Claire Smith

About Claire Smith

Journalist who was the first female beat writer in Major League Baseball. She covered the New York Yankees from 1983-1987 with the Hartford Courant, and later was a columnist for The New York Times from 1991-1998.

Claire Smith before fame

She earned her first journalism position with the Bucks County Courier Times after attending Penn State University and later Temple University.

Achievement of Claire Smith

She was the 2017 recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, an annual award by the Baseball Writer's Association of America. She was the first African-American woman and the fourth African-American woman to win this honor.

Claire Smith family life

Bernice, her mother, was a scientist who worked for GE, and she attributes her mother with instilling her passion of baseball in her. Her father, William, was a sculptor and illustrator.

Associations of Claire Smith

The San Diego Padres kicked her out of the Wrigley Field visitors clubhouse in 1984 while she was working. Outside the clubhouse, San Diego first baseman Steve Garvey finished his interview with her. The next day, the Baseball Commissioner issued a new regulation providing all major league locker rooms equal access.

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