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+

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	6 (5)	Apr 17 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	GF	16	3.1	3	1	1	5	0	SS
2	7	Apr 18	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	SS
3	8	Apr 19	BRO	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
4	9	Apr 20	BRO		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
5	10	Apr 21	BRO		PHI	W,14-4	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	SS
6	11	Apr 22	BRO		NYG	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	20 (8)	May 5	BRO		STL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
8	28 (7)	May 14	BRO	@	CIN	W,13-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
9	30 (1)	May 15 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-11	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
10	32 (1)	May 18	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
11	43 (10)	May 31	BRO		PIT	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (5)	Jun 5 (2)	BRO		STL	W,10-6	GF	22	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	PR 3B
13	60 (10)	Jun 17	BRO	@	STL	W,12-1	GF	14	4.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
14	61	Jun 18	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
15	71 (9)	Jun 30	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	GF	12	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	72	Jul 1	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
17	73	Jul 2	BRO		PIT	L,6-7	CG	44	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
18	74	Jul 3 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
19	75	Jul 3 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,3-1	GS	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B SS
20	76	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-2	GS	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B SS
21	77	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B SS
22	78	Jul 5	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
23	79	Jul 6 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
24	80	Jul 6 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
25	81	Jul 7	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
26	82	Jul 8	BRO	@	NYG	W,12-8	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
27	83	Jul 9	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	6	4	0	10	3	2B
28	84	Jul 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	5	4	0	9	2	2B
29	85	Jul 14	BRO		STL	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
30	86	Jul 15	BRO		STL	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
31	87	Jul 16	BRO		CIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
32	88	Jul 17 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
33	89	Jul 17 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	4	7	0	11	3	2B
34	90	Jul 18	BRO		CIN	L,5-9	GS	44	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B 3B
35	91	Jul 20 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
36	92	Jul 20 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
37	93	Jul 21	BRO		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
38	94	Jul 22	BRO		MLN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
39	95	Jul 23	BRO		MLN	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	2B
40	96	Jul 24 (1)	BRO		MLN	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
41	97	Jul 24 (2)	BRO		MLN	L,2-9	CG	47	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
42	98	Jul 26	BRO	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
43	99	Jul 27	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	43	9.1	2	1	0	3	0	2B
44	100	Jul 28	BRO	@	CIN	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
45	101	Jul 29	BRO	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
46	102	Jul 30	BRO	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
47	103	Jul 31	BRO	@	STL	W,11-2	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	104	Aug 1	BRO	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
49	105	Aug 2	BRO	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	5	2	1	8	2	2B
50	106	Aug 3	BRO	@	MLN	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
51	107	Aug 4	BRO	@	MLN	W,11-10	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
52	108	Aug 5	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-10	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
53	109	Aug 7	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
54	110	Aug 8	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
55	111	Aug 9	BRO		NYG	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
56	112	Aug 10	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	CG	30	6.2	1	3	0	4	0	2B
57	113	Aug 14 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
58	114	Aug 14 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
59	115	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
60	116	Aug 17	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	0	4	1	5	1	2B
61	122 (5)	Aug 24	BRO		CHC	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	5	2	1	8	2	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	132 (9)	Sep 2	BRO		PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
63	133	Sep 3	BRO		PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
64	134	Sep 4	BRO		PIT	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
65	135	Sep 5 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
66	136	Sep 5 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
67	137	Sep 7	BRO	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
68	138	Sep 8	BRO	@	MLN	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
69	139	Sep 9 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
70	140	Sep 9 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,16-9	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
71	141	Sep 10	BRO	@	CHC	T,3-3	CG	26	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
72	142	Sep 11 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
73	143	Sep 11 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS	39	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B SS
74	144	Sep 13	BRO	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	1	3	2	6	0	2B
75	145	Sep 14	BRO	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
76	146	Sep 15	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	53	11.2	5	5	0	10	1	2B 3B
77	147	Sep 16	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
78	148	Sep 17	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	GS	39	9.0	4	2	2	8	0	2B SS
79	149	Sep 18	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
80	150	Sep 20 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,6-3	GS	31	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
81	151	Sep 20 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
82	152	Sep 24 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
83	153	Sep 24 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
84	154	Sep 25	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
							91gm		683.2	184	207	12	403	63