Ted Simmons

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: August 9, 1949 in Highland Park, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (10th) of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southfield HS (Southfield, MI).

High School: Southfield HS (Southfield, MI)

Schools: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)

Debut: September 21, 1968 (Age 19-043d, 12,761st in major league history)
vs. LAD 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 39-054d)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2020. (Voted by Modern Baseball Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Himself • Previously: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Ted Lyle Simmons

Nicknames: Simba

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.4

8680

2472

248

.285

1074

RBI

1389

OBP

.348

SLG

.437

OPS

.785

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	STL	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	2	Apr 8 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
3	3	Apr 8 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
4	4	Apr 11	STL		NYM	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
5	5	Apr 12	STL		NYM	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
6	6	Apr 13	STL		CHC	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
7	7	Apr 14	STL		CHC	L,1-4	CG	44	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	C
8	8	Apr 15	STL		CHC	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
9	9	Apr 17	STL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	57	14.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
10	10	Apr 18	STL		PIT	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	11	Apr 21	STL	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
12	12	Apr 22 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
13	13	Apr 22 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	8	2	0	10	0	1B
14	14	Apr 24	STL		LAD	W,2-0	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	15	Apr 25	STL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
16	16	Apr 27	STL		SFG	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	2	12	0	C
17	17	Apr 28	STL		SFG	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
18	18	Apr 29	STL		SFG	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	STL	@	SDP	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
20	20	May 2	STL	@	SDP	W,5-4	GS	28	6.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
21	21	May 3	STL	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS	22	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
22	22	May 4	STL	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	29	6.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
23	23	May 5	STL	@	LAD	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
24	24	May 6	STL	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
25	25	May 8	STL	@	SFG	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
26	26	May 9	STL	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	27	May 10	STL	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
28	28	May 11	STL		MON	W,12-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
29	29	May 12	STL		MON	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
30	30	May 13	STL		MON	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
31	31	May 14	STL		PHI	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
32	32	May 15	STL		PHI	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	33	May 16	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
34	34	May 17	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	C
35	35	May 20 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
36	36	May 20 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
37	37	May 22	STL	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
38	38	May 25	STL		ATL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
39	39	May 26	STL		ATL	W,2-0	CG	30	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
40	40	May 27	STL		ATL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
41	41	May 28	STL		ATL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
42	42	May 29	STL		CIN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	C
43	43	May 30	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
44	44	May 31	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 1	STL		HOU	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
46	46	Jun 2	STL		HOU	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
47	47	Jun 3	STL		HOU	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
48	48	Jun 5	STL		SDP	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
49	49	Jun 6	STL		SDP	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
50	50	Jun 7	STL		SDP	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
51	51	Jun 8	STL	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
52	52	Jun 9	STL	@	ATL	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
53	53	Jun 10 (1)	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
54	54	Jun 10 (2)	STL	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
55	55	Jun 11	STL	@	CIN	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
56	56	Jun 12	STL	@	CIN	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	C
57	57	Jun 13	STL	@	CIN	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
58	58	Jun 15	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	6	2	1	9	0	C
59	59	Jun 16	STL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
60	60	Jun 17	STL	@	HOU	L,3-7	CG	45	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
61	61	Jun 18	STL		MON	W,1-0	CG	18	5.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
62	62	Jun 19	STL		MON	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
63	63	Jun 20	STL		MON	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
64	64	Jun 21	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
65	65	Jun 22	STL		CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
66	66	Jun 23	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
67	67	Jun 24	STL		CHC	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
68	68	Jun 25	STL	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
69	69	Jun 26 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
70	70	Jun 26 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
71	71	Jun 27	STL	@	PIT	W,15-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
72	72	Jun 28	STL	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
73	73	Jun 29	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
74	74	Jun 30	STL		PHI	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	75	Jul 1	STL		PHI	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	C
76	76	Jul 2	STL		PHI	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
77	77	Jul 3 (1)	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
78	78	Jul 3 (2)	STL		PIT	W,7-6	GS	26	7.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
79	79	Jul 4	STL		PIT	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
80	80	Jul 5	STL		PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
81	81	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
82	82	Jul 7	STL	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
83	83	Jul 8	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
84	84	Jul 10	STL	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
85	85	Jul 11	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
86	86	Jul 12	STL	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
87	87	Jul 13	STL	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
88	88	Jul 14	STL	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
89	89	Jul 15	STL	@	SDP	W,5-4	CG	61	15.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
90	90	Jul 16	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
91	91	Jul 17	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
92	93 (1)	Jul 19	STL		LAD	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
93	94	Jul 20	STL		LAD	L,3-4	CG	63	15.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
94	95	Jul 21	STL		LAD	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
95	96	Jul 22	STL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
96	97	Jul 26 (1)	STL		NYM	W,13-1	GS	23	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
97	98	Jul 26 (2)	STL		NYM	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
98	99	Jul 27	STL		NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
99	100	Jul 28	STL	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
100	101	Jul 29 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
101	102	Jul 29 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
102	103	Jul 30	STL	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
103	104	Jul 31	STL	@	MON	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	105	Aug 1 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
105	106	Aug 1 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
106	107	Aug 2	STL	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
107	108	Aug 3	STL	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
108	109	Aug 4	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
109	110	Aug 5 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
110	111	Aug 5 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
111	112	Aug 6	STL	@	NYM	L,3-10	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
112	113	Aug 7	STL	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
113	114	Aug 8	STL		ATL	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
114	115	Aug 9	STL		ATL	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
115	116	Aug 10	STL		CIN	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
116	117	Aug 11	STL		CIN	L,5-7	CG	44	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
117	118	Aug 12	STL		CIN	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
118	119	Aug 13	STL		HOU	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
119	120	Aug 14	STL		HOU	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
120	121	Aug 15	STL		HOU	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
121	122	Aug 17	STL		SDP	L,2-4	CG	53	13.0	14	0	1	15	1	C
122	123	Aug 18	STL		SDP	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
123	124	Aug 19	STL		SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	C
124	125	Aug 21	STL	@	ATL	L,7-11	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
125	126	Aug 22	STL	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
126	127	Aug 24	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
127	128	Aug 25	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
128	129	Aug 26	STL	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
129	130	Aug 27	STL	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	58	14.0	11	2	0	13	0	C
130	131	Aug 28	STL	@	HOU	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
131	132	Aug 29	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
132	133	Aug 30	STL		NYM	W,1-0	CG	41	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
133	134	Aug 31	STL		NYM	L,4-6	CG	42	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	135	Sep 1	STL		NYM	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
135	136	Sep 2	STL		NYM	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
136	137	Sep 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	51	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
137	138	Sep 3 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
138	139	Sep 4	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
139	140	Sep 5	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
140	141	Sep 7	STL	@	CHC	L,2-8	GS	36	7.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
141	142	Sep 8	STL	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
142	143	Sep 9	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
143	144	Sep 11	STL		MON	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
144	145	Sep 12	STL		MON	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
145	146	Sep 14	STL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
146	147	Sep 15	STL		PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
147	148	Sep 16	STL		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
148	149	Sep 17 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	C
149	150	Sep 17 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	49	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
150	151	Sep 18	STL	@	MON	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	C
151	152	Sep 19	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
152	153	Sep 20	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	43	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
153	154	Sep 21	STL	@	PHI	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
154	155	Sep 22	STL	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
155	156	Sep 23	STL	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
156	157	Sep 25	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
157	158	Sep 26	STL		CHC	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
158	159	Sep 27	STL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	27	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
159	160	Sep 28	STL		PHI	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
160	161	Sep 29	STL		PHI	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
161	162	Sep 30	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
							161gm		1424.1	932	78	14	1024	14