Al Simmons
Aloysius Harry Simmons
Born: May 22, 1902
Milwaukee, WI USA
Deceased: 1956
Milwaukee, WI USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1924-1944
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
Minor League Statistics
Al Simmons compiled a career batting average of .334 with 307 home runs and 1827 RBI in his 2215-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Bees and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1924 season and last took the field during the 1944 campaign. Simmons was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
 Philadelphia Athletics |
 Chicago White Sox |
 Detroit Tigers |
 Washington Senators |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Boston Bees |
 Boston Red Sox |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 152 | 644 | 594 | 69 | 183 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 102 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 60 | .308 | .343 | .431 | .774 | 256 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 153 | 696 | 654 | 122 | 253 | 43 | 12 | 24 | 129 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 41 | .387 | .419 | .599 | 1.018 | 392 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 147 | 642 | 583 | 90 | 199 | 53 | 10 | 19 | 109 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 49 | .341 | .392 | .564 | .957 | 329 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 106 | 458 | 406 | 86 | 159 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 108 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 30 | .392 | .436 | .645 | 1.081 | 262 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 119 | 509 | 464 | 78 | 163 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 107 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 30 | .351 | .396 | .558 | .954 | 259 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 143 | 629 | 581 | 114 | 212 | 41 | 9 | 34 | 157 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 38 | .365 | .398 | .642 | 1.040 | 373 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 138 | 611 | 554 | 152 | 211 | 41 | 16 | 36 | 165 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 34 | .381 | .423 | .708 | 1.130 | 392 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 128 | 563 | 513 | 105 | 200 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 128 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 45 | .390 | .444 | .641 | 1.085 | 329 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 154 | 718 | 670 | 144 | 216 | 28 | 9 | 35 | 151 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 76 | .322 | .368 | .548 | .915 | 367 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 146 | 648 | 605 | 85 | 200 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 49 | .331 | .373 | .481 | .854 | 291 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 613 | 558 | 102 | 192 | 36 | 7 | 18 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 58 | .344 | .403 | .530 | .933 | 296 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 561 | 525 | 68 | 140 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 79 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 43 | .267 | .313 | .427 | .739 | 224 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 620 | 568 | 96 | 186 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 112 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 35 | .327 | .383 | .484 | .867 | 275 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Washington Senators | 103 | 453 | 419 | 60 | 117 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 35 | .279 | .329 | .434 | .763 | 182 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | 125 | 512 | 470 | 79 | 142 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 40 | .302 | .357 | .511 | .868 | 240 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Boston Bees | 93 | 358 | 330 | 39 | 93 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 40 | .282 | .331 | .427 | .758 | 141 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .143 | .217 | .143 | .360 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 37 | 85 | 81 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .309 | .341 | .395 | .736 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 9 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .160 | .167 | .327 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 40 | 141 | 133 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | .203 | .248 | .263 | .511 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2215 | 9515 | 8759 | 1507 | 2927 | 539 | 149 | 307 | 1827 | 88 | 64 | 615 | 737 | .334 | .380 | .535 | .915 | 4685 | 23 | 30 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 390 | 17 | 10 | 4 | .976 | 2.678 | |
| 1925 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 447 | 8 | 16 | 2 | .966 | 2.974 | |
| 1926 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 333 | 11 | 9 | 5 | .975 | 2.340 | |
| 1927 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 247 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .985 | 2.448 | |
| 1928 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 231 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .988 | 2.114 | |
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 349 | 19 | 4 | 2 | .989 | 2.592 | |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 136 | 0 | 0.0 | 275 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .990 | 2.096 | |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 287 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .987 | 2.320 | |
| 1932 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .980 | 1.942 | |
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 372 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .990 | 2.669 | |
| 1934 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 286 | 14 | 4 | 3 | .987 | 2.174 | |
| 1935 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 126 | 0 | 0.0 | 349 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .981 | 2.810 | |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12.000 | |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 352 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .986 | 2.609 | |
| 1937 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 102 | 0 | 0.0 | 240 | 7 | 4 | 5 | .984 | 2.422 | |
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .983 | 2.017 | |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 3.000 | |
| 1939 | NL | Boston Bees | OF | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 158 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .982 | 2.012 | |
| 1940 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .963 | 2.889 | |
| 1941 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.200 | |
| 1943 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 2.091 | |
| 1944 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| Totals | 2143 | 0 | 0.0 | 5000 | 169 | 94 | 38 | .982 | 2.412 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 5 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .300 | .318 | .650 | .968 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 6 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .364 | .417 | .727 | 1.144 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 7 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .400 | .630 | 1.030 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 80 | 73 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .329 | .375 | .658 | 1.033 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | LF | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | .800 |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | LF | 6 | 5 | 49.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.837 | 1.667 |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | CF | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.000 |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 58.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.948 | 2.714 |
| 1931 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | CF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | LF | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 21 | 18 | 164.0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.195 | 1.905 |
Awards
1925 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1927 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1928 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1929 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1929 - AL TSN Guide MVP
1930 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1931 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1932 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1933 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1934 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
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