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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 10	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
2	5 (1)	Apr 12	ATL	@	NYM	W,12-4	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
3	8 (2)	Apr 15	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	GS	28	7.1	12	1	0	13	3	1B
4	12 (3)	Apr 21	ATL	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	42	8.2	12	1	0	13	2	1B
5	13	Apr 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (9)	May 2	ATL		HOU	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
7	28 (4)	May 8	ATL		NYM	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	PH 1B
8	29	May 9	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
9	30	May 10	ATL		NYM	W,8-7	GS	26	6.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
10	33 (2)	May 13	ATL	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	45	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
11	35 (1)	May 15	ATL	@	PIT	W,9-3	GF	14	3.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
12	36	May 16	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-8	GF	13	3.0	3	2	0	5	0	PH 1B
13	38 (1)	May 19	ATL		STL	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
14	43 (4)	May 24	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
15	46 (2)	May 28	ATL	@	STL	L,5-11	GS	43	8.0	5	3	2	10	1	3B 1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	51 (4)	Jun 3	ATL		PIT	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
17	56 (4)	Jun 8	ATL		LAD	L,3-6	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
18	58 (1)	Jun 10	ATL		LAD	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
19	60 (1)	Jun 12	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
20	61	Jun 13	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
21	65 (3)	Jun 18	ATL		CIN	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
22	69 (3)	Jun 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
23	71 (1)	Jun 25	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
24	76 (4)	Jun 30	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-5	GF	9	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	80 (3)	Jul 5	ATL		STL	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
26	82 (1)	Jul 7 (2)	ATL		NYM	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
27	91 (8)	Jul 19	ATL	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	43	10.2	15	2	0	17	0	1B
28	95 (3)	Jul 23	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
29	96	Jul 24	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-11	CG	45	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
30	99 (2)	Jul 28	ATL		HOU	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	104 (4)	Aug 2	ATL		LAD	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
32	108 (3)	Aug 7	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
33	113 (4)	Aug 12	ATL	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	117 (3)	Aug 16	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
35	121 (3)	Aug 20	ATL		CHC	W,13-4	GS	26	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
36	122	Aug 21	ATL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	125 (2)	Aug 27 (1)	ATL	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	131 (5)	Sep 1	ATL	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
39	135 (3)	Sep 6	ATL		MON	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	C
40	140 (4)	Sep 12	ATL		LAD	W,10-9	CG	48	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
41	145 (4)	Sep 17	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
42	150 (4)	Sep 23	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
43	155 (4)	Sep 28	ATL	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
44	160 (4)	Oct 3	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
							45gm		333.2	282	35	5	322	25