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Ozzie Smith

American professional baseball player (born 1954)

Baseball player

Ozzie Smith

Smith with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983

Shortstop
Born: (1954-12-26) December 26, 1954 (age 70)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.

Batted: Switch

Threw: Right

April 7, 1978, for the San Diego Padres
September 29, 1996, for the St.

Louis Cardinals

Batting average.262
Hits2,460
Home runs28
Runs batted in793
Stolen bases580
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Induction2002
Vote91.7% (first ballot)

Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player.

Nicknamed "The Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National LeagueGold Glove Award for defensive play at shortstop for 13 consecutive seasons. A 15-time All-Star, Smith accumulated 2,460 hits and 580 stol The Wizard of Oz’s most famous play immortalized on National ...

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