Eugene F. Smith (April 23, 1916 – May 25, 2011) was an American pitcher who played for several Negro league baseball teams between 1938 and 1951.

Smith was known as a hard-throwing pitcher during a solid career that saw him play for nine different Negro league clubs.

In addition, he pitched for teams in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Minor League Baseball, taking a three-year break to serve in the US Army during World War II (1943–1945).

Following military discharge, he played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1946), Homestead Grays (1946–1947), Cleveland Buckeyes (1946–1950) and Chicago American Giants (1951).

[6] Smith was a long resident of Richmond Heights, Missouri, where he died at the age of 95, following a congestive heart failure.