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

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

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	STL		CHC	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
2	2	Apr 10	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	3	Apr 11	STL		CHC	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
4	4	Apr 13	STL	@	PIT	L,4-14	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
5	5	Apr 15	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	6	Apr 17	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	35	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
7	7	Apr 18	STL		MON	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
8	8	Apr 19	STL		NYM	L,3-4	CG	73	17.0	15	0	0	15	0	C
9	9	Apr 20	STL		NYM	L,0-8	GS	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
10	10	Apr 21	STL		NYM	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
11	11	Apr 23	STL	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
12	12	Apr 24	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
13	13	Apr 25	STL	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
14	14	Apr 26	STL	@	SFG	W,15-7	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
15	16 (1)	Apr 28	STL	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	62	16.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
16	17	Apr 29	STL	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
17	18	Apr 30	STL	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	19	May 1	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	42	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF C
19	20	May 2	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
20	21	May 4	STL	@	ATL	W,8-7	CG	50	12.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
21	22	May 5	STL	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	23	May 6	STL	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
23	24	May 7	STL		HOU	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	C
24	25	May 8	STL		HOU	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
25	26	May 9	STL		HOU	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
26	27	May 10	STL		LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	28	May 11	STL		LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	29	May 12	STL		LAD	L,3-6	GS	19	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	C
29	30	May 14	STL		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
30	31	May 15	STL		SFG	L,0-2	CG	43	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
31	32	May 16	STL		SFG	W,9-3	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
32	33	May 17	STL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
33	35 (1)	May 19	STL		PIT	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	36	May 20	STL		PIT	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
35	37	May 21	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	38	May 22	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
37	39	May 23	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	47	10.2	5	1	0	6	0	C
38	40	May 25	STL	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
39	41	May 26	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
40	42	May 27	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
41	43	May 28	STL	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
42	44	May 29	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
43	45	May 30	STL	@	NYM	W,6-5	CG	48	11.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	46	Jun 1	STL	@	MON	W,6-2	GS	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B C
45	47	Jun 2	STL		PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
46	48	Jun 3	STL		PHI	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
47	50 (1)	Jun 5	STL		CIN	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
48	51	Jun 6	STL		CIN	L,2-13	CG	50	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
49	52	Jun 7	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
50	53	Jun 8	STL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
51	54	Jun 9	STL	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	42	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
52	55	Jun 11	STL	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
53	56	Jun 12	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
54	57	Jun 13 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
55	58	Jun 13 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,12-9	GS	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C 1B
56	59	Jun 14	STL		ATL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
57	60	Jun 15	STL		ATL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
58	61	Jun 16	STL		ATL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
59	62	Jun 18	STL		SDP	W,7-4	GS	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
60	63	Jun 19	STL		SDP	W,1-0	GS	28	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
61	64	Jun 20	STL		SDP	L,4-5	GS	39	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B C
62	65	Jun 21	STL		NYM	W,7-2	GS	26	7.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
63	66	Jun 22	STL		NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
64	67	Jun 23	STL		NYM	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
65	68	Jun 25	STL	@	PHI	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
66	69	Jun 26	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	37	10.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B C
67	70	Jun 27	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
68	71	Jun 28	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
69	72	Jun 29	STL	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	73	Jul 1	STL	@	NYM	L,0-13	CG	45	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
71	74	Jul 2	STL		MON	W,3-0	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
72	75	Jul 3	STL		MON	W,9-0	GS	28	7.0	5	2	0	7	2	1B
73	76	Jul 4	STL		MON	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
74	77	Jul 5	STL		SFG	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
75	78	Jul 6	STL		SFG	W,13-7	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
76	79	Jul 7	STL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
77	80	Jul 9	STL		LAD	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
78	81	Jul 10	STL		LAD	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
79	82	Jul 11	STL		LAD	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
80	83	Jul 15	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
81	84	Jul 16	STL	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
82	85	Jul 17	STL	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
83	86	Jul 18 (1)	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
84	87	Jul 18 (2)	STL	@	SFG	W,5-4	GF	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
85	88	Jul 19	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
86	89	Jul 20	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
87	90	Jul 21	STL	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	45	9.1	1	0	1	2	0	3B
88	91	Jul 22	STL		CHC	L,4-8	CG	50	9.0	2	1	2	5	0	3B
89	92	Jul 23	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
90	93	Jul 24	STL		CHC	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
91	95 (1)	Jul 27	STL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
92	96	Jul 28	STL		MON	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
93	97	Jul 30	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
94	98	Jul 31	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	10	3	0	13	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	99	Aug 1	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
96	100	Aug 2	STL	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
97	101	Aug 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	8	1	0	9	0	1B
98	102	Aug 3 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
99	103	Aug 4	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	48	11.1	11	1	0	12	1	1B
100	104	Aug 5	STL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
101	105	Aug 6	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
102	106	Aug 7	STL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
103	107	Aug 8	STL		PHI	L,2-3	GS	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C 1B
104	108	Aug 9	STL		HOU	L,4-13	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
105	109	Aug 10	STL		HOU	W,8-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
106	110	Aug 11	STL		HOU	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
107	111	Aug 13	STL	@	ATL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
108	112	Aug 14	STL	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
109	114 (1)	Aug 16	STL		SDP	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
110	116 (1)	Aug 18	STL		SDP	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
111	117	Aug 20	STL		ATL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
112	118	Aug 21	STL		ATL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
113	119	Aug 22	STL		ATL	W,8-0	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	120	Aug 23	STL	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
115	121	Aug 24	STL	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
116	122	Aug 27	STL	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
117	123	Aug 28	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
118	124	Aug 29	STL	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
119	125	Aug 30	STL		CIN	W,7-1	GS	26	7.0	8	1	1	10	2	1B
120	126	Aug 31	STL		CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	127	Sep 1	STL		CIN	W,1-0	GS	38	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF C
122	128	Sep 3	STL	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
123	129	Sep 4	STL	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
124	130	Sep 5	STL	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	40	11.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
125	131	Sep 6 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
126	133 (1)	Sep 7	STL	@	MON	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
127	134	Sep 8 (1)	STL		MON	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
128	136 (1)	Sep 9	STL		MON	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
129	137	Sep 10	STL		NYM	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	C
130	138	Sep 11	STL		NYM	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
131	140 (1)	Sep 13	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
132	141	Sep 14	STL		CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
133	143 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
134	144	Sep 16	STL	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	146 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
136	148 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
137	150 (1)	Sep 21	STL	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
138	151	Sep 22	STL	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	46	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
139	152	Sep 23	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
140	153	Sep 24 (1)	STL		PIT	W,10-6	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
141	155 (1)	Sep 25	STL		PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
142	156	Sep 26	STL		PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
143	158 (1)	Sep 28	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
144	159	Sep 29	STL		PHI	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
145	160	Oct 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
146	161	Oct 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
							152gm		1265.0	727	88	10	825	25