Harry Simpson

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: December 3, 1925 in Atlanta, GA us

Died: April 3, 1979 in Akron, OH

Buried: West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, GA

Debut: 1946 (10,008th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: April 21, 1951 (Age 25-139d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1959 (Age 33-298d)
vs. CIN 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1951 season)

Full Name: Harry Leon Simpson

Nicknames: Suitcase or Goody

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

3239

870

.269

414

RBI

434

OBP

.334

SLG

.404

OPS

.738

OPS+

102

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-30 / in Starts: 10-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	1 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 112 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	81 (45-22-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 112 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	69 (36-21-11)

Most Driven In
A Smith	3
Self	3
S Lollar	2
E Torgeson	2
H LÃ³pez	1
B Phillips	1
S Esposito	1
J Landis	1

Most Driven In By
Self	3
B Phillips	1
L Aparicio	1
S Lollar	1
D Stuart	1
D Hoak	1
B Skinner	0

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	958	2 (1)	Apr 11	KCA		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	3.46	-0.088	8.04	-0.12%	-0.24	PH
2	959	7 (4)	Apr 18	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
3	960	10 (2)	Apr 22	KCA		CHW	L,6-20	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
4	961	15 (4)	Apr 29	KCA		WSH	W,7-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	6	.54	-0.006	1.22	-0.01%	-0.13	1B
5	962	16	Apr 30	KCA		BAL	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.667	.952	9	2.26	0.363	6.34	0.61%	1.00	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	963	17	May 1	KCA		BAL	W,6-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.273	.556	.828	6	2.24	0.122	6.55	0.22%	0.56	1B
7	964	18	May 2	KCA		BAL	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.286	.455	.740	6	.84	0.012	2.57	0.02%	0.05	1B
8	965	19	May 3	KCA		BOS	W,7-3	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.389	.500	.889	6	.44	0.035	1.14	0.06%	0.47	1B
				Player went from Kansas City Athletics to Chicago White Sox
9	966	20	May 5	CHW		WSH	L,3-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.368	.467	.835	9	2.39	-0.054	7.46	-0.10%	-0.47	PH
10	967	21	May 6	CHW		WSH	L,4-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.333	.368	.702	3	1.18	0.044	3.28	0.07%	0.48	RF
11	968	22	May 8	CHW		CLE	L,1-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.320	.350	.670	9	1.37	-0.034	3.86	-0.06%	-0.23	PH
12	969	24 (1)	May 10 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.190	.308	.333	.641	6	4.63	0.125	12.63	0.21%	0.38	PH
13	970	30 (5)	May 16	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.296	.318	.614	1	4.41	-0.110	16.13	-0.24%	-0.42	PH
14	971	35 (4)	May 20	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.321	.348	.669	8	2.34	0.102	10.97	0.29%	1.34	PH
15	972	42 (6)	May 30 (1)	CHW		DET	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.310	.333	.644	9	1.52	-0.038	6.56	-0.10%	-0.23	PH
16	973	43	May 30 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.333	.440	.773	9	.68	0.060	2.56	0.14%	0.67	PH
17	974	44	May 31	CHW		KCA	L,1-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.323	.423	.746	9	.02	-0.001	.09	0.00%	-0.16	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	975	46 (1)	Jun 2	CHW		BAL	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.313	.407	.720	9	4.88	-0.136	19.80	-0.33%	-0.35	PH
19	976	48 (1)	Jun 4	CHW		BAL	W,6-5	7-GF(17)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.297	.375	.672	9	3.05	-0.056	13.05	-0.14%	-0.43	PH RF
20	977	49	Jun 5	CHW		BOS	W,5-2	8-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.316	.424	.740	9	2.44	0.111	10.22	0.28%	1.79	PH
21	978	50	Jun 6	CHW		BOS	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.308	.412	.719	7	6.03	-0.295	26.75	-0.79%	-1.55	PH
22	979	52 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.300	.400	.700	9	.86	-0.021	3.82	-0.06%	-0.29	PH
23	980	53	Jun 9	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.293	.389	.682	9	2.27	-0.108	9.17	-0.26%	-0.66	PH
24	981	60 (6)	Jun 17	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-7	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.286	.378	.664	9	1.16	-0.030	4.96	-0.08%	-0.42	PH
25	982	62 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.279	.368	.647	9	.03	-0.001	.12	0.00%	-0.16	PH
26	983	63	Jun 20 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.277	.381	.658	4	.37	0.050	1.34	0.11%	-0.21	RF
27	984	64	Jun 21	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.294	.478	.772	7	.55	0.157	1.90	0.32%	1.48	RF
28	985	65	Jun 23	CHW		WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.309	.490	.799	4	1.14	0.022	3.99	0.05%	0.27	RF
29	986	66	Jun 24	CHW		WSH	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.305	.472	.777	4	.54	0.027	2.06	0.06%	0.23	RF
30	987	67	Jun 25	CHW		WSH	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.290	.446	.737	4	1.32	-0.148	4.83	-0.33%	-1.25	RF
31	988	68	Jun 26	CHW		NYY	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.288	.450	.738	4	.70	-0.044	3.21	-0.12%	-0.59	RF
32	989	69	Jun 27	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.500	.800	5	2.82	0.580	10.89	1.35%	3.21	RF
33	990	71 (1)	Jun 28 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.284	.471	.754	4	.60	-0.080	2.89	-0.23%	-1.24	RF
34	991	72	Jun 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.269	.444	.714	4	1.11	-0.119	6.71	-0.43%	-1.06	RF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	992	77 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.266	.438	.704	9	.79	0.001	3.76	0.00%	0.13	PH
36	993	80 (2)	Jul 10	CHW		CLE	L,4-8	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.275	.438	.713	9	2.41	0.053	18.24	0.24%	0.20	PH
37	994	90 (9)	Jul 19 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.272	.432	.704	9	1.49	-0.007	9.58	-0.03%	0.16	PH
38	995	94 (3)	Jul 25	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	17-GF(17)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.280	.440	.720	7	5.71	0.168	35.51	0.63%	1.00	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	996	101 (6)	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.289	.440	.729	9	2.47	0.098	15.08	0.36%	0.38	PH
40	997	102	Aug 2 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.286	.434	.720	9	1.23	-0.031	7.51	-0.12%	-0.10	PH
41	998	109 (6)	Aug 9 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.284	.425	.709	7	.80	-0.058	4.91	-0.21%	-0.49	1B
42	999	111 (1)	Aug 11	CHW	@	DET	L,1-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.281	.420	.701	1	.17	-0.004	.99	-0.02%	-0.45	PH
43	1000	112	Aug 12	CHW	@	DET	W,11-6	GS-8	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.266	.395	.661	6	.37	-0.038	2.23	-0.14%	-0.90	RF
44	1001	116 (3)	Aug 16	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.263	.391	.654	9	1.66	-0.043	8.78	-0.14%	-0.44	PH
45	1002	118 (1)	Aug 19	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.260	.386	.647	9	1.15	-0.028	5.35	-0.08%	-0.16	PH
46	1003	119	Aug 20	CHW		BAL	L,6-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.258	.382	.640	9	2.37	-0.054	12.73	-0.17%	-0.35	PH
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates
47	1004	129	Aug 26	PIT		SFG	W,5-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.255	.378	.633	9	.47	-0.013	.22	0.00%	-0.36	PH
48	1005	131 (1)	Aug 29	PIT		PHI	W,11-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.255	.378	.633	3						RF
49	1006	132	Aug 30 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.253	.374	.626	9	4.31	-0.070	3.78	-0.04%	-0.41	PH
50	1007	133	Aug 30 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,7-6	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.250	.370	.620	9	1.00	-0.026	1.40	-0.02%	-0.43	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	1008	135 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.248	.366	.613	5	2.88	-0.074	6.10	-0.09%	-0.24	PH
52	1009	137 (1)	Sep 5	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	5-5	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.255	.383	.638	9	2.09	0.241	1.91	0.13%	1.89	PH
53	1010	139 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.252	.379	.631	9	1.15	-0.027	1.11	-0.02%	-0.27	PH
54	1011	140	Sep 7 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.202	.252	.384	.636	3	.71	0.025	.51	0.01%	0.20	RF
55	1012	155 (14)	Sep 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,7-9	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.259	.385	.644	2	1.24	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.30	LF
							25-30		112	104	9	22	7	1	3	17	6	0	20	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	.212	.259	.385	.644		1.40	0.554	5.21	0.68%	0.63

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