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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 14	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
2	12 (6)	Apr 23	MIL	@	CHW	L,5-6	GF	21	4.1	5	0	0	5	0	1B
3	14 (1)	Apr 25	MIL		DET	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	26 (11)	May 8	MIL		SEA	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
5	27	May 10	MIL		CAL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
6	32 (4)	May 17	MIL		KCR	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
7	39 (6)	May 26	MIL		MIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	51 (11)	Jun 9	MIL		NYY	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
9	56 (4)	Jun 14	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
10	61 (4)	Jun 19	MIL		TOR	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
11	70 (8)	Jun 30	MIL	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	81 (10)	Jul 11	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-9	GF	22	4.2	2	0	0	2	0	DH C
13	84 (2)	Jul 14	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
14	86 (1)	Jul 19	MIL		SEA	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
15	87	Jul 20	MIL		SEA	L,10-13	CG	50	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
16	88	Jul 21	MIL		SEA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
17	89	Jul 22	MIL		CAL	W,16-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
18	90	Jul 23	MIL		CAL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	4	1B
19	95 (4)	Jul 28	MIL		OAK	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	101 (5)	Aug 4 (1)	MIL	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
21	104 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	MIL	@	TEX	W,3-1	GS	29	7.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
22	110 (5)	Aug 14	MIL		DET	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
23	120 (9)	Aug 25 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
24	122 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
25	123	Aug 27	MIL		KCR	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
26	124	Aug 28	MIL		KCR	L,2-8	GS	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	127 (2)	Sep 1	MIL		CLE	L,4-11	CG	48	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
28	130 (2)	Sep 4	MIL	@	MIN	W,11-10	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
29	133 (2)	Sep 6 (2)	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
30	135 (1)	Sep 8	MIL	@	KCR	L,11-13	CG	51	10.1	6	2	0	8	1	1B
31	141 (5)	Sep 15	MIL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
32	144 (2)	Sep 18	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
33	147 (2)	Sep 21	MIL	@	TOR	L,1-2	GS	54	13.1	16	0	0	16	0	1B C
34	149 (1)	Sep 23	MIL	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
35	150	Sep 24	MIL		BAL	W,10-6	CG	36	9.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
36	152 (1)	Sep 26	MIL		BAL	L,1-9	GS	20	3.0	3	0	0	3	2	1B
37	153	Sep 27	MIL		TOR	L,1-5	GS	23	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
38	155 (1)	Sep 29	MIL		TOR	L,5-13	GS	49	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B C
39	156	Oct 1	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	1B C
40	157	Oct 2	MIL	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
41	158	Oct 3	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
42	159	Oct 4	MIL	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	56	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
							45gm		356.2	291	26	3	320	23