Gene Smith was a pitcher who played for several Negro league baseball teams between 1938 and 1951. He was known as a hard-throwing pitcher during a career that saw him play for nine different Negro league clubs. In 1938, Smith threw two no-hitters in one day and also started Games 3 and 6 of the 1947 Negro World Series against the New York Cubans. Gene Smith has hand signed this New York Black Yankees Negro League Vintage B&W 8x10 Photo. Bold Blue Full Signature.Item includes a numbered tamper-evident authentication hologram and Certificate of Authenticity with online verification. Image of actual item in stock - as shown