Dick Simpson
[edit] Biography
Dick Simpson (Richard Charles Simpson) was born on July 28, 1943 in Washington, D.C.. He made his Major League debut on September 21, 1962 for the Los Angeles Angels. In 1968, his rookie year, he hit .197 with 6 home runs and 19 RBI. Simpson played for the Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Seattle Pilots and New York Yankees over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .400
| .375
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 21
| 50
| 11
| 7
| 2
| 4
| .140
| .259
| .280
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 8
| 27
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .222
| .267
| .259
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| 92
| 84
| 26
| 20
| 4
| 14
| .238
| .333
| .405
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 32
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| 44
| 54
| 8
| 14
| 1
| 6
| .259
| .339
| .370
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| 26
| 56
| 11
| 13
| 3
| 8
| .232
| .323
| .393
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 59
| 177
| 25
| 33
| 3
| 11
| .186
| .282
| .299
| 7
| 2
| 20
| 61
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1968
| TOT
| N
| 85
| 233
| 36
| 46
| 6
| 19
| .197
| .292
| .322
| 7
| 2
| 28
| 82
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 26
| 51
| 8
| 9
| 2
| 5
| .176
| .236
| .333
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| 6
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 4
| .273
| .429
| .455
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 32
| 62
| 10
| 12
| 2
| 9
| .194
| .275
| .355
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 221
| 371
| 70
| 80
| 11
| 39
| .216
| .308
| .348
| 12
| 2
| 45
| 125
| 6
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 67
| 147
| 24
| 27
| 4
| 17
| .184
| .275
| .313
| 7
| 0
| 19
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 288
| 518
| 94
| 107
| 15
| 56
| .207
| .299
| .338
| 19
| 2
| 64
| 174
| 6
| 3
| 10
| 5
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| LA
| A
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| CF
| 16
| 14
| 127.2
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| OF
| 16
| 14
| 127.2
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 8
| 8
| 74
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 8
| 8
| 74
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 63
| 16
| 235
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 46
| 9
| 157
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 11
| 6
| 60
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 21
| 9
| 104.2
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 4
| 3
| 28
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 26
| 12
| 137.2
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| OF
| 22
| 18
| 145.2
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| RF
| 22
| 18
| 145.2
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 22
| 21
| 177
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 15
| 13
| 124
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 49
| 47
| 421
| 63
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 15
| 13
| 120
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 71
| 65
| 566.2
| 89
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1968
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 44
| 39
| 322.2
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 17
| 12
| 98.2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| CF
| 16
| 12
| 97.2
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| OF
| 5
| 3
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 22
| 15
| 129.2
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 18
| 13
| 111.2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 72
| 57
| 521.1
| 105
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 112
| 57
| 588.1
| 95
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 31
| 17
| 180
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 210
| 131
| 1289.2
| 232
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Angels (1961).
- Traded by California Angels to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Norm Siebern (December 2, 1965).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Frank Robinson (December 9, 1965).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Alex Johnson (January 11, 1968).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Hal Gilson to Houston Astros in exchange for Ron Davis (June 15, 1968).
- Traded by Houston Astros to New York Yankees in exchange for Dooley Womack (December 4, 1968).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Seattle Pilots in exchange for Jose Vidal (May 19, 1969).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Steve Whitaker to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Bobby Bolin (December 12, 1969).
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