Ted Simmons
[edit] Biography
Ted Simmons (Ted Lyle Simmons) was born on August 9, 1949 in Highland Park, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on September 21, 1968 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 3 home runs and 24 RBI. Simmons played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 21 year career.
Most people believe that Ted Simmons's best season was 1975, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .332 average and knocked in 100 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| STL
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .214
| .250
| .357
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 82
| 284
| 29
| 69
| 3
| 24
| .243
| .333
| .317
| 8
| 2
| 37
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 5
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| 133
| 510
| 64
| 155
| 7
| 77
| .304
| .347
| .424
| 32
| 4
| 36
| 50
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 20
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 152
| 594
| 70
| 180
| 16
| 96
| .303
| .336
| .465
| 36
| 6
| 29
| 57
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 18
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 161
| 619
| 62
| 192
| 13
| 91
| .310
| .370
| .438
| 36
| 2
| 61
| 47
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 15
| 29
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 152
| 599
| 66
| 163
| 20
| 103
| .272
| .327
| .447
| 33
| 6
| 47
| 35
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 22
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 157
| 581
| 80
| 193
| 18
| 100
| .332
| .396
| .491
| 32
| 3
| 63
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 20
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 150
| 546
| 60
| 159
| 5
| 75
| .291
| .371
| .394
| 35
| 3
| 73
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 9
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 150
| 516
| 82
| 164
| 21
| 95
| .318
| .408
| .500
| 25
| 3
| 79
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 20
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 152
| 516
| 71
| 148
| 22
| 80
| .287
| .377
| .512
| 40
| 5
| 77
| 39
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 19
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 123
| 448
| 68
| 127
| 26
| 87
| .283
| .369
| .507
| 22
| 0
| 61
| 34
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 10
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 145
| 495
| 84
| 150
| 21
| 98
| .303
| .375
| .505
| 33
| 2
| 59
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 13
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 100
| 380
| 45
| 82
| 14
| 61
| .216
| .262
| .376
| 13
| 3
| 23
| 32
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 137
| 539
| 73
| 145
| 23
| 97
| .269
| .309
| .451
| 29
| 0
| 32
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 20
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 153
| 600
| 76
| 185
| 13
| 108
| .308
| .351
| .448
| 39
| 3
| 41
| 51
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 23
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 132
| 497
| 44
| 110
| 4
| 52
| .221
| .269
| .300
| 23
| 2
| 30
| 40
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 23
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 143
| 528
| 60
| 144
| 12
| 76
| .273
| .342
| .402
| 28
| 2
| 57
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 17
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 76
| 127
| 14
| 32
| 4
| 25
| .252
| .313
| .386
| 5
| 0
| 12
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 73
| 177
| 20
| 49
| 4
| 30
| .277
| .350
| .390
| 8
| 0
| 21
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 78
| 107
| 6
| 21
| 2
| 11
| .196
| .293
| .308
| 6
| 0
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1791
| 6136
| 776
| 1806
| 182
| 995
| .294
| .363
| .453
| 351
| 37
| 672
| 499
| 28
| 7
| 13
| 163
| 194
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 665
| 2544
| 298
| 666
| 66
| 394
| .262
| .311
| .399
| 132
| 10
| 183
| 195
| 11
| 4
| 8
| 25
| 93
|
| Total
|
|
| 2456
| 8680
| 1074
| 2472
| 248
| 1389
| .285
| .348
| .437
| 483
| 47
| 855
| 694
| 39
| 11
| 21
| 188
| 287
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| STL
| N
| C
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| C
| 4
| 3
| 28
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| C
| 79
| 74
| 691
| 466
| 37
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 37
| 24
| 3
| .990
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| C
| 130
| 126
| 1145
| 747
| 52
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 18
| 42
| 31
| 5
| .989
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| C
| 135
| 134
| 1193.2
| 842
| 78
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 15
| 83
| 39
| 7
| .991
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 15
| 132
| 125
| 15
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| C
| 152
| 151
| 1352.2
| 888
| 74
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 25
| 64
| 50
| 5
| .987
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 7
| 53.2
| 38
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| C
| 141
| 139
| 1252.1
| 717
| 82
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 14
| 99
| 49
| 2
| .986
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 11
| 100
| 96
| 5
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| C
| 154
| 148
| 1292
| 803
| 62
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 28
| 96
| 33
| 3
| .983
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 18.1
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .571
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| OF
| 7
| 7
| 56
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| C
| 114
| 108
| 959.2
| 493
| 66
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 61
| 48
| 2
| .993
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| LF
| 7
| 7
| 56
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 30
| 26
| 231
| 219
| 21
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| C
| 143
| 139
| 1226.2
| 683
| 75
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 97
| 54
| 0
| .987
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| OF
| 23
| 23
| 176.1
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| C
| 134
| 119
| 1065.2
| 670
| 88
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 125
| 65
| 1
| .988
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| LF
| 23
| 23
| 176.1
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| C
| 121
| 118
| 1052.1
| 606
| 69
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 14
| 98
| 40
| 1
| .985
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 39
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 39
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| C
| 129
| 120
| 1066
| 520
| 71
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 9
| 116
| 53
| 2
| .985
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 4
| 38.2
| 33
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| C
| 75
| 72
| 633.2
| 300
| 37
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 47
| 27
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| C
| 121
| 120
| 1065.1
| 570
| 62
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 96
| 54
| 0
| .995
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| C
| 85
| 83
| 744.1
| 395
| 41
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 82
| 34
| 1
| .975
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 66
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 77
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 37
| 37
| 336.1
| 346
| 27
| 2
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 14
| 14
| 121
| 6
| 25
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .838
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 99
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 28
| 27
| 230.2
| 226
| 17
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| C
| 15
| 11
| 108
| 65
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| .986
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 1
| 27.2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 11
| 102.1
| 124
| 10
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| C
| 10
| 6
| 59.2
| 40
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 0
| .978
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 28
| 23
| 198.2
| 216
| 23
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| C
| 15
| 14
| 125
| 64
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| .987
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| C
| 10
| 1
| 21.1
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 19
| 15
| 125
| 128
| 13
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1769
| 1687
| 15092.1
| 8906
| 915
| 130
| 104
| 0
| 182
| 1188
| 611
| 32
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 40
| 40
| 310.1
| 63
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 196
| 178
| 1565.1
| 1561
| 141
| 28
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 279
| 276
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 29
| 20
| 195
| 14
| 36
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .847
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 37
| 37
| 287.1
| 57
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Pete Vuckovich and Rollie Fingers to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Sixto Lezcano, David Green, Lary Sorensen and Dave LaPoint (December 12, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 16, 1984).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Rick Cerone, David Clay and Flavio Alfaro (March 5, 1986).
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