Recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in 1993
- This award recognized Smith's talent as a sports writer
- This new publicity of Wendell led to the creation of the Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award
- The award also recognized a defining moment in baseball history: the integration of the MLB
The J.G. Taylor Spink Award is an annual award given to a baseball writer or writer(s) “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing.”
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2. Ottalini, David. "Povich Center Announces Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award." Merrill.umd.edu. U of Maryland, n.d. Web. 10 June 2014. <http://www.merrill.umd.edu/deadline/index.php/2013/07/30/
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3. Mayo, Jonathan. "Inktegration: Writers Lacy, Smith Played Big Role in Baseball Integration." MLB.com. MLB, n.d. Web. 5 June 2014.
2. Ottalini, David. "Povich Center Announces Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award." Merrill.umd.edu. U of Maryland, n.d. Web. 10 June 2014. <http://www.merrill.umd.edu/deadline/index.php/2013/07/30/
povich-center-announces-sam-lacy-wendell-smith-award/>.
3. Mayo, Jonathan. "Inktegration: Writers Lacy, Smith Played Big Role in Baseball Integration." MLB.com. MLB, n.d. Web. 5 June 2014.