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

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

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	29 (28)	May 15 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	38 (8)	May 28	KCA		CLE	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	40 (1)	May 30 (1)	KCA	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	41	May 30 (2)	KCA	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	44 (2)	Jun 2	KCA		NYY	L,6-12	CG	51	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	45	Jun 3	KCA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
7	46	Jun 4	KCA		BOS	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	47	Jun 5 (1)	KCA		BOS	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	48	Jun 5 (2)	KCA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
10	49	Jun 7 (1)	KCA		WSH	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	51 (1)	Jun 8	KCA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	52	Jun 9	KCA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	53	Jun 10	KCA		BAL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	54	Jun 11	KCA		BAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	55	Jun 12 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	2	7	0	CF
16	56	Jun 12 (2)	KCA		BAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	57	Jun 14	KCA	@	BOS	L,4-12	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
18	59 (1)	Jun 16	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	60	Jun 17	KCA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	61	Jun 18	KCA	@	WSH	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	64 (2)	Jun 23	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	65	Jun 24	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	66	Jun 25	KCA	@	BAL	T,3-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	67	Jun 26 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	68	Jun 26 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	69	Jun 28	KCA	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	70	Jun 29	KCA	@	CLE	W,12-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	71	Jul 1 (1)	KCA		DET	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	72	Jul 1 (2)	KCA		DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	73	Jul 2	KCA		DET	W,11-10	CG	53	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	74	Jul 3	KCA		DET	W,9-8	CG	63	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
32	75	Jul 4 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	76	Jul 4 (2)	KCA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	77	Jul 5	KCA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	78	Jul 6	KCA		CLE	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	79	Jul 7	KCA		CLE	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	80	Jul 8	KCA	@	DET	L,8-11	CG	49	10.1	8	0	0	8	0	CF
38	81	Jul 9	KCA	@	DET	W,2-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	82	Jul 10 (1)	KCA	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	83	Jul 10 (2)	KCA	@	DET	L,1-10	GS	26	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	84	Jul 14 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,7-10	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	85	Jul 14 (2)	KCA		BAL	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	86	Jul 15	KCA		BAL	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
44	87	Jul 16	KCA		WSH	L,7-8	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
45	90 (2)	Jul 19	KCA		BOS	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	91	Jul 20	KCA		BOS	L,0-6	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
47	92	Jul 21	KCA		BOS	L,3-4	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
48	93	Jul 22	KCA		NYY	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	94	Jul 23	KCA		NYY	W,8-7	CG	48	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
50	96 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	KCA		NYY	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	97	Jul 26 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-9	GS	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
52	98	Jul 26 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	99	Jul 27 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-4	GF	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
54	100	Jul 27 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,4-1	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
55	101	Jul 29	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
56	102	Jul 30	KCA	@	NYY	W,12-2	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	CF
57	103	Jul 31 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	104	Jul 31 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	W,7-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	106 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	108 (1)	Aug 4	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	1B
61	109	Aug 5	KCA	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
62	110	Aug 6	KCA	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
63	111	Aug 7	KCA	@	BOS	L,12-16	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	113 (1)	Aug 10	KCA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	114	Aug 11	KCA		CHW	L,1-14	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	115	Aug 12 (1)	KCA		CLE	L,1-17	CG	51	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	116	Aug 12 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	118 (1)	Aug 14	KCA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	119	Aug 16	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	50	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	120	Aug 18 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	121	Aug 18 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
72	122	Aug 19	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	45	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	123	Aug 20	KCA	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	124	Aug 21	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	125	Aug 23	KCA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	126	Aug 24	KCA		WSH	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
77	127	Aug 25	KCA		BAL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
78	128	Aug 26	KCA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	129	Aug 28	KCA		BOS	L,2-14	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	130	Aug 30	KCA		NYY	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	131	Aug 31	KCA		NYY	L,6-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	132	Sep 2	KCA		DET	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	133	Sep 3	KCA		DET	L,6-11	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	134	Sep 4	KCA		DET	L,1-17	CG	56	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	135	Sep 5 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
86	136	Sep 5 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	137	Sep 7	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	138	Sep 8	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-13	GS	25	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	139	Sep 9 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	140	Sep 9 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	141	Sep 10	KCA	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	142	Sep 11 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	144 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	51	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	145	Sep 13 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	146	Sep 14	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
96	147	Sep 16	KCA		CHW	W,13-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	148	Sep 17	KCA		CHW	L,8-12	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
98	149	Sep 18	KCA		CHW	W,8-1	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	150	Sep 19	KCA	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
100	151	Sep 20	KCA	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
101	152	Sep 21	KCA	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	153	Sep 23	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	154	Sep 24	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							108gm		868.2	272	7	6	285	4