| Dark Night Smith | |
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| Pitcher / First baseman | |
| Born: Unknown Unknown | |
| Died: Unknown Unknown | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1920, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1923, for the Harrisburg Giants | |
| Teams | |
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William C. "Dark Night" "Midnight" Smith, also listed as Marshall Smith, [1] was an American baseball pitcher and first baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1924 with several teams.
Smith was a native of Richmond,Virginia. [2] He pitched for the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1920. [3] After two years with the Baltimore Black Sox and a season with the Harrisburg Giants,he was signed by the Homestead Grays in April of 1924. [4]
Smith also pitched for Chappie Johnson's All-Stars in at least 1925 and 1927. [2] [5]
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