358th of his career in the Cardinals' 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
		Smith saved 180 games in eight seasons with the Cubs, but was traded after the 1987 season to Boston, where he compiled 58 saves in slightly more than two seasons.
		Smith is 71-92 lifetime with a 3.03 ERA and has averaged nearly a strikeout per inning for his career.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsBBM/BC-BBM-LGNS-LEESMITH-R.html (456 words)

	Major League Baseball : News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lee Smith is one of 16 first-timers on the 33-man 2003 Hall of Fame ballot.
		Smith had already spent a couple of seasons starting in the Cubs' system and hadn't taken kindly to their suggestion that he try relief.
		Lee Smith did the tough gig for 18 years and 10 organizations (he tried to extend his career by signing minor-league contracts with the Royals and Astros, but never made it to their big-league rosters), finishing up a record 802 of his 1,022 appearances.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20021221&content_id=188166&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp (1039 words)

	Bibliography
		Smith focuses her books around the lives of southern women who, more often than not, are women who have lived through hardships and crises.
		Lee Smith pursued her writing career and was selected as the writer-in-residence at Hollins College during the spring semester of 1976.
		Smith's development is traced and her place in the larger perspective of literary history is assessed by qualified scholars or critics.
	www.lib.ncsu.edu /exhibits/smith/bibliography.html (10332 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / leesmith
		Smith retired in 1998 and after a few years off, he went to work as a roving minor league pitching instructor for the San Francisco Giants in 2000.
		Smith went on to pitch for the Cardinals (1990-93), New York Yankees briefly (1993), Baltimore Orioles (1994), California Angels (1995-96), Cincinnati Reds briefly (1996) and finished his career with the Montreal Expos, retiring on July 15, 1997.
		Smith has come up short of receiving the necessary number of votes to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame twice, but many feel it's only a matter of time.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/06/19/close_up_with_the_ultimate_closer (840 words)

	Retired Relievers - Baseball Fever
		By contrast, Lee Smith had 10 seasons of 30+ saves and hasn't garnered 50% of the vote in a BBWAA election yet.
		Smith is ranked maybe a little higher than the guy whose record he broke, Jeff Reardon.
		Smith struck out more batters than he gave up hits and his era, while around 3, was still almost a run lower than the league average during his playing time.....
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=15988 (1178 words)

	Hilton Smith \| National Baseball Hall of Fame
		Hilton Smith played in the shadow of the legendary Satchel Paige, though he was a standout pitcher in his own right.
		Smith spent most of his career with the Kansas City Monarchs and is credited with winning 20 or more games in each of his 12 seasons there, including an imposing record of 93-11 from 1939 to 1942.
		The quiet Smith often followed Paige in long relief with an assortment of pitches, highlighted by a sweeping curveball and a devastating fastball.
	baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/smith_hilton.htm (285 words)

	USATODAY.com - How Smith's, Sandberg's credentials stack up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After Eddie Murray — a virtual certainty to be elected Tuesday to baseball's Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot — Lee Smith and Ryne Sandberg are the biggest names among the other first-year candidates.
		As baseball's career saves leader, he is the most successful reliever in major league history with the game on the line and deserves a spot in Cooperstown.
		Smith cost the 1984 Cubs a chance to win the pennant when he lost the NL Championship Series Game 4 by giving up a last-inning home run.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/hallfame/2003-01-06-pro-con-smith-sandberg_x.htm (567 words)

	BASEBALL NOTE
		Smith, who has played for eight different major-league teams, combined to post a 1-1 record, 5.83 ERA and two saves in 12 games with Double-A Jackson of the Texas League and Triple-A New Orleans of the Pacific Coast League.
		Known for his imposing size and demeanor on the mound, the 6-foot-6, 270-pound Smith is a seven-time All-Star and a three-time Rolaids Relief Man Award winner.
		Smith started his career with the Cubs in 1980 and spent time with Boston, St. Louis, the New York Yankees, Baltimore, California, Cincinnati and Montreal.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsBBN/BC-BBN-LGNS-HOULSMITH-R.html (284 words)

	Boston.com / Latest News / Sports
		NEW YORK -- Eddie Murray, Lee Smith, Ryne Sandberg and Fernando Valenzuela are among 17 players on baseball's Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year.
		Louis shortstop Ozzie Smith was the only player inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002, becoming the 37th player picked in his first year of eligibility.
		Smith was selected on 433 of 472 ballots (91.7 percent), and Carter got 343 votes (72.7 percent).
	www.boston.com /news/daily/30/baseball_hall_of_fame.htm (359 words)

	Smith, Like Most Negro Leaguers, a Mystery
		Unfortunately, it is impossible or me to write an entirely thorough article about the career of Hilton Lee Smith, who was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this week.
		Like many of his contemporaries, Smith was pushed into relative obscurity as a result of the times that he lived in.
		Smith, known for pitching in the shadow of the great Satchel Paige, has continued the lifting of the shadow for many of his negro league counterparts.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/baseball_hall_of_fame/77055 (444 words)

	Hennepin County Attorney - News & Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She described Smith as definitely being the taller of the two men, and said he was wearing a fl mask.
		A fl baseball hat was found on the street in the direction that the defendants ran after shooting the victim.
		Lee was interviewed and said that he was with his friend Lucky on the night of the murder.
	www.hennepinattorney.org /news_2.asp?NRecno=267 (1304 words)

	Bowden's move makes division rivals see Reds - Jim Bowden trades for pitcher Lee Smith - Baseball Report Sporting News, ...
		But Bowden might have picked up the deciding vote in the division race when he traded for Angels closer Lee Smith; at the very least, he inflicted pain on the rest of the division.
		In acquiring Smith from the Angels, Bowden blocked division rivals Houston and Chicago from acquiring the closer that might have put them in the driver's seat.
		Smith had lost his job to Troy Percival, and his discontent was spreading through the clubhouse.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n24_v220/ai_18373845 (496 words)

	Major League Baseball : News : Baseball Perspectives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When Lee Arthur Smith first landed on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2003, he was supposed to be the one to finally break down the door to Cooperstown for firemen.
		Smith supporters love to point out that when he notched his first save, in 1981, the career record was 272, a number he would surpass by more than 200.
		But Smith presented a compelling argument that lasted 18 seasons, during which he appeared in 1,022 games, which usually ended with him throwing the last pitch, good or bad.
	stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article_perspectives.jsp?ymd=20051220&content_id=1285062&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp (657 words)

	Lee Smith (baseball player) -
		Lee Arthur Smith (born December 4, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American former relief pitcher, more specifically a closer, in Major League Baseball.
		Smith played for eight teams during his 18-year career in Major League Baseball.
		His reliance on an old-fashioned fast-ball or "smoke" along with the the contemporary high visibility of Chrysler Corporation chairman Lee Iacocca, led one teammate to dub Smith, "Lee I-a-smoke-a".
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Lee_Smith_(baseball) (202 words)

	New Pitch For Giants' Lee Smith
		Nobody in baseball knows Smith as well as Hiatt, who was the first minor-league manager ``Big Lee'' had, in the Cubs' organization back in the 1970s.
		Assistant general manager Ned Colletti was the Cubs' publicity man when Smith pitched in Chicago, and early in Smith's career, he was a setup man for Cubs pitcher Dick Tidrow, now the Giants' vice president of player personnel.
		Smith was at a fantasy camp in Arizona this winter and ran into another old friend, Bill Hayes, who will manage the Giants' Double-A Shreveport affiliate this year.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/03/08/SP51436.DTL&type=printable (771 words)

	Bleed Cubbie Blue :: A Chicago Cubs Fan Community, Founded February 9, 2005
		Good news for Derrek Lee today -- he has been named the Cubs recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award, and will be one of the 30 (one for each team) finalists for the national Clemente Award.
		This award is given "to the Major League Baseball player who combines outstanding skills on the baseball field with devoted work in the community." Derrek is being recognized for his work on Project 3000.
		Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez homered, and despite another heart-attack-inducing ninth inning from Ryan Dempster, he registered his 24th save and the Cubs beat the Astros 4-3, reducing the magic number for clinching the NL Central to 27.
	www.bleedcubbieblue.com (9157 words)

	The Shreveport Times
		Lee Smith enters his fourth year of Baseball Hall of Fame eligibility with momentum on his side.
		Smith's career saves record is in danger of being broken by San Diego's Trevor Hoffman, who needs 43 saves to break the mark.
		While Smith drew mostly positive reaction from the baseball writers polled by The Times, he was not a unanimous choice to reach Cooperstown.
	www.shreveporttimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060110/SPORTS/601100326/1001 (754 words)

	Another way to waste a few minutes: Baseball HOF 2006: Lee Smith
		Here, we analyze each with a mix of stats and baseball POV from a dedicated fan.
		Lee Smith is the most prolific closer ever, at least for the moment.
		Possibly because he only was under 3.00 for an ERA 6 times, or because he was 0-2 with an 8.44 in postseason play, playing on the meltdowns that were the 1984 Cubs and 1995 Angels.
	jdasilva.homestead.com /2006/01/baseball-hof-2006-lee-smith.html (378 words)

	Scout.com: A Modest Case for Lee Smith
		Truth be told, Smith racked up his numbers just before an era in which a closer was a must-have for every team.
		For the early part of the 90’s, Smith was the premiere closer in the National League as member of the Cardinals.
		Maybe Smith’s exclusion could just be sign that the BBWAA is not quite ready to give closers the same amount of respect as their starting counterparts.
	cubs.scout.com /2/86790.html (846 words)

	December 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A native of Grundy, Virginia, Smith draws on her Appalachian roots in such novels as “Oral History” (1983), “Family Linen” (1985), and “Fair and Tender Ladies” (1988).
		Smith attended Hollins College where she was part of the “Hollins Group” that included Annie Dillard.
		More information about Lee Smith and her works can be found on her official Web site, www.leesmith.com.
	www.lyon.edu /webdata/groups/greensheet/greensheet04/3-12_greensheet.htm (2711 words)

	Baseball Camp Instructors & Coaches - America's Baseball Camps
		Ben is the president & owner of America's Baseball Camps and has worked with over 24,000 players with the past 7 years and is one of the best in the business.
		Won a Minor League batting title while he was in professional baseball and is know for his vast knowledge of the game and enthusiasm towards children are evident at every camp location.
		A large indoor baseball academy in North Scottsdale.
	www.americasbaseballcamps.com /pages/instructors.cfm?instructor=11567 (295 words)

	Major League Baseball : News : Major League Baseball News
		When the inaugural World Baseball Classic is played in March, Magnante will have a much larger role -- that of manager for the South African team that is scheduled to play Canada on March 7 at 6 p.m.
		The South African Baseball Union announced Magnante's appointment on Wednesday, along with pitching coach Lee Smith, Major League Baseball's all-time saves leader and a top candidate to be selected to the Hall of Fame this month.
		Besides protecting late-inning leads, Smith was noted for his slow, deliberate walks from the bullpen to the pitching mound.
	mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060104&content_id=1291147&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb (678 words)

	Murray and Sandberg among those on Hall of Fame ballot - Baseball Picks - MY SPORTSBOOK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cooperstown, NY (My Sportsbook) - Eddie Murray, Lee Smith, Ryne Sandberg and Fernando Valenzuela were among 17 players on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year.
		Smith was selected on 433 of 472 ballots (91.7 percent) and Carter received 343 votes (72.7 percent) in the 2002 voting.
		Lee Smith, who spent his first eight seasons with the Cubs, had a record 478 saves over 18 seasons.
	www.mysportsbook.net /news/sports_betting/7136.html (440 words)

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