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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 13	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-6	GS	28	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
2	17 (8)	Apr 26	MIL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
3	19 (1)	Apr 28	MIL	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
4	20	Apr 29	MIL	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	54	12.2	9	1	0	10	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21	May 1	MIL		KCR	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
6	22	May 3	MIL		KCR	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
7	23	May 4	MIL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
8	24	May 5	MIL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	44	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
9	25	May 6	MIL		NYY	L,4-8	CG	51	10.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
10	26	May 7	MIL	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
11	27	May 8 susp	MIL	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	104	24.1	27	1	0	28	1	1B
12	29 (1)	May 11	MIL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
13	30	May 12	MIL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
14	31	May 13	MIL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	43	9.0	10	4	0	14	1	1B
15	32	May 15	MIL		TEX	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	65 (32)	Jun 20	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
17	71 (5)	Jun 25 (2)	MIL		TOR	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
18	75 (3)	Jun 29	MIL		CAL	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
19	76	Jun 30	MIL		CAL	L,0-2	CG	42	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	77	Jul 1	MIL		CAL	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
21	78	Jul 2 (1)	MIL		SEA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
22	79	Jul 2 (2)	MIL		SEA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
23	80	Jul 3	MIL		SEA	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	2	3	0	3B
24	81	Jul 4	MIL		SEA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
25	82	Jul 5	MIL		OAK	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
26	83	Jul 6 (1)	MIL		OAK	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
27	84	Jul 6 (2)	MIL		OAK	L,0-11	CG	42	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
28	85	Jul 7	MIL		OAK	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
29	86	Jul 8	MIL		OAK	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
30	88 (1)	Jul 13	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
31	89	Jul 14	MIL	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
32	90	Jul 15	MIL	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.1	8	2	1	11	0	1B
33	91	Jul 16	MIL	@	SEA	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
34	92	Jul 17	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	15	0	1	16	1	1B
35	93	Jul 18	MIL	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
36	94	Jul 19	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
37	95	Jul 20	MIL	@	OAK	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
38	96	Jul 21	MIL	@	OAK	W,7-4	GS	39	7.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
39	98 (1)	Jul 23	MIL		NYY	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
40	102 (3)	Jul 27 (2)	MIL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
41	103	Jul 28	MIL		KCR	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
42	104	Jul 29	MIL		KCR	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
43	105	Jul 30	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
44	106	Jul 31	MIL	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	107	Aug 1	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
46	108	Aug 2	MIL	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
47	109	Aug 3	MIL		CHW	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
48	110	Aug 4	MIL		CHW	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
49	111	Aug 5	MIL		CHW	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
50	112	Aug 6	MIL		CHW	L,3-5	GS	18	4.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	161 (48)	Sep 30	MIL		TOR	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
							51gm		457.1	352	52	8	412	37