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Don Zimmer

Donald William Zimmer (Popeye, Zip or The Gerbil)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 17, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio, US
High School: Western Hills HS (Cincinnati, OH)

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1949	18	Cambridge	ESHL	D	BRO	71		304		69	14	3	4						.227		.332		101
1950	19	Hornell	PONY	D	BRO	123		518		163	34	5	23						.315		.533		276
1951	20	Elmira	EL	A	BRO	137		546		149	28	2	9						.273		.381		208
1952	21	Mobile	SOUA	AA	BRO	153		613		190	32	7	17						.310		.468		287
1953	22	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	81	343	320	57	96	14	4	23	63	12		21	50	.300	.347	.584	.931	187	11	2	0
1954	23	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	73	301	268	54	78	9	6	17	53	14		28	44	.291	.361	.560	.921	150	7	2	2	1

1966	35	Toei	JPPL	Fgn
1967	36	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CIN	41	91	82	4	16	5	0	1	7	1	0	9	19	.195	.275	.293	.567	24		0	0	0
1967	36	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CIN	25	51	49	2	10	3	0	0	5	0	0	2	11	.204	.235	.265	.501	13
1967	36	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CIN	16	40	33	2	6	2	0	1	2	1	0	7	8	.182	.325	.333	.658	11		0	0	0
8 Seasons						679	2716	2651	115	761	136	27	94	123	27	0	58	113	.287	.303	.465	.768	1233	18	4	2	1
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		170	684	621	113	180	25	10	41	118	27	0	56	102	.290	.352	.560	.912	348	18	4	2	1
AA (2 seasons)				AA		178	664	662	2	200	35	7	17	5	0	0	2	11	.302	.304	.453	.757	300
D (2 seasons)				D		194	822	822		232	48	8	27						.282	.282	.459	.741	377
A (1 season)				A		137	546	546		149	28	2	9						.273	.273	.381	.654	208
Fgn (1 season)				Fgn

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1967	36	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CIN	0	0		4.67	12	0					27.0	33	15	14	2	7		8					1.481	11.0	0.7	2.3	2.7	1.14
1 Season						0	0		4.67	12	0					27.0	33	15	14	2	7		8					1.481	11.0	0.7	2.3	2.7	1.14

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB
1953	22	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	SS	81	450	165	264	21	44	.953	5.30
1954	23	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	SS	73	368	152	200	16	43	.957	4.82

1967	36	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CIN	3B	20	36	11	18	7	2	.806	1.45
1967	36	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CIN	3B	11	25	10	11	4	1	.840	1.91
1967	36	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CIN	1B	2	6	4	0	2	0	.667	2.00
1967	36	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CIN	C	1	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	5.00	0
1967	36	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CIN	OF	2	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	2.50
1967	36	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CIN	3B	9	11	1	7	3	1	.727	0.89
3 Seasons							179	870	340	484	46	89	.947	4.60	0
SS (2 seasons)						SS	154	818	317	464	37	87	.955	5.07
3B (1 season)						3B	20	36	11	18	7	2	.806	1.45
1B (1 season)						1B	2	6	4	0	2	0	.667	2.00
OF (1 season)						OF	2	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	2.50
C (1 season)						C	1	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	5.00	0

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1967	36	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CIN	1 of 2	139	63	76	.453
1967	36	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CIN	1 of 2	138	47	91	.341
1968	37	Indianapolis	PCL	AAA	CIN	1 of 1	144	66	78	.458
1969	38	Key West	FLOR	A	CHC	1 of 1	130	67	63	.515
1970	39	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SDP	1 of 1	143	44	99	.308

1972	41	San Diego	NL	MLB	SDP	1 of 2	153	58	95	.379
1973	42	San Diego	NL	MLB	SDP	1 of 1	162	60	102	.370

1976	45	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 2	162	83	79	.512
1977	46	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 1	161	97	64	.602
1978	47	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 1	163	99	64	.607
1979	48	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 1	160	91	69	.569
1980	49	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 2	160	83	77	.519
1981	50	Texas	AL	MLB	TEX	1 of 1	105	57	48	.543
1982	51	Texas	AL	MLB	TEX	1 of 2	162	64	98	.395

1988	57	Chicago	NL	MLB	CHC	1 of 1	163	77	85	.475
1989	58	Chicago	NL	MLB	CHC	1 of 1	162	93	69	.574
1990	59	Chicago	NL	MLB	CHC	1 of 1	162	77	85	.475
1991	60	Chicago	NL	MLB	CHC	1 of 3	160	77	83	.481

1999	68	New York	AL	MLB	NYY	1 of 2	162	98	64	.605
18 Seasons							2891	1401	1489	.485
MLB (14 seasons)							2197	1114	1082	.507
AAA (3 seasons)							426	173	253	.406
A (1 season)							130	67	63	.515
AA (1 season)							138	47	91	.341

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1949	18	Cambridge Dodgers	Eastern Shore League	D	BRO
1950	19	Hornell Dodgers	Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League	D	BRO
1951	20	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	A	BRO
1952	21	Mobile Bears	Southern Association	AA	BRO
1953	22	St. Paul Saints	American Association	AAA	BRO
1954	23	St. Paul Saints	American Association	AAA	BRO
1954	23	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1	1954-07-02	1954-09-26
1955	24	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1	1955-04-17	1955-09-25
1956	25	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1	1956-04-19	1956-09-22
1957	26	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1	1957-04-16	1957-09-29
1958	27	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	1	1958-04-16	1958-09-27
1959	28	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	1	1959-04-11	1959-09-06
1960	29	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1960-04-12	1960-10-02
1961	30	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1961-04-11	1961-10-01
1962	31	New York Mets	National League	MLB	NYM	1	1962-04-11	1962-05-06
1962	31	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	2	1962-05-08	1962-09-07
1963	32	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	1	1963-04-12	1963-06-23
1963	32	Washington Senators	American League	MLB	WSA	2	1963-06-27	1963-09-28
1964	33	Washington Senators	American League	MLB	WSA	1	1964-04-16	1964-10-04
1965	34	Washington Senators	American League	MLB	WSA	1	1965-04-18	1965-10-02
1966	35	Toei Flyers	Japan Pacific League	Fgn
1967	36	Buffalo Bisons	International League	AAA	CIN
1967	36	Knoxville Smokies	Southern League	AA	CIN

Sabr ID: 6af260fc

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