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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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 13	ATL	@	HOU	W,8-7	GS	28	6.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
2	9 (3)	Apr 19	ATL		LAD	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	10	Apr 20	ATL		LAD	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
4	12 (1)	Apr 22	ATL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
5	16 (3)	Apr 26	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-4		9	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 3B
6	17	Apr 27	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-7	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
7	19 (1)	Apr 30	ATL		NYM	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	32 (12)	May 14	ATL	@	MON	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
9	42 (9)	May 25	ATL	@	STL	W,6-2	GS	18	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
10	46 (3)	May 30	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-6	GF	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49 (2)	Jun 2	ATL		PIT	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	5	3	1	9	0	C
12	53 (3)	Jun 6	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GF	17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
13	63 (9)	Jun 18	ATL		LAD	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
14	65 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS	38	8.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B 3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	80 (14)	Jul 5	ATL		MON	L,5-12	GF	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
16	81	Jul 6	ATL		MON	L,8-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
17	84 (2)	Jul 9	ATL	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
18	86 (1)	Jul 11	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-11	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
19	89 (2)	Jul 17	ATL	@	MON	L,2-4	GF	25	6.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
20	91 (1)	Jul 19	ATL	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	11	2	1	14	2	1B
21	92	Jul 21	ATL		PHI	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
22	93	Jul 22	ATL		PHI	L,4-5	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
23	94	Jul 23	ATL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	2	12	1	1B
24	96 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	ATL		NYM	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
25	99 (2)	Jul 29	ATL	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
26	100	Jul 30	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
27	101	Jul 31	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	102	Aug 1	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
29	107 (4)	Aug 6	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	4	1B
30	113 (5)	Aug 13	ATL		SDP	W,8-7	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
31	122 (8)	Aug 23	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	145 (22)	Sep 18	ATL		LAD	W,4-3	GF	17	4.0	7	0	0	7	0	PH C
							33gm		189.2	167	18	6	191	13