Texas Rangers-who Wore #1 In 2001/2?

[hblakewolf]

Hello-
Can a Forum reader/Rangers collector please respond to the following:

Who wore uniform #1 in 2001 and 2002?

Likewise, who wore #9 in 2001?

Any insight is appreciated.

Thanks.
Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@comcast.net

[treant985]

Hello-
Can a Forum reader/Rangers collector please respond to the following:

Who wore uniform #1 in 2001 and 2002?

Likewise, who wore #9 in 2001?



According to Jack Looney's book on uniform numbers, nobody wore #1 for the Rangers in 2001. Steve Smith, a coach, wore it in 2002. Looney's book only covers the major lg team; could the #1 be from a minor league affiliate?

Chad Curtis wore #9 in 2001.

[hblakewolf]

[quote=treant985;91597]According to Jack Looney's book on uniform numbers, nobody wore #1 for the Rangers in 2001. Steve Smith, a coach, wore it in 2002. Looney's book only covers the major lg team; could the #1 be from a minor league affiliate?

treant985-
Thanks for responding-I appreciate it.

According to the Rangers website, however, Smith was with the Brewers in 2001/2:

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/pressbox/photos/headshots_players_coaches/427473_90x135.jpghttp://texas.rangers.mlb.com/images/trans.gifhttp://texas.rangers.mlb.com/images/trans.gifFull Name: Steve Smith
Title: Third Base Coach/Infielders
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Bio:Is in his fifth season with the Texas organization as major league third base and infield coach...Rangers posted a .982 fielding percentage in 2005 (108 E/6,106 chances)...first baseman Mark Teixiera won his first Gold Glove award...in 2003, the club registered its second highest figure in club history in fielding percentage (.985)...team also registered the third fewest errors in any season...shortstop Alex Rodriguez won his second Rawlings Gold Glove and second baseman Michael Young was second in the Gold Glove voting...spent the previous 2 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers organization, 2001 as the roving minor league infield instructor...


Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@comcast.net

[Danny899]

Hello-
Can a Forum reader/Rangers collector please respond to the following:

Who wore uniform #1 in 2001 and 2002?

Likewise, who wore #9 in 2001?

Any insight is appreciated.

Thanks.
Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@comcast.net

Outfielder Chad Curtis wore # 9 for 38 games with Texas in 2001.

[treant985]

[quote=treant985;91597]According to Jack Looney's book on uniform numbers, nobody wore #1 for the Rangers in 2001. Steve Smith, a coach, wore it in 2002. Looney's book only covers the major lg team; could the #1 be from a minor league affiliate?

treant985-
Thanks for responding-I appreciate it.

According to the Rangers website, however, Smith was with the Brewers in 2001/2:

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/pressbox/photos/headshots_players_coaches/427473_90x135.jpghttp://texas.rangers.mlb.com/images/trans.gifhttp://texas.rangers.mlb.com/images/trans.gifFull Name: Steve Smith
spent the previous 2 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers organization, 2001 as the roving minor league infield instructor...


Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@comcast.net (hblakewolf@comcast.net)


Interesting....

I checked Smith's line in the back of the book, and they list the following for him:

Smith, Steve: CH (coach); SEA #2 1996-1997; SEA #10 1998-1999; TEX #1, 2002-2005.

I wonder if the bio got the years off by one and meant that he spent 2000-2001 with the Brewers (as a roving minor league guy, he wouldn't get listed in Looney's book for those seasons), not 2001-2002. It would fit in exactly with all of Looney's info.

[hblakewolf]

Smith was with the Rangers in 2002:

Steve Smith (baseball)

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Steve Smith is the third base coach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coach_%28baseball%29) for the Philadelphia Phillies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies) Major League Baseball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball) team. He was the third base coach of the Seattle Mariners (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Mariners) from 1998 to 1999 and of the Texas Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Rangers_%28baseball%29) from 2002 to 2006. Smith has a career managerial record in the minor leagues of 779-903.


Howard Wolf
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