1993 NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR
"Size, mound presence and fastball make him one of the most intimidating relief pitchers of all time. Smith led the National League in saves (43) for the second straight season. He has 355 career saves, second only to Jeff Reardon. He and Reardon are the only pitchers to save at least 20 games for 10 straight seasons.
Smith surrendered just one walk in April and recorded his 1,000th career strikeout on May 6. He was slowed by shoulder problems in June, giving up eight earned runs in 13 innings while walking seven, but was selected to his fourth All-Star Game. He saved 12 games in August, most by an NL reliever during a month since John Franco saved 13 in one month in 1988. He was sidelined briefly in September with a rib cage injury.
Born December 4, 1957, in Jamestown, Louisiana, he was the Cubs' second pick in the 1975 draft. In 1987, Smith became the first National League reliever with 30 or more saves in four consecutive seasons. He was traded from the Red Sox to the Cardinals for Tom Brunansky on May 4, 1990."
-John Belis (Bridgewater (NJ) Courier-Post) and Kevin Kernan (San Diego Union), The Complete Handbook of Baseball, 1993 Edition
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