What is Dwight Smith (baseball)?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=Dwight Smith |position=[[Outfielder]] |birth_date={{Birth date|1963|11|8}} |birth_place=[[Tallahassee, Florida]], U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2022|7|22|1963|11|8}} |death_place=[[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S. |bats=Left |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 1 |debutyear=1989 |debutteam=Chicago Cubs |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 29 |finalyear=1996 |finalteam=Atlanta Braves |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.275 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=46 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=226 |teams= * [[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1993}}) * [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]] ({{mlby|1994}}) * [[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{mlby|1994}}) * [[Atlanta Braves]] ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}}) | highlights= * [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|1995}}) }} '''John Dwight Smith Sr.''' (November 8, 1963 – July 22, 2022) was an American [[professional baseball]] [[outfielder]]. He played for the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[California Angels]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], and [[Atlanta Braves]] of [[Major League Baseball]] between 1989 and 1996. He won the [[1995 World Series]] with the Braves. Smith died on July 22, 2022 from [[congestive heart failure]] and [[respiratory failure]] at a hospital in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] at the age of 58.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs outfielder Dwight Smith dies at 58 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34282463/former-atlanta-braves-chicago-cubs-outfielder-dwight-smith-dies-58 |access-date=July 22, 2022 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN.com |date=July 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dwight-smith-dies-former-major-leaguer-with-braves-cubs |title=Former World Series champ Dwight Smith dies |publisher=MLB.com |date=July 22, 2022 |accessdate=July 22, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Dwight}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Chicago Cub