One of the co-executive producers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was Jane Espenson.
George Cornelius Smith -LRB- July 7 , 1937 -- June 15 , 1987 -RRB- was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1963 through 1966 for the Detroit Tigers -LRB- 1963 -- 1965 -RRB- and Boston Red Sox -LRB- 1966 -RRB- .. Detroit Tigers. Detroit Tigers. Boston Red Sox. Boston Red Sox. second baseman. second baseman. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. Listed at , 170 lb. , Smith batted and threw right-handed .. right-handed. right-handed. A native of St. Petersburg , Florida , he attended Michigan State University .. Michigan State University. Michigan State University. In a four-season career , Smith was a .205 hitter -LRB- 130-for-634 -RRB- with nine home runs and 57 RBI in 217 games , including 64 runs , 27 doubles , six triples and nine stolen bases .. home runs. home runs. RBI. run batted in. runs. run ( baseball ). doubles. double ( baseball ). triples. triple ( baseball ). In between , Smith played in the Negro leagues for the Indianapolis Clowns -LRB- 1952 -RRB- and the Chicago American Giants -LRB- 1956 -- 1957 -RRB- .. Negro leagues. Negro league baseball. Indianapolis Clowns. Indianapolis Clowns. Chicago American Giants. Chicago American Giants. He also played winter ball with the Navegantes del Magallanes club of the Venezuelan League in the 1966-67 season .. Navegantes del Magallanes. Navegantes del Magallanes. Venezuelan League. Venezuelan Winter League. Smith died in 1987 in his hometown of St. Petersburg , Florida , at the age of 49 .