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Monarchs' Hilton Smith Dies at 71
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Obituary for Hilton Smith, Sr. (ca. 1912-1983), a former Negro Leagues pitcher and teammate of Satchel Paige on the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team. Native of Texas coming to Kansas City from 1933 to 1948 as a pitcher and "foreman for Armco Inc. for 30 years until he retired in 1978," residing near Satchel Paige at 4342 Bellefontaine Avenue.
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1983-11-20
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Newspaper Article
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Baseball Trailblazers
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This article gives a short profile and picture where possible of all the 18 Negro League players who are currently in the Baseball Hall of Fame as of Sunday, February 26, 2006. These include the following who played primarily for the Kansas City Monarchs: Leroy "Satchel" Paige, pitcher; Hilton Smith, pitcher; and Wilber "Bullet Joe" Rogan, pitcher.
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2006-02-26
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Newspaper Article
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Monarchs' Hilton Smith Elected to Hall of Fame
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Photo and biographical article about Hilton Smith (ca. 1912-1983), "induct[ed] into baseball's Hall of Fame" in 2001 as "a former Negro Leagues star who pitched for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1936 to 1948." Reminiscences about Smith by Buck O'Neil (pictured also) and others, "spen[ding] much of his career in [Satchel] Paige's shadow."
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2001-03-07
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Newspaper Article
