Curt Simmons
[edit] Biography
Born on May 19, 1929 in Egypt, Pennsylvania, Curt Simmons (Curtis Thomas Simmons) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and California Angels over the course of his 20 year career. Simmons broke into the bigs on September 28, 1947 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 4.87 ERA in 170 innings pitched in 1948, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Curt Simmons's best season was 1963, when he posted a 2.48 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 127 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.00
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 31
| 23
| 7
| 13
| 4.87
| 86
| 110
| 92
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 169
| 8
| 108
| 0
| 6
| 2
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 14
| 4
| 10
| 4.59
| 83
| 72
| 67
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 131.1
| 133
| 7
| 55
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| 31
| 27
| 17
| 8
| 3.40
| 146
| 93
| 81
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 214.2
| 178
| 19
| 88
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1952
| PHI
| N
| 28
| 28
| 14
| 8
| 2.82
| 141
| 72
| 63
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 201.1
| 170
| 11
| 70
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1953
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 30
| 16
| 13
| 3.21
| 138
| 102
| 85
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 238
| 211
| 17
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 33
| 14
| 15
| 2.81
| 125
| 101
| 79
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 253
| 226
| 14
| 98
| 7
| 2
| 5
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 22
| 8
| 8
| 4.92
| 58
| 76
| 71
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 130
| 148
| 15
| 50
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 27
| 15
| 10
| 3.36
| 88
| 95
| 74
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 198
| 186
| 17
| 65
| 7
| 1
| 3
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 29
| 12
| 11
| 3.44
| 92
| 92
| 81
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 212
| 214
| 11
| 50
| 11
| 2
| 2
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 29
| 27
| 7
| 14
| 4.38
| 78
| 92
| 82
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 168.1
| 196
| 11
| 40
| 4
| 4
| 3
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 23
| 17
| 7
| 4
| 2.66
| 63
| 50
| 45
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 152
| 149
| 11
| 31
| 6
| 3
| 0
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 4
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 27
| 19
| 7
| 4
| 3.06
| 67
| 58
| 53
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 156
| 162
| 14
| 37
| 6
| 3
| 0
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 30
| 29
| 9
| 10
| 3.13
| 99
| 91
| 68
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 195.2
| 203
| 14
| 64
| 6
| 2
| 4
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 31
| 22
| 10
| 10
| 3.51
| 74
| 78
| 60
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 154
| 167
| 18
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 32
| 32
| 15
| 9
| 2.48
| 127
| 82
| 64
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 232.2
| 209
| 13
| 48
| 3
| 3
| 6
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| 34
| 34
| 18
| 9
| 3.43
| 104
| 106
| 93
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 244
| 233
| 24
| 49
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| 34
| 32
| 9
| 15
| 4.08
| 96
| 104
| 92
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 203
| 229
| 19
| 54
| 8
| 5
| 4
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 4.59
| 14
| 17
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 33.1
| 35
| 3
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 10
| 4
| 7
| 4.07
| 24
| 39
| 35
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 77.1
| 79
| 7
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 15
| 5
| 8
| 4.23
| 38
| 56
| 52
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 110.2
| 114
| 10
| 35
| 5
| 1
| 1
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 14
| 3
| 7
| 4.94
| 31
| 54
| 45
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 100
| 10
| 23
| 4
| 1
| 2
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 14
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 2.60
| 13
| 11
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 34.2
| 44
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 31
| 18
| 5
| 8
| 4.24
| 44
| 65
| 55
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 116.2
| 144
| 11
| 32
| 7
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 555
| 458
| 191
| 182
| 3.55
| 1684
| 1540
| 1308
| 162
| 35
| 4
| 3313.2
| 3269
| 254
| 1054
| 66
| 39
| 51
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 14
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 2.60
| 13
| 11
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 34.2
| 44
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 569
| 462
| 193
| 183
| 3.54
| 1697
| 1551
| 1318
| 163
| 36
| 5
| 3348.1
| 3313
| 255
| 1063
| 69
| 39
| 53
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 34
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| PHI
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| PHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| P
| 34
| 33
| 253
| 6
| 33
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .929
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 35
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 29
| 212
| 8
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| P
| 29
| 27
| 168.1
| 14
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .946
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| P
| 23
| 17
| 152
| 6
| 28
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 0
| .971
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| P
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| P
| 27
| 19
| 156
| 7
| 30
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 0
| .974
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| P
| 30
| 29
| 195.2
| 6
| 36
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 2
| .977
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| P
| 31
| 22
| 154
| 6
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 1
| .970
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 232.2
| 12
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| P
| 34
| 34
| 244
| 12
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| .966
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| P
| 34
| 32
| 203
| 8
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 0
| .976
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| P
| 10
| 5
| 33.1
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .714
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| P
| 19
| 10
| 77.1
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| P
| 29
| 15
| 110.2
| 5
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| .939
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| P
| 17
| 14
| 82
| 3
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .900
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| P
| 14
| 4
| 34.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| P
| 31
| 18
| 116.2
| 4
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| .920
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 569
| 290
| 2056
| 127
| 514
| 23
| 26
| 0
| 10
| 77
| 56
| 6
| .965
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 31
| 51
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .137
| .200
| .137
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 41
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .171
| .190
| .195
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 77
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 3
| .156
| .217
| .156
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| PHI
| N
| 28
| 67
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 8
| .164
| .233
| .224
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 93
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 3
| .140
| .167
| .172
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 91
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 8
| .176
| .202
| .176
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| 27
| 46
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .174
| .191
| .239
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 72
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 9
| .236
| .273
| .278
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 71
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 7
| .239
| .299
| .254
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 59
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .203
| .217
| .220
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 29
| 47
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 1
| .213
| .275
| .234
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 47
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 1
| .213
| .275
| .234
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 32
| 66
| 9
| 20
| 0
| 6
| .303
| .378
| .348
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| STL
| N
| 31
| 50
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .160
| .232
| .180
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 32
| 81
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .160
| .179
| .210
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| 34
| 94
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 6
| .106
| .143
| .106
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 32
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| 34
| 64
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .047
| .047
| .063
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .222
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .200
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .115
| .207
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 28
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .222
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 31
| 37
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .162
| .162
| .189
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 595
| 1126
| 92
| 192
| 1
| 75
| .171
| .213
| .194
| 18
| 3
| 59
| 280
| 2
| 56
| 2
| 0
| 16
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .222
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 609
| 1135
| 93
| 194
| 1
| 76
| .171
| .213
| .196
| 19
| 3
| 59
| 283
| 2
| 57
| 2
| 0
| 16
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1947).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 17, 1960).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (May 20, 1960).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs (June 22, 1966).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to California Angels (August 7, 1967).
- Released by California Angels (October 9, 1967).
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