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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	STL	@	PIT	W,12-6	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
2	2	Apr 9	STL	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	3	Apr 10	STL	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
4	4	Apr 12	STL	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
5	5	Apr 13	STL	@	NYM	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	6	Apr 14	STL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	7	Apr 15	STL		PIT	L,0-7	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	8	Apr 16	STL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	C
9	9	Apr 17	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
10	10	Apr 18	STL		NYM	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
11	11	Apr 19	STL		NYM	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
12	12	Apr 20	STL		NYM	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	13	Apr 22	STL	@	PHI	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
14	14	Apr 23	STL	@	PHI	L,1-11	GS	29	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
15	15	Apr 24	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
16	16	Apr 26	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	17	Apr 27	STL	@	CHC	W,21-3	GS	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
18	18	Apr 29	STL		ATL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
19	19	Apr 30	STL		ATL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	STL		ATL	W,8-0	GS	23	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	21	May 2	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	C
22	22	May 4	STL	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
23	23	May 6	STL		HOU	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
24	24	May 7	STL		HOU	L,1-3	GS	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	26 (1)	May 9	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
26	27	May 10	STL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
27	28	May 11	STL		CIN	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
28	29	May 12	STL		CIN	W,10-1	GS	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
29	30	May 13	STL	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
30	31	May 14	STL	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
31	33 (1)	May 17	STL	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
32	34	May 18	STL	@	HOU	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
33	35	May 20	STL		SFG	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	37 (1)	May 22	STL		SFG	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
35	38	May 23	STL		SFG	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
36	39	May 24	STL		PHI	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	40	May 25	STL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
38	41	May 26	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
39	44 (2)	May 29	STL		MON	L,4-14	GS	37	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
40	45	May 30	STL		CHC	W,14-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
41	46	May 31	STL		CHC	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	47	Jun 1	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	54	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
43	48	Jun 3	STL	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	49	Jun 4	STL	@	MON	L,7-8	CG	57	12.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
45	50	Jun 5	STL	@	MON	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
46	51	Jun 6	STL		SDP	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
47	52	Jun 7	STL		SDP	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
48	53	Jun 8	STL		SDP	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
49	54	Jun 9	STL		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
50	55	Jun 10	STL		LAD	W,8-7	CG	50	12.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
51	56	Jun 11	STL		LAD	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
52	57	Jun 12	STL		LAD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
53	59 (1)	Jun 15	STL	@	SFG	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
54	60	Jun 16	STL	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
55	61	Jun 17	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
56	62	Jun 18	STL	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
57	63	Jun 19	STL	@	SDP	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
58	65 (1)	Jun 21	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	4	3	0	7	0	C
59	66	Jun 22	STL	@	LAD	L,1-12	CG	49	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
60	67	Jun 24	STL		PHI	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
61	68	Jun 25	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
62	69	Jun 26	STL		PHI	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
63	70	Jun 27	STL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
64	71	Jun 28 (1)	STL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
65	74 (2)	Jun 30	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	75	Jul 1	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
67	76	Jul 2	STL		CHC	W,10-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
68	77	Jul 3	STL		CHC	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
69	78	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
70	80 (1)	Jul 5	STL	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
71	81	Jul 6	STL	@	PIT	L,8-11	CG	42	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
72	82	Jul 7	STL	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
73	83	Jul 8	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
74	84	Jul 9	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
75	85	Jul 10 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
76	87 (1)	Jul 12	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	7	2	0	9	0	C
77	88	Jul 13	STL	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
78	89	Jul 14	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	50	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
79	90	Jul 15	STL	@	MON	L,6-7	CG	62	13.2	9	1	0	10	0	C
80	91	Jul 16	STL	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
81	93 (1)	Jul 21	STL		HOU	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
82	94	Jul 22	STL		HOU	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
83	95	Jul 23	STL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
84	96	Jul 24	STL		CIN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
85	97	Jul 25	STL		CIN	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
86	98	Jul 26	STL		ATL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
87	99	Jul 27	STL		ATL	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	4	2	1	7	0	C
88	101 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
89	102	Jul 29 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
90	103	Jul 30	STL	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
91	104	Jul 31	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS	36	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	105	Aug 1	STL	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
93	106	Aug 2	STL	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
94	107	Aug 3	STL	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
95	108	Aug 5	STL	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
96	109	Aug 6 (1)	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
97	110	Aug 6 (2)	STL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
98	111	Aug 7	STL	@	HOU	W,5-2	GF	13	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
99	112	Aug 8	STL	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
100	113	Aug 9	STL	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
101	114	Aug 10	STL	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
102	115	Aug 12	STL		MON	W,2-1	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
103	116	Aug 13	STL		MON	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
104	117	Aug 14	STL		MON	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
105	118	Aug 15	STL		NYM	L,4-7	GS	31	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
106	119	Aug 16	STL		NYM	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
107	120	Aug 17	STL		NYM	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
108	121	Aug 19	STL		SDP	W,12-4	GS	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
109	122	Aug 20	STL		SDP	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
110	123	Aug 21	STL		SDP	L,0-7	GS	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
111	124	Aug 22	STL		LAD	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
112	125	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
113	126	Aug 24	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
114	127	Aug 25	STL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
115	128	Aug 26	STL	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
116	129	Aug 27	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
117	131 (1)	Aug 29	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
118	132	Aug 30	STL	@	SDP	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
119	133	Aug 31	STL	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	134	Sep 2	STL	@	SFG	W,6-4	GS	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
121	135	Sep 3	STL	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	62	13.2	12	1	0	13	0	C
122	136	Sep 4	STL	@	SFG	W,8-2	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
123	137	Sep 5	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
124	138	Sep 6	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
125	139	Sep 7	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
126	140	Sep 8	STL	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
127	141	Sep 9	STL	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
128	142	Sep 10	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
129	144 (1)	Sep 12	STL		CHC	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
130	145	Sep 13	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
131	146	Sep 15 (1)	STL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
132	147	Sep 15 (2)	STL		PIT	W,10-7	GF	11	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
133	148	Sep 16	STL		PHI	L,6-12	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
134	150 (1)	Sep 18	STL		PHI	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
135	152 (1)	Sep 21 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
136	153	Sep 22	STL	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
137	154	Sep 23	STL	@	NYM	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	6	2	1	9	0	C
138	155	Sep 26	STL		MON	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
139	156	Sep 27	STL		MON	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
140	157	Sep 28	STL		MON	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
141	158	Sep 30 (1)	STL		NYM	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
142	159	Sep 30 (2)	STL		NYM	L,3-6	GF	21	5.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
143	160	Oct 1 (1)	STL		NYM	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
144	162 (1)	Oct 2	STL		NYM	L,4-6	GS	21	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	C
							144gm		1231.2	683	75	10	768	5