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 on 13/16 ballots)
View Ted Simmons's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-9 / in Starts: 8-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1981	ALDS g1	Oct 7	MIL		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	1.95	0.017	30.51	0.27%	0.06	C
2	1981	ALDS g2	Oct 8	MIL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	4	1.55	-0.021	21.98	-0.25%	0.10	C
3	1981	ALDS g3	Oct 9	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.800	1.300	4	1.70	0.416	14.84	2.25%	2.00	C
4	1981	ALDS g4	Oct 10	MIL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.571	.946	4	.82	-0.081	15.66	-0.97%	-0.87	C
5	1981	ALDS g5	Oct 11	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.444	.744	4	1.31	-0.139	54.58	-3.36%	-1.19	C
1982 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1982	ALCS g1	Oct 5	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	4	.59	0.005	18.44	0.01%	-0.04	C
7	1982	ALCS g2	Oct 6	MIL	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	.87	-0.089	29.26	-1.65%	-0.79	C
8	1982	ALCS g3	Oct 8	MIL		CAL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	.63	0.023	15.52	0.32%	0.06	C
9	1982	ALCS g4	Oct 9	MIL		CAL	W,9-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	4	.53	0.043	23.84	1.05%	-0.06	C
10	1982	ALCS g5	Oct 10	MIL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	4	1.52	-0.092	126.88	-4.77%	-0.80	C
11	1982	WS g1	Oct 12	MIL	@	STL	W,10-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.240	.348	.588	4	.72	-0.012	37.57	-0.40%	0.29	C
12	1982	WS g2	Oct 13	MIL	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.276	.462	.737	4	1.38	-0.035	70.95	-0.97%	-0.38	C
13	1982	WS g3	Oct 15	MIL		STL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.273	.433	.706	4	.55	-0.038	34.40	-1.29%	-0.22	C
14	1982	WS g4	Oct 16	MIL		STL	W,7-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.297	.406	.704	4	1.32	0.028	80.25	0.98%	0.23	C
15	1982	WS g5	Oct 17	MIL		STL	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.293	.371	.664	4	1.02	-0.020	84.56	-0.91%	-0.30	C
16	1982	WS g6	Oct 19	MIL	@	STL	L,1-13	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.295	.351	.647	4	.45	0.028	41.08	1.74%	0.18	C
17	1982	WS g7	Oct 20	MIL	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.271	.317	.588	4	.86	-0.087	143.34	-8.24%	-0.92	C
									68	59	6	11	1	0	3	8	8	2	9	0	0	1		1	0	0	.186	.279	.356	.635

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