Don Zimmer

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: January 17, 1931 in Cincinnati, OH us

Died: June 4, 2014 in Dunedin, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Western Hills HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: July 2, 1954 (Age 23-166d, 11,153rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1965 (Age 34-258d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Donald William Zimmer

Nicknames: Popeye, Zip or The Gerbil

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.7

3283

773

.236

353

RBI

352

OBP

.290

SLG

.372

OPS

.662

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-15 / in Starts: 5-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	23 (12-10-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
D Hoak	0

Most Driven In By
J Gilliam	2
D Hoak	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	1	72 (71)	Jul 2	BRO	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS-9	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.500	2.167	8	1.06	0.089	5.04	0.25%	0.95	SS
2	2	73	Jul 3	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.800	1.300	8	.46	-0.009	2.01	-0.02%	-0.28	SS
3	3	74	Jul 4	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.444	.744	8	1.14	-0.102	5.48	-0.29%	-0.79	SS
4	4	75	Jul 5 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	.231	.333	.385	.718	8	.72	0.006	3.35	0.02%	-0.89	SS
5	5	76	Jul 5 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.294	.557	8	.72	-0.076	3.45	-0.22%	-0.99	SS
6	6	77	Jul 6	BRO		NYG	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	8	.92	-0.054	7.96	-0.28%	-0.29	SS
7	7	78	Jul 7	BRO		NYG	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.292	.561	8	.69	-0.072	5.56	-0.35%	-0.41	SS
8	8	81 (2)	Jul 10	BRO		PHI	W,10-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.269	.292	.561	2						SS
9	9	91 (9)	Jul 20	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.280	.539	9	1.73	-0.044	6.30	-0.10%	-0.24	PH
10	10	100 (8)	Jul 29	BRO		CHC	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.269	.519	5	5.19	-0.130	29.22	-0.44%	-0.59	PH
11	11	102 (1)	Jul 31	BRO		MLN	L,7-15	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.267	.259	.526	2	.26	0.018	1.43	0.06%	0.18	SS
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
12	12	103	Aug 1	BRO		MLN	L,6-14	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.241	.491	2	.03	-0.001	.13	0.00%	-0.86	SS
13	13	116 (12)	Aug 16	BRO		PHI	L,6-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.250	.241	.491	9						PR
14	14	121 (4)	Aug 22 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,2-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.250	.241	.491	9						PR
15	15	124 (2)	Aug 25	BRO	@	CIN	W,13-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.242	.233	.476	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH SS
16	16	129 (4)	Aug 30	BRO	@	MLN	L,5-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.242	.233	.476	8						PR
17	17	130	Aug 31	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.242	.233	.476	8						PR
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
18	18	132 (1)	Sep 2	BRO	@	CHC	W,10-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.242	.233	.476	2						SS
19	19	134 (1)	Sep 4	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-13	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.242	.233	.476	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
20	20	136 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,6-9	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.242	.233	.476	8						PR
21	21	138 (1)	Sep 8	BRO		STL	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.242	.233	.476	9						PR
22	22	143 (4)	Sep 12 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.242	.233	.476	9						PR
23	23	146 (2)	Sep 16	BRO		CIN	L,3-9	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.265	.233	.498	9	.04	0.001	.31	0.01%	0.21	PH
24	24	154 (7)	Sep 26	BRO		PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.270	.242	.513	7	.71	-0.019	.00	0.00%	0.05	SS
							9-15		37	33	3	6	0	1	0	0	3	0	8	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	.182	.270	.242	.513		.83	-0.393	4.24	-1.36%	-4.13

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