Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith may refer to:

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Chuck Smith (baseball)

Charles Edward Smith (born October 21, 1969 in Memphis, Tennessee) is the current mayor of Woodmere, Ohio and a former Major League Baseball player. He attended John Adams High School in Cleveland, Ohio and later Indiana State University. He was listed at 6 ft 1 in, 185 pounds during his playing days and growing up his idol was Satchel Paige.

Draft

He was originally drafted in the 30th round (772nd overall) in the 1989 draft by the Montreal Expos. He did not sign, but in 1991 the Houston Astros picked him up as an undrafted free agent.

Career

Smith spent time in all levels of pro ball (including independent baseball and international baseball) as both a starter and reliever. He was set to be a replacement player for the 1995 season as a result of the 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike but then had perhaps his best minor league season in 1995 with the South Bend Silver Hawks, when he went 10-10 with a 2.67 earned run average. He also struck out 145 batters in 167 innings pitched that year.

Chuck Smith (filmmaker)

Chuck Smith is a New York-based documentary filmmaker and author. In 1999 Smith produced and directed the award-winning "Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle" about the visionary artist Forrest Bess The film features Willem Dafoe as the voice of Bess and was co-directed by Ari Marcopoulos. The film was turned into a book by powerHouse Books in 2013 with a Foreword by Robert Thurman.

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