Charles Edward Smith (born October 21, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball player and a former mayor of Woodmere, Ohio. He attended John Adams High School in Cleveland, Ohio and later Indiana State University. He was listed at 6 ft 1 in, 185 pounds during his playing days and growing up his idol was Satchel Paige. Career He was originally drafted in the 30th round (772nd overall) in the 1989 draft by the Montreal Expos. He did not sign, but in the Houston Astros picked him up as an undrafted free agent. Smith spent time in all levels of pro ball (including independent baseball and international baseball) as both a starter and reliever. He was set to be a replacement player for the 1995 season as a result of the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike but then had perhaps his best minor league season in with the South Bend Silver Hawks, when he went 10–10 with a 2.67 earned run average. He also struck out 145 batters in 167 innings pitched that year. After years in the minors, he finally reached the major leagues at the age of 30 in with the Florida Marlins (to whom he'd been traded for Brant Brown). His major league debut (June 30) was impressive-in six innings of work, he gave up six hits, struck out six and only allowed one earned run-a home run by Ron Gant in the first inning, which was also the first hit he ever gave up. He earned no decision in the game. He won his first game on July 27 of that year against the Atlanta Braves-in five innings of work, he walked four, struck out two, and gave up six hits but still managed a win. He completed his first game on September 23 against the Colorado Rockies-albeit a shortened game. He finished his rookie season with a 6–6 record and a 3.23 ERA. Smith received a single vote in National League Rookie of the Year voting, tying him for sixth place with Lance Berkman and Juan Pierre. Described as being "...on top of his game when he moves his pitches around...with his incredible control", Smith "...smokes his fastball past hitters up high and induces pathetic ground balls with his low off-speed stuff." He apparently lost some of that skill in 2001 as went 5–5 with an ERA that jumped to 4.70 while he also gave