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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	44 (43)	May 30	STL		LAD	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
2	45	May 31	STL		LAD	L,6-8	CG	53	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	46	Jun 2	STL		SFG	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
4	47	Jun 3	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
5	48	Jun 5	STL		SDP	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
6	49	Jun 6	STL		SDP	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	2	11	0	C
7	50	Jun 7	STL		SDP	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
8	51	Jun 9	STL	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
9	52	Jun 10	STL	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
10	53	Jun 11	STL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	48	11.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
11	54	Jun 12	STL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
12	55	Jun 13	STL	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
13	56	Jun 14	STL	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
14	57	Jun 15	STL	@	SDP	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
15	58	Jun 16	STL	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	8	4	0	12	0	C
16	59	Jun 17	STL	@	SDP	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
17	60	Jun 19	STL	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	63	17.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
18	61	Jun 20	STL	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
19	64 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
20	66 (1)	Jun 23	STL	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
21	67	Jun 24	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	50	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
22	68	Jun 25	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	C
23	69	Jun 26	STL		PHI	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
24	73 (3)	Jun 29	STL		CHC	W,8-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
25	74	Jun 30	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	76 (1)	Jul 2	STL	@	MON	L,10-13	CG	48	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
27	77	Jul 3	STL	@	MON	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
28	78	Jul 4	STL	@	MON	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
29	80 (1)	Jul 6	STL	@	NYM	L,3-10	CG	44	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
30	83 (2)	Jul 9	STL		PIT	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
31	98 (14)	Jul 26	STL	@	CIN	L,5-12	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	104 (5)	Aug 1	STL	@	HOU	W,14-7	GF	14	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
33	108 (3)	Aug 5	STL		NYM	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
34	112 (3)	Aug 9 (1)	STL		MON	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
35	113	Aug 9 (2)	STL		MON	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
36	116 (2)	Aug 13	STL		SDP	L,7-9	CG	50	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
37	117	Aug 14 (1)	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	45	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
38	118	Aug 14 (2)	STL		SFG	L,4-5	CG	38	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
39	119	Aug 15	STL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	120	Aug 16	STL		SFG	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
41	121	Aug 17	STL		LAD	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
42	122	Aug 18	STL		LAD	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
43	123	Aug 19	STL		LAD	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
44	124	Aug 21	STL	@	SDP	W,14-8	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
45	125	Aug 22	STL	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
46	126	Aug 23	STL	@	SDP	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
47	127	Aug 25	STL	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
48	128	Aug 26	STL	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
49	129	Aug 27	STL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
50	130	Aug 28	STL	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
51	133 (2)	Aug 31	STL		NYM	L,5-11	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	134	Sep 1	STL		NYM	L,3-4	CG	50	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
53	135	Sep 2	STL		NYM	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
54	136	Sep 3	STL		NYM	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
55	137	Sep 4	STL		MON	L,7-9	GS	49	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
56	138	Sep 5	STL		MON	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
57	139	Sep 6	STL		MON	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
58	140	Sep 7 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
59	141	Sep 7 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	55	12.2	12	0	1	13	0	C
60	142	Sep 8	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
61	143	Sep 9	STL	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
62	144	Sep 10	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
63	145	Sep 11	STL	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
64	146	Sep 12	STL	@	NYM	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
65	147	Sep 13	STL	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	53	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
66	149 (1)	Sep 16	STL	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
67	150	Sep 17	STL	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
68	151	Sep 18	STL		PHI	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
69	152	Sep 19	STL		PHI	L,6-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
70	153	Sep 20	STL		PHI	L,4-7	CG	43	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
71	154	Sep 23 (1)	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
72	155	Sep 23 (2)	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
73	156	Sep 24	STL		CHC	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
74	157	Sep 25	STL	@	MON	L,5-7	CG	43	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
75	158	Sep 26	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
76	159	Sep 27	STL	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	41	10.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
77	160	Sep 29	STL		PIT	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
78	161	Sep 30	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
79	162	Oct 1	STL		PIT	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
							79gm		691.0	466	37	5	508	2