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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.7

3283

773

.236

353

RBI

352

OBP

.290

SLG

.372

OPS

.662

OPS+

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-8 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	17 (10-3-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
R Campanella	1
S AmorÃ³s	1

Most Driven In By
R Walker	1
R Campanella	1
P Reese	1
R Nelson	1
G Hodges	0

1956 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1956 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	113	2 (1)	Apr 19	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
2	114	5 (2)	Apr 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-1	6-GF(6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						SS
3	115	8 (2)	Apr 27	BRO		PIT	W,7-2	1-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	2	.48	-0.030	1.57	-0.06%	-0.35	PR SS
4	116	9	Apr 28	BRO		PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.83	-0.078	2.93	-0.17%	-1.14	SS
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
5	117	25 (15)	May 19	BRO		CIN	L,5-10	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
6	118	28 (2)	May 22	BRO		MLN	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	6						3B
7	119	33 (4)	May 29	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.28	SS
8	120	35 (1)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-12	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	2	.01	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.10	SS
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
9	121	36	Jun 1	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-4	13-GF(15)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.273	.273	.545	4	4.35	-0.331	11.52	-0.53%	-1.43	PR 3B
10	122	38 (1)	Jun 2 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	4						3B
11	123	45 (6)	Jun 9	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	8						2B
12	124	49 (3)	Jun 15	BRO		MLN	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	7						PR
13	125	52 (2)	Jun 17 (2)	BRO		MLN	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	7						PR
14	126	55 (2)	Jun 21	BRO		STL	W,9-8	2-GF	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.438	.813	2	2.27	0.506	10.93	1.46%	1.96	SS
15	127	56	Jun 22	BRO		CIN	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.316	.316	.368	.684	8	.72	-0.076	3.69	-0.23%	-1.21	SS
16	128	57	Jun 23	BRO		CIN	W,7-6	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.350	.683	8	.64	0.006	3.05	0.02%	-0.03	SS
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
17	129	147 (89)	Sep 22	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.333	.350	.683	8						PR
							9-8		21	20	4	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.300	.333	.350	.683		1.29	-0.004	5.06	0.49%	-2.58

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Zimmer Pages

Don Zimmer Overview

Minor, Winter & Japanese Lg Stats

Manager Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Don Zimmer Pages at Baseball Reference