And Billy Smith has never been one to disappoint. ... Relationship with Smith: Teammates on the Los Angeles Kings in 1971-72, then teammates on the Islanders from 1980 to ’85.

Billy Smith, a pitcher for the Houston Astros team that won a second-half title in the strike-shortened 1981 season, died April 5. He was 70. Smith's major league career consisted of 11 games ...