Smoot was a fleet centerfielder and – until his eyesight began to fail – a .300 hitter. In an age when ballplayers did not wear glasses, Smoot dropped to the minors, playing and managing. A son, Roger, was a Cardinals farmhand.
Smoot was a fleet centerfielder and – until his eyesight began to fail – a .300 hitter. In an age when ballplayers did not wear glasses, Smoot dropped to the minors, playing and managing. A son, Roger, was a Cardinals farmhand.
