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Harry Simpson
Harry Leon Simpson (Suitcase and Goody)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 3, 1925 in Atlanta, GA
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1951
Final Game: September 27, 1959
Died: April 3, 1979 in Akron, OH
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 25 CLE AL 122 381 332 51 76 7 0 7 24 6 4 45 48 .229 .325 .313 .638 77 104 7 2 2 O3
1952 26 CLE AL 146 607 545 66 145 21 10 10 65 5 3 56 82 .266 .337 .396 .733 109 216 10 2 4 *O3
1953 27 CLE AL 82 264 242 25 55 3 1 7 22 0 0 18 27 .227 .284 .335 .618 68 81 6 1 3 O/3
1955 29 TOT AL 115 439 397 43 119 16 7 5 52 3 5 36 61 .300 .358 .413 .772 108 164 10 2 1 3 4 89/73
1955 29 CLE AL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 90 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 29 KCA AL 112 436 396 42 119 16 7 5 52 3 5 34 61 .301 .356 .414 .770 107 164 10 2 1 3 4 89/73
1956 30 KCA AL 141 597 543 76 159 22 11 21 105 2 3 47 82 .293 .347 .490 .837 120 266 19 1 1 5 8 *938 AS,MVP-11
1957 31 TOT AL 125 440 403 51 109 16 9 13 63 1 1 31 64 .270 .321 .452 .773 110 182 14 0 4 2 2 397
1957 31 KCA AL 50 193 179 24 53 9 6 6 24 0 1 12 28 .296 .339 .514 .853 130 92 8 0 1 1 2 39
1957 31 NYY AL 75 247 224 27 56 7 3 7 39 1 0 19 36 .250 .307 .402 .709 94 90 6 0 3 1 0 937
1958 32 TOT AL 102 297 263 22 67 9 2 7 33 0 2 32 45 .255 .338 .384 .722 98 101 2 1 1 0 3 379
1958 32 NYY AL 24 58 51 1 11 2 1 0 6 0 0 6 12 .216 .310 .294 .604 71 15 1 1 0 0 0 /97
1958 32 KCA AL 78 239 212 21 56 7 1 7 27 0 2 26 33 .264 .345 .406 .750 105 86 1 0 1 0 3 3/79
1959 33 TOT MLB 55 112 104 9 22 7 1 3 17 0 0 6 20 .212 .259 .385 .644 74 40 1 1 0 1 0 9/37
1959 33 TOT AL 46 97 89 6 18 5 1 3 15 0 0 6 18 .202 .258 .382 .640 74 34 1 1 0 1 0 9/3
1959 33 KCA AL 8 18 14 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 .286 .389 .500 .889 141 7 0 1 0 1 0 /3
1959 33 CHW AL 38 79 75 5 14 5 1 2 13 0 0 4 14 .187 .228 .360 .588 60 27 1 0 0 0 0 9/3
1959 33 PIT NL 9 15 15 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .267 .267 .400 .667 76 6 0 0 0 0 0 /97
8 Seasons 888 3137 2829 343 752 101 41 73 381 17 18 271 429 .266 .331 .408 .739 102 1154 69 10 16 11 17
162 Game Avg. 162 572 516 63 137 18 7 13 70 3 3 49 78 .266 .331 .408 .739 102 211 13 2 3
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
KCA (5 yrs) 389 1483 1344 164 391 54 25 40 210 5 11 121 208 .291 .349 .458 .806 115 615 38 4 4 10 17
CLE (4 yrs) 353 1255 1120 143 276 31 11 24 111 11 7 121 157 .246 .323 .358 .681 90 401 23 5 9 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 99 305 275 28 67 9 4 7 45 1 0 25 48 .244 .308 .382 .690 90 105 7 1 3 1 0
PIT (1 yr) 9 15 15 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .267 .267 .400 .667 76 6 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 38 79 75 5 14 5 1 2 13 0 0 4 14 .187 .228 .360 .588 60 27 1 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 879 3122 2814 340 748 99 41 73 379 17 18 271 427 .266 .331 .408 .739 102 1148 69 10 16 11 17
NL (1 yr) 9 15 15 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .267 .267 .400 .667 76 6 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1957 31 NYY AL WS MLN L 5 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 1 2 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 1 2 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1951 CLE AL 25 OF 68 139 132 3 4 1 .971 1.99 .977 2.23 5-8-58
1951 CLE AL 25 1B 50 347 326 17 4 28 .988 6.86 .990 8.49
1952 CLE AL 26 OF 127 240 226 11 3 4 .988 1.87 .980 2.18 0-11-117
1952 CLE AL 26 1B 28 286 276 8 2 21 .993 10.14 .988 8.88
1953 CLE AL 27 OF 69 126 118 4 4 0 .968 1.77 .981 2.18 1-7-62
1953 CLE AL 27 1B 2 12 12 0 0 1 1.000 6.00 .992 8.85
1955 KCA AL 29 OF 100 95 858.2 273 262 5 6 2 .978 -9.0 -12.6 -4.0 3.3 -7.2 -5 2.80 2.67 .982 2.40 2.08
1955 KCA AL 29 CF 91 85 770.2 251 242 4 5 1 .980 -7.9 -12.3 -3.9 3.4 -7.2 -4 2.87 2.70 .985 2.87 2.55
1955 KCA AL 29 RF 10 8 68.0 18 17 1 0 1 1.000 -0.8 -14.1 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -1 2.38 1.80 .983 2.05 1.73
1955 KCA AL 29 LF 4 2 20.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -0.3 -18.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.78
1955 KCA AL 29 1B 3 1 10.0 12 10 2 0 2 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 10.80 4.00 .992 9.63 8.17
1956 KCA AL 30 OF 111 109 965.1 198 188 3 7 2 .965 -12.4 -15.4 -8.4 -5.5 -2.9 -4 1.78 1.72 .979 2.34 2.04 AS,MVP-11
1956 KCA AL 30 RF 92 87 785.1 146 138 3 5 2 .966 -9.9 -15.1 -6.9 -6.0 -0.9 -3 1.62 1.53 .973 2.09 1.80 AS,MVP-11
1956 KCA AL 30 1B 32 29 257.0 288 269 15 4 32 .986 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 1.5 -1.6 0 9.95 8.88 .990 9.43 7.99 AS,MVP-11
1956 KCA AL 30 CF 23 22 180.0 51 49 0 2 0 .961 -2.5 -16.7 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 -1 2.45 2.13 .984 2.79 2.50 AS,MVP-11
1957 TOT AL 31 OF 63 57 490.0 94 84 6 4 1 .957 -2.2 -5.4 -1.2 -1.1 -0.2 -1 1.65 1.43 .981 2.24 1.97
1957 TOT AL 31 1B 48 46 395.2 418 386 31 1 39 .998 3.5 10.6 3.5 0.9 2.5 0 9.49 8.69 .992 9.67 8.36
1957 TOT AL 31 RF 47 43 363.2 68 61 5 2 0 .971 -1.5 -4.9 -1.5 -1.6 0.1 0 1.63 1.40 .976 1.93 1.68
1957 KCA AL 31 1B 27 27 233.2 267 243 23 1 21 .996 2.7 13.9 2.7 0.4 2.2 0 10.25 9.85 .992 9.67 8.36
1957 KCA AL 31 OF 21 21 171.0 31 29 1 1 0 .968 -0.7 -4.9 -0.7 -1.2 0.5 0 1.58 1.43 .981 2.24 1.97
1957 KCA AL 31 RF 21 21 171.0 31 29 1 1 0 .968 -0.7 -4.9 -0.7 -1.2 0.5 0 1.58 1.43 .977 1.93 1.68
1957 NYY AL 31 OF 42 36 319.0 63 55 5 3 1 .952 -1.5 -5.6 -0.5 0.1 -0.7 -1 1.69 1.43 .981 2.24 1.97
1957 NYY AL 31 RF 26 22 192.2 37 32 4 1 0 .973 -0.8 -5.0 -0.8 -0.4 -0.4 0 1.68 1.38 .976 1.93 1.68
1957 NYY AL 31 1B 21 19 162.0 151 143 8 0 18 1.000 0.8 5.9 0.8 0.5 0.3 0 8.39 7.19 .992 9.67 8.36
1957 NYY AL 31 LF 16 14 126.1 30 26 2 2 1 .933 -0.7 -6.6 0.3 0.5 -0.3 -1 1.99 1.75 .980 2.10 1.70
1958 TOT AL 32 OF 26 20 172.0 47 45 1 1 0 .979 2.2 15.3 3.2 3.0 0.1 -1 2.41 1.77 .981 2.27 1.94
1958 TOT AL 32 LF 17 15 109.0 27 26 1 0 0 1.000 2.1 23.1 1.1 1.6 -0.6 1 2.23 1.59 .978 2.10 1.62
1958 TOT AL 32 RF 11 5 63.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 0.1 1.9 2.1 1.4 0.7 -2 2.71 1.73 .980 1.99 1.69
1958 NYY AL 32 OF 15 10 96.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 12.5 2.0 1.6 0.3 -1 1.97 1.40 .981 2.27 1.94
1958 NYY AL 32 RF 9 4 54.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 11.1 1.5 0.8 0.7 -1 2.33 1.56 .979 1.98 1.69
1958 NYY AL 32 LF 8 6 42.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 14.3 0.5 0.8 -0.4 0 1.71 1.00 .975 2.10 1.62
1958 KCA AL 32 1B 43 42 366.0 406 384 18 4 44 .990 0.2 0.7 0.2 -1.2 1.4 0 9.89 9.35 .991 9.60 8.47
1958 KCA AL 32 OF 11 10 76.0 26 24 1 1 0 .962 1.2 18.9 1.2 1.4 -0.2 0 2.96 2.27 .981 2.27 1.94
1958 KCA AL 32 LF 9 9 67.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.6 28.7 0.6 0.8 -0.2 1 2.55 2.11 .979 2.10 1.62
1958 KCA AL 32 RF 2 1 9.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -0.4 -53.3 0.6 0.6 0.0 -1 5.00 2.50 .983 2.00 1.70
1959 TOT MLB 33 OF 15 13 123.0 24 23 0 1 0 .958 -0.2 -2.0 -0.2 -0.8 0.7 0 1.68 1.53 .979 2.22 1.95
1959 TOT MLB 33 RF 14 12 115.0 21 20 0 1 0 .952 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 0 1.57 1.43 .981 1.89 1.64
1959 TOT AL 33 1B 5 5 38.0 42 39 2 1 2 .976 0.4 12.6 0.4 0.6 -0.2 0 9.71 8.20 .990 9.85 8.28
1959 KCA AL 33 1B 4 4 31.0 32 30 2 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -7.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 9.29 8.00 .991 9.84 8.28
1959 CHW AL 33 OF 12 11 105.0 19 18 0 1 0 .947 -0.3 -3.4 -0.3 -1.0 0.8 0 1.54 1.50 .979 2.22 1.96
1959 CHW AL 33 RF 12 11 105.0 19 18 0 1 0 .947 -0.3 -3.4 -0.3 -1.0 0.8 0 1.54 1.50 .979 1.89 1.64
1959 CHW AL 33 1B 1 1 7.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.6 102.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 11.57 9.00 .990 9.90 8.30
1959 PIT NL 33 OF 3 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.7 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0 2.50 1.67 .980 2.20 1.90
1959 PIT NL 33 RF 2 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 1.98 1.65
1959 PIT NL 33 LF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 2.02 1.60
8 Seasons OF 579 294 2609.0 1141 1078 33 30 10 .974 -21.6 -9.9 -10.6 -1.1 -9.5 -11 3.83 1.92 .980 2.33 2.10 44-140-411
8 Seasons 1B 211 123 1066.2 1811 1702 93 16 169 .991 4.1 4.6 4.1 2.0 2.1 0 15.15 8.51 .990 9.60 8.43
5 Seasons (incomplete) RF 174 155 1395.0 273 255 9 9 3 .967 -12.2 -10.5 -6.2 -7.0 0.9 -6 1.70 1.52 .976 2.03 1.74
2 Seasons (incomplete) CF 114 107 950.2 302 291 4 7 1 .977 -10.4 -13.1 -5.4 3.9 -9.2 -5 2.79 2.59 .985 2.86 2.54
4 Seasons (incomplete) LF 38 32 263.1 63 57 3 3 1 .952 1.0 4.6 1.0 2.0 -1.2 0 2.05 1.58 .979 2.11 1.67
8 Seasons TOT 790 417 3675.2 2952 2780 126 46 179 .984 -17.5 -5.7 -6.5 0.9 -7.4 -11 0 7.12 3.68 .971 4.44 3.79 44-140-411
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1956 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1956 AL (11, 11%)
0.11 Career Shares (872nd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1956 AL  266 (10th)

Triples s c a p y
1952 AL  10 (2nd)
1955 AL  7 (8th)
1956 AL  11 (1st)
1957 AL  9 (1st)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1956 AL  105 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1952 AL  82 (9th)
1956 AL  82 (6th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1956 AL  54 (8th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1956 AL  8 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1956 AL  19 (3rd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1955 AL  5 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 8 (1497), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1117), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Joe Christopher (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Johnny Lindell (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Leon Roberts (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Leon Roberts (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

May 11, 1955: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Cleveland Indians.

June 15, 1957: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Ryne Duren and Jim Pisoni to the New York Yankees for Woodie Held, Billy Martin, Bob Martyn and Ralph Terry.

June 15, 1958: Traded by the New York Yankees with Bob Grim to the Kansas City Athletics for Duke Maas and Virgil Trucks.

May 2, 1959: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Ray Boone.

August 25, 1959: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Bob Sagers (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ted Kluszewski.

October 13, 1959: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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