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Harry Simpson
Harry Leon Simpson (Suitcase or Goody)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 21, 1951
Final Game September 27, 1959
Born December 3, 1925 in Atlanta, GA
Died April 3, 1979 in Akron, OH

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 25 CLE AL 122  332   51   76   7  0   7   24   6  4  45  48  .229  .325  .313   77  104   2           2   7
 1952 26 CLE AL 146  545   66  145  21 10  10   65   5  3  56  82  .266  .337  .396  109  216   4           2  10
 1953 27 CLE AL  82  242   25   55   3  1   7   22   0  0  18  27  .227  .284  .335   68   81   3           1   6
 1955 29 TOT AL 115  397   43  119  16  7   5   52   3  5  36  61  .300  .358  .413  107  164   1   3   4   2  10
         CLE AL   3    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   0  .000  .667  .000   90    0   0   0   0   0   0
         KCA AL 112  396   42  119  16  7   5   52   3  5  34  61  .301  .356  .414  107  164   1   3   4   2  10
 1956 30 KCA AL 141  543   76  159  22 11  21  105   2  3  47  82  .293  .347  .490  120  266   1   5   8   1  19 MVP-11,AS
 1957 31 TOT AL 125  403   51  109  16  9  13   63   1  1  31  64  .270  .321  .452  110  182   4   2   2   0  14
         KCA AL  50  179   24   53   9  6   6   24   0  1  12  28  .296  .339  .514  130   92   1   1   2   0   8
         NYY AL  75  224   27   56   7  3   7   39   1  0  19  36  .250  .307  .402   95   90   3   1   0   0   6
 1958 32 TOT AL 102  263   22   67   9  2   7   33   0  2  32  45  .255  .338  .384   98  101   1   0   3   1   2
         NYY AL  24   51    1   11   2  1   0    6   0  0   6  12  .216  .310  .294   71   15   0   0   0   1   1
         KCA AL  78  212   21   56   7  1   7   27   0  2  26  33  .264  .345  .406  105   86   1   0   3   0   1
 1959 33 TOT     55  104    9   22   7  1   3   17   0  0   6  20  .212  .259  .385   74   40   0   1   0   1   1
         TOT AL  46   89    6   18   5  1   3   15   0  0   6  18  .202  .258  .382   74   34   0   1   0   1   1
         KCA AL   8   14    1    4   0  0   1    2   0  0   2   4  .286  .389  .500  141    7   0   1   0   1   0
         CHW AL  38   75    5   14   5  1   2   13   0  0   4  14  .187  .228  .360   60   27   0   0   0   0   1
         PIT NL   9   15    3    4   2  0   0    2   0  0   0   2  .267  .267  .400   76    6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      888 2829  343  752 101 41  73  381  17 18 271 429  .266  .331  .408  101 1154  16  11  17  10  69
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        516   63  137  18  7  13   70   3  3  49  78  .266  .331  .408  101  211   3   2   3   2  13
 Career High    146  545   76  159  22 11  21  105   6  5  56  82  .300  .358  .490  120  266   4   5   8   2  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 25 CLE AL  381  269   33   3.3    98| .229  .261| .325  .342| .313  .383| .638  .725|  77  .361  -9.9  -1.0  60%
 1952 26 CLE AL  607  417   72   4.7    91| .266  .253| .337  .332| .396  .369| .733  .701| 109  .553   5.4   0.6  62%
 1953 27 CLE AL  264  196   23   3.2   101| .227  .267| .284  .343| .335  .393| .619  .736|  68  .346 -12.1  -1.2   0%
 1955 29 TOT AL  439  297   57   5.1   103| .300  .267| .358  .347| .413  .398| .771  .746| 107  .553   3.2   0.3  37%
         CLE AL    3    1    0   0.0   106| .000  .271| .667  .351| .000  .404| .667  .755|  90  .000   0.4   0.0   0%
         KCA AL  436  296   57   5.2   103| .301  .267| .356  .347| .414  .398| .770  .746| 107  .553   2.8   0.3  37%
 1956 30 KCA AL  597  412   87   5.6   106| .293  .267| .347  .349| .490  .408| .837  .757| 120  .573  12.1   1.2  40%
 1957 31 TOT AL  440  315   55   4.7    99| .270  .262| .321  .334| .452  .396| .773  .730| 110  .533   3.3   0.3  50%
         KCA AL  193  137   28   5.5   100| .296  .264| .339  .336| .514  .399| .853  .735| 130  .604   6.0   0.6   0%
         NYY AL  247  178   27   4.1    98| .250  .261| .307  .332| .402  .393| .709  .726|  95  .469  -2.7  -0.3 100%
 1958 32 TOT AL  297  201   36   4.8    99| .255  .263| .338  .331| .384  .399| .722  .730|  98  .549  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         NYY AL   58   41    5   3.3    95| .216  .257| .310  .325| .294  .390| .604  .715|  71  .377  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         KCA AL  239  160   31   5.2   100| .264  .264| .345  .333| .406  .401| .751  .734| 105  .585   1.3   0.1   0%
 1959 33 TOT     112   84   11   3.5    99| .212  .261| .259  .332| .385  .400| .644  .731|  74  .396  -4.0  -0.4   0%
         TOT AL   97   73    9   3.3    98| .202  .260| .258  .331| .382  .397| .640  .728|  74  .374  -3.5  -0.4   0%
         KCA AL   18   11    3   7.3   100| .286  .263| .389  .334| .500  .401| .889  .736| 141  .718   1.0   0.1   0%
         CHW AL   79   62    6   2.6    98| .187  .259| .228  .330| .360  .396| .588  .726|  60  .277  -4.5  -0.5   0%
         PIT NL   15   11    2   4.9   104| .267  .269| .267  .335| .400  .416| .667  .751|  76  .523  -0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      3137 2191  374   4.6    99| .266  .262| .331  .340| .408  .392| .739  .732| 101  .513  -2.8  -0.3  48%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 25 CLE AL OF 68 132 3 4 1 .971 .977 1.99 2.23 5 8 58 1B 50 326 17 4 28 .988 .990 6.86 8.49 1952 26 CLE AL OF 127 226 11 3 4 .988 .980 1.87 2.18 0 11 117 1B 28 276 8 2 21 .993 .988 10.14 8.88 1953 27 CLE AL OF 69 118 4 4 0 .968 .981 1.77 2.18 1 7 62 1B 2 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 6.00 8.85 1955 29 KCA AL OF 100 262 5 6 2 .978 .982 2.67 2.08 4 91 10 1B 3 10 2 0 2 1.000 .992 4.00 8.17 1956 30 KCA AL OF 111 188 3 7 2 .965 .979 1.72 2.04 1.78 2.34 109 965.3 AS RF 92 138 3 5 2 .966 .973 1.53 1.80 1.62 2.09 87 785.3 AS 1B 32 269 15 4 32 .986 .990 8.88 7.99 9.95 9.43 29 257.0 AS CF 23 49 0 2 0 .961 .984 2.13 2.50 2.45 2.79 22 180.0 AS 1957 31 TOT AL OF 63 84 6 4 1 .957 .980 1.43 1.97 1.65 2.24 57 490.0 TOT AL 1B 48 386 31 1 39 .998 .992 8.69 8.36 9.48 9.67 46 395.7 TOT AL RF 47 61 5 2 0 .971 .976 1.40 1.68 1.63 1.93 43 363.7 KCA AL 1B 27 243 23 1 21 .996 .992 9.85 8.36 10.24 9.67 27 233.7 RF 21 29 1 1 0 .968 .977 1.43 1.68 1.58 1.93 21 171.0 NYY AL OF 42 55 5 3 1 .952 .980 1.43 1.97 1.69 2.24 36 319.0 RF 26 32 4 1 0 .973 .976 1.38 1.68 1.68 1.93 22 192.7 1B 21 143 8 0 18 1.000 .992 7.19 8.36 8.39 9.67 19 162.0 LF 16 26 2 2 1 .933 .979 1.75 1.70 2.00 2.10 14 126.3 1958 32 TOT AL OF 26 45 1 1 0 .979 .981 1.77 1.94 2.41 2.27 20 172.0 TOT AL LF 17 26 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.59 1.62 2.23 2.10 15 109.0 TOT AL RF 11 19 0 1 0 .950 .979 1.73 1.69 2.71 1.99 5 63.0 NYY AL OF 15 21 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.40 1.94 1.97 2.27 10 96.0 RF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.69 2.33 1.98 4 54.0 LF 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.62 1.71 2.10 6 42.0 KCA AL 1B 43 384 18 4 44 .990 .991 9.35 8.47 9.89 9.60 42 366.0 OF 11 24 1 1 0 .962 .980 2.27 1.94 2.96 2.27 10 76.0 LF 9 18 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.11 1.62 2.55 2.10 9 67.0 RF 2 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 2.50 1.70 5.00 2.00 1 9.0 1959 33 TOT OF 15 23 0 1 0 .958 .979 1.53 1.95 1.68 2.22 13 123.0 TOT RF 14 20 0 1 0 .952 .980 1.43 1.64 1.57 1.89 12 115.0 TOT AL 1B 5 39 2 1 2 .976 .990 8.20 8.28 9.71 9.85 5 38.0 KCA AL 1B 4 30 2 0 2 1.000 .991 8.00 8.28 9.29 9.84 4 31.0 CHW AL RF 12 18 0 1 0 .947 .978 1.50 1.64 1.54 1.89 11 105.0 1B 1 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 9.00 8.30 11.57 9.90 1 7.0 PIT NL OF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.90 2.50 2.20 2 18.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.65 1.80 1.98 1 10.0 LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.38 2.02 1 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1951 25 CLE AL 1B 50 326 17 4 28 .988 .990 6.86 8.49 1952 26 CLE AL 1B 28 276 8 2 21 .993 .988 10.14 8.88 1953 27 CLE AL 1B 2 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 6.00 8.85 1955 29 KCA AL 1B 3 10 2 0 2 1.000 .992 4.00 8.17 1956 30 KCA AL 1B 32 269 15 4 32 .986 .990 8.88 7.99 9.95 9.43 29 257.0 1957 31 TOT AL 1B 48 386 31 1 39 .998 .992 8.69 8.36 9.48 9.67 46 395.7 KCA AL 1B 27 243 23 1 21 .996 .992 9.85 8.36 10.24 9.67 27 233.7 NYY AL 1B 21 143 8 0 18 1.000 .992 7.19 8.36 8.39 9.67 19 162.0 1958 32 KCA AL 1B 43 384 18 4 44 .990 .991 9.35 8.47 9.89 9.60 42 366.0 1959 33 TOT AL 1B 5 39 2 1 2 .976 .990 8.20 8.28 9.71 9.85 5 38.0 KCA AL 1B 4 30 2 0 2 1.000 .991 8.00 8.28 9.29 9.84 4 31.0 CHW AL 1B 1 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 9.00 8.30 11.57 9.90 1 7.0 1956 30 KCA AL CF 23 49 0 2 0 .961 .984 2.13 2.50 2.45 2.79 22 180.0 1957 31 NYY AL LF 16 26 2 2 1 .933 .979 1.75 1.70 2.00 2.10 14 126.3 1958 32 TOT AL LF 17 26 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.59 1.62 2.23 2.10 15 109.0 NYY AL LF 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.62 1.71 2.10 6 42.0 KCA AL LF 9 18 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.11 1.62 2.55 2.10 9 67.0 1959 33 PIT NL LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.38 2.02 1 8.0 1951 25 CLE AL OF 68 132 3 4 1 .971 .977 1.99 2.23 5 8 58 1952 26 CLE AL OF 127 226 11 3 4 .988 .980 1.87 2.18 0 11 117 1953 27 CLE AL OF 69 118 4 4 0 .968 .981 1.77 2.18 1 7 62 1955 29 KCA AL OF 100 262 5 6 2 .978 .982 2.67 2.08 4 91 10 1956 30 KCA AL OF 111 188 3 7 2 .965 .979 1.72 2.04 1.78 2.34 109 965.3 1957 31 TOT AL OF 63 84 6 4 1 .957 .980 1.43 1.97 1.65 2.24 57 490.0 KCA AL OF 21 29 1 1 0 .968 .980 1.43 1.97 1.58 2.24 21 171.0 NYY AL OF 42 55 5 3 1 .952 .980 1.43 1.97 1.69 2.24 36 319.0 1958 32 TOT AL OF 26 45 1 1 0 .979 .981 1.77 1.94 2.41 2.27 20 172.0 NYY AL OF 15 21 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.40 1.94 1.97 2.27 10 96.0 KCA AL OF 11 24 1 1 0 .962 .980 2.27 1.94 2.96 2.27 10 76.0 1959 33 TOT OF 15 23 0 1 0 .958 .979 1.53 1.95 1.68 2.22 13 123.0 CHW AL OF 12 18 0 1 0 .947 .978 1.50 1.96 1.54 2.22 11 105.0 PIT NL OF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.90 2.50 2.20 2 18.0 1956 30 KCA AL RF 92 138 3 5 2 .966 .973 1.53 1.80 1.62 2.09 87 785.3 1957 31 TOT AL RF 47 61 5 2 0 .971 .976 1.40 1.68 1.63 1.93 43 363.7 KCA AL RF 21 29 1 1 0 .968 .977 1.43 1.68 1.58 1.93 21 171.0 NYY AL RF 26 32 4 1 0 .973 .976 1.38 1.68 1.68 1.93 22 192.7 1958 32 TOT AL RF 11 19 0 1 0 .950 .979 1.73 1.69 2.71 1.99 5 63.0 NYY AL RF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.69 2.33 1.98 4 54.0 KCA AL RF 2 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 2.50 1.70 5.00 2.00 1 9.0 1959 33 TOT RF 14 20 0 1 0 .952 .980 1.43 1.64 1.57 1.89 12 115.0 CHW AL RF 12 18 0 1 0 .947 .978 1.50 1.64 1.54 1.89 11 105.0 PIT NL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.65 1.80 1.98 1 10.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 579 1078 33 30 10 .974 .980 1.92 2.10 199 1750.3 44 140 411# 1B* 211 1702 93 16 169 .991 .990 8.51 8.43 122 1056.7 RF* 164 238 8 9 2 .965 .975 1.50 1.75 147 1327.0 LF* 34 55 3 2 1 .967 .978 1.71 1.66 30 243.3 CF* 23 49 0 2 0 .961 .984 2.13 2.50 22 180.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 790 2780 126 46 179 .984 .986 3.68 3.79
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1957   WS    NYY MLN     L   5  12   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   4  .083  .083  .083   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1956   KCA AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1956 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1956-AL-11-0.11
Car-854-0.11 shares

Total Bases
1956 AL-266-10

Triples
1952 AL-10-2
1955 AL-7-8
1956 AL-11-1
1957 AL-9-1

RBI
1956 AL-105-4

Strikeouts
1952 AL-82-9
1956 AL-82-6

Extra-Base Hits
1956 AL-54-8

Intentional Walks
1956 AL-8-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1956 AL-19-3

Caught Stealing
1955 AL-5-10

   

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (587) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 8 (1481) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 7.0 (2095) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 10.5 (1099) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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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 Billy Martin, Ralph Terry, Woodie Held, and Bob Martyn.

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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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