LAS VEGAS – Lee Smith, who ranks third all-time in career saves and played one season with the Reds, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday through the Today’s Game Era ballot.
Smith pitched in 43 games for the Reds in 1996, posting a 3-4 record and 4.06 ERA in the second-to-last season of his career. Smith finished with 478 career saves, including two with the Reds. Harold Baines, a longtime outfielder and designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, was also elected to the Hall of Fame.
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Both players will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 21 alongside any players elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America vote in January.