Ted Simmons

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: August 9, 1949 in Highland Park, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (10th) of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southfield HS (Southfield, MI).

High School: Southfield HS (Southfield, MI)

Schools: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)

Debut: September 21, 1968 (Age 19-043d, 12,761st in major league history)
vs. LAD 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 39-054d)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2020. (Voted by Modern Baseball Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Himself • Previously: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Ted Lyle Simmons

Nicknames: Simba

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.4

8680

2472

248

.285

1074

RBI

1389

OBP

.348

SLG

.437

OPS

.785

OPS+

118

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

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	STL		PIT	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	2	Apr 6	STL		PIT	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
3	3	Apr 10	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
4	4	Apr 11 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
5	5	Apr 11 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
6	6	Apr 12	STL	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	52	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
7	7	Apr 13	STL	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
8	8	Apr 14 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
9	9	Apr 14 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
10	10	Apr 15	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	11	Apr 16	STL	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
12	12	Apr 17	STL	@	PHI	L,5-12	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
13	13	Apr 18	STL	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
14	14	Apr 19	STL		MON	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
15	15	Apr 20	STL		MON	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	16	Apr 21	STL		MON	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
17	19 (2)	Apr 26	STL		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
18	20	Apr 27	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
19	21	Apr 28	STL		CIN	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	22	Apr 30	STL		ATL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	23	May 1	STL		ATL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
22	24	May 3	STL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	25	May 4	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
24	26	May 5	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	27	May 7	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
26	28	May 8	STL	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
27	29	May 10	STL	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
28	30	May 11	STL	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	C
29	31	May 13	STL		NYM	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
30	32	May 15	STL		NYM	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
31	33	May 16	STL		NYM	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
32	34	May 17	STL		CHC	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
33	35	May 18	STL		CHC	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
34	36	May 19	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
35	37	May 20	STL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
36	38	May 21	STL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	39	May 22	STL		PHI	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
38	40	May 24	STL	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
39	41	May 25	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
40	42	May 26	STL	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
41	43	May 27	STL		LAD	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
42	44	May 28	STL		LAD	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	C
43	45	May 29	STL		LAD	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
44	46	May 31	STL		SDP	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	47	Jun 1	STL		SDP	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
46	48	Jun 2	STL		SDP	W,9-6	CG	46	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
47	49	Jun 4	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
48	50	Jun 5	STL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
49	51	Jun 6	STL	@	SFG	L,5-9	GS	41	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	C 1B
50	52	Jun 7	STL	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
51	53	Jun 8	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
52	54	Jun 9	STL	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
53	55	Jun 10	STL	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	49	11.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
54	56	Jun 11	STL	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
55	57	Jun 12	STL	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
56	58	Jun 14	STL	@	ATL	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
57	59	Jun 15	STL	@	ATL	L,1-7	GS	32	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
58	60	Jun 16	STL	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
59	61	Jun 17	STL		SFG	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
60	62	Jun 18	STL		SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
61	63	Jun 19	STL		SFG	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
62	64	Jun 21	STL		MON	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
63	65	Jun 22	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
64	66	Jun 23	STL		MON	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
65	67	Jun 24 (1)	STL		PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
66	68	Jun 24 (2)	STL		PIT	W,4-0	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
67	69	Jun 25	STL		PIT	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
68	70	Jun 26	STL		PIT	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
69	71	Jun 27	STL	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
70	72	Jun 29	STL	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
71	73	Jun 30 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	75 (1)	Jul 2	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	C
73	76	Jul 3	STL		CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
74	77	Jul 4	STL		CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
75	78	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
76	79	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
77	80	Jul 7 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
78	81	Jul 7 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
79	82	Jul 8	STL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
80	84 (1)	Jul 10	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
81	85	Jul 12 (1)	STL		ATL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
82	86	Jul 12 (2)	STL		ATL	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
83	87	Jul 13	STL		ATL	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
84	88	Jul 14	STL		ATL	L,0-7	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
85	89	Jul 15	STL		CIN	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
86	90	Jul 16	STL		CIN	L,7-12	CG	50	9.0	9	1	2	12	3	1B
87	91	Jul 17	STL		CIN	L,4-6	CG	55	12.0	13	0	1	14	0	1B
88	93 (1)	Jul 19	STL		HOU	L,1-5	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
89	94	Jul 20	STL		HOU	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
90	95	Jul 21	STL		HOU	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
91	96	Jul 25 (1)	STL		NYM	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
92	98 (1)	Jul 26	STL		NYM	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
93	99	Jul 27	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
94	100	Jul 28	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
95	101	Jul 29	STL	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
96	102	Jul 30	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
97	103	Jul 31	STL	@	PHI	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	104	Aug 1	STL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	43	11.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
99	105	Aug 2	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	56	13.2	6	1	0	7	0	C
100	106	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
101	107	Aug 4 (1)	STL		PHI	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
102	109 (1)	Aug 5	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	50	13.0	9	3	0	12	0	C
103	110	Aug 6 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
104	111	Aug 6 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
105	112	Aug 7	STL	@	MON	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
106	113	Aug 8	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	54	12.2	6	1	0	7	0	C
107	114	Aug 9	STL		LAD	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
108	115	Aug 10	STL		LAD	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
109	116	Aug 11	STL		LAD	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
110	117	Aug 12	STL		SDP	W,6-5	CG	52	13.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
111	118	Aug 13	STL		SDP	L,1-2	CG	43	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
112	119	Aug 14	STL		SDP	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
113	120	Aug 16	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
114	121	Aug 17	STL		SFG	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
115	122	Aug 18	STL		SFG	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
116	123	Aug 19	STL	@	ATL	L,6-11	CG	44	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
117	126 (2)	Aug 23	STL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
118	127	Aug 24	STL	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	7	2	1	10	0	C
119	128	Aug 25	STL	@	LAD	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
120	129	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
121	130	Aug 28	STL	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
122	131	Aug 29	STL	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
123	132	Aug 30	STL	@	SFG	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
124	133	Aug 31	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	134	Sep 1	STL	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
126	135	Sep 3 (1)	STL		MON	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
127	136	Sep 3 (2)	STL		MON	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
128	137	Sep 4	STL		MON	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
129	138	Sep 6	STL		NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
130	139	Sep 7	STL		NYM	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
131	140	Sep 8	STL		NYM	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
132	141	Sep 9	STL		PHI	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
133	142	Sep 10	STL		PHI	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
134	143	Sep 11	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
135	144	Sep 12	STL	@	NYM	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
136	145	Sep 13	STL	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	69	17.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
137	146	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
138	147	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
139	148	Sep 17	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	47	13.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
140	149	Sep 18	STL	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
141	150	Sep 19	STL	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
142	151	Sep 20	STL		CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
143	152	Sep 21	STL		CHC	L,4-19	GS	36	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
144	153	Sep 22	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
145	154	Sep 23	STL		PIT	L,0-1	CG	41	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
146	155	Sep 24	STL		PIT	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
147	156	Sep 25	STL		PIT	W,13-12	CG	54	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
148	157	Sep 27	STL	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
149	158	Sep 28	STL	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
150	159	Sep 29	STL	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
151	160	Sep 30	STL	@	MON	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
152	161	Oct 1	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
							153gm		1352.1	813	87	15	915	18