Roy Smalley III
| Roy Smalley | |
|---|---|
Smalley with the Minnesota Twins c. 1985 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: October 25, 1952 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 1975, for the Texas Rangers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1987, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .257 |
| Home runs | 163 |
| Runs batted in | 694 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Roy Frederick Smalley III (born October 25, 1952) is an American former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 through 1987 for the Texas Rangers (1975–76), Minnesota Twins (1976–82; 1985–87), New York Yankees (1982–84), and Chicago White Sox (1984). Smalley was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. His father, Roy Jr., was also an MLB league shortstop, and his uncle, Gene Mauch, was a long-time MLB manager and infielder.