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Full name Aloysius Harry Simmons
Born May 22, 1902, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died May 26, 1956, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Buried at St. Adalbert Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Section 17 - Block 7 - Lot 1 NE 1/4 - Grave 1)
Born as: Alois Szymanski
First Game: April 15, 1924; Final Game: July 1, 1944
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 190
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1953
Named AL Most Valuable Player by The Sporting News (1929)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1927, 1929 to 1931 and 1933 to 1934)
Ejections as player: 1926 (1), 1927 (2), 1933 (1), 1934 (1), 1937 (1), 1938 (1), 1939 (1), 1940 (1), 1941 (1), 1943 (1). Total: 11
Ejections as coach: 1942 (1), 1945 (3), 1948 (4), 1949 (3), 1950 (4). Total: 15
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                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP 1924 PHI A 1925 PHI A 1926 PHI A 1927 PHI A 1928 PHI A 1929 PHI A 1930 PHI A 1931 PHI A 1932 PHI A 1933 CHI A 1934 CHI A 1935 CHI A 1936 DET A 1937 WAS A 1938 WAS A 1939 BOS N 1939 CIN N 1939 TOT N 102 351 39 96 17 5 7 44 1940 PHI A 1941 PHI A 1943 BOS A 1944 PHI A Total NL ( 1 Year ) 102 351 39 96 17 5 7 44 24 5 43 2 1 3 0 8 13 0 1 .274 .321 Total AL (19 Years) 2113 8408 1468 2831 522 144 300 1784 591 75 694 28 107 0 184 207 88 66 .337 .382 Total (20 Years) Splits 2215 8759 1507 2927 539 149 307 1828 Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Daily Splits 152 594 69 183 31 9 8 102 30 0 60 2 18 0 13 17 16 15 .308 .343 .431 -1.3 1924 PHI A Daily Splits 153 654 122 253 43 12 24 129 35 6 41 1 6 0 15 12 7 14 .387 .419 .599 2.5 1925 PHI A Daily Splits 147 583 90 199 53 10 19 110 48 6 49 1 10 0 14 9 11 3 .341 .392 .564 1.5 1926 PHI A Daily Splits 106 406 86 159 36 11 15 108 31 3 30 1 20 0 9 4 10 3 .392 .436 .645 3.3 1927 PHI A Daily Splits 119 464 78 163 33 9 15 107 31 3 30 3 11 0 11 11 1 4 .351 .396 .558 1.7 1928 PHI A Daily Splits 143 581 114 212 41 9 34 157 31 8 38 1 16 0 8 20 4 3 .365 .398 .642 4.6 1929 PHI A Daily Splits 138 554 152 211 41 16 36 165 39 1 34 1 17 0 19 9 9 2 .381 .423 .708 4.6 1930 PHI A Daily Splits 128 513 105 200 37 13 22 128 47 10 45 3 0 0 8 11 3 3 .390 .444 .641 4.8 1931 PHI A Daily Splits 154 670 144 216 28 9 35 151 47 1 76 1 0 0 16 24 4 2 .322 .368 .548 0.9 1932 PHI A Daily Splits 146 605 85 200 29 10 14 119 39 7 49 2 2 0 10 15 5 1 .331 .373 .481 2.4 1933 CHI A Daily Splits 138 558 102 192 36 7 18 104 53 14 58 2 0 0 12 14 3 2 .344 .403 .530 2.2 1934 CHI A Daily Splits 128 525 68 140 22 7 16 79 33 2 43 2 1 0 9 15 4 6 .267 .313 .427 -1.8 1935 CHI A Daily Splits 143 568 96 186 38 6 13 112 49 8 35 2 1 0 12 12 6 4 .327 .383 .484 0.1 1936 DET A Daily Splits 103 419 60 117 21 10 8 84 27 3 35 4 3 0 9 8 3 2 .279 .329 .434 -0.6 1937 WAS A Daily Splits 125 470 79 142 23 6 21 95 38 1 40 2 2 0 11 16 2 1 .302 .357 .511 0.2 1938 WAS A Daily Splits 93 330 39 93 17 5 7 43 22 5 40 2 1 3 0 8 13 0 1 .282 .328 .427 -0.1 1939 BOS N Daily Splits 9 21 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .217 .143 -0.2 1939 CIN N 24 5 43 2 1 3 0 8 13 0 1 .274 .321 .410 -0.3 1939 TOT N Daily Splits 37 81 7 25 4 0 1 19 4 0 8 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .309 .341 .395 0.1 1940 PHI A Daily Splits 9 24 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .160 .167 -0.4 1941 PHI A Daily Splits 40 133 9 27 5 0 1 12 8 2 21 0 0 0 7 3 0 1 .203 .248 .263 -1.3 1943 BOS A Daily Splits 4 6 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.1 1944 PHI A .410 -0.3 Total NL .540 23.6 Total AL 615 80 737 30 108 3 0 192 220 88 67 .334 .380 .535 23.3 Total SLG BFW Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1929 PHI A Daily Splits 5 20 6 6 1 0 2 5 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .333 .650 1929 PHI A 1930 PHI A Daily Splits 6 22 4 8 2 0 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .417 .727 1930 PHI A 1931 PHI A Daily Splits 7 27 4 9 2 0 2 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .400 .630 1931 PHI A 1939 CIN N Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 1939 CIN N Total ( 4 Years) Splits 19 73 15 24 6 0 6 17 6 1 9 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .329 .380 .658 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1933 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1933 AL 1934 AL Daily Splits 1 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1934 AL 1935 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1935 AL Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3 13 3 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .462 .462 .692 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1924 PHI A Daily Splits OF 152 152 150 1345 390 17 10 4 0 .976 51 102 1 1924 PHI A CF 102 101 100 896 273 10 6 3 0 .979 1924 PHI A LF 51 51 50 442 120 5 5 1 0 .962 1924 PHI A RF 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 1925 PHI A Daily Splits OF 153 153 153 1381.1 447 8 16 2 0 .966 0 153 0 1925 PHI A CF 153 153 153 1381.1 440 8 16 2 0 .966 1926 PHI A Daily Splits OF 147 147 145 1315 333 11 9 5 0 .975 0 147 0 1926 PHI A CF 147 147 145 1315 331 11 9 5 0 .974 1927 PHI A Daily Splits OF 105 103 98 897.1 247 10 4 2 0 .985 10 94 1 1927 PHI A CF 94 94 90 812.1 225 10 4 2 0 .983 1927 PHI A LF 10 9 8 80 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 1927 PHI A RF 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1928 PHI A Daily Splits OF 114 114 108 1000.2 231 10 3 2 0 .988 114 0 0 1928 PHI A LF 114 114 108 1000.2 227 10 3 2 0 .988 1929 PHI A Daily Splits OF 142 142 129 1244 349 19 4 2 0 .989 142 0 0 1929 PHI A LF 142 142 129 1244 353 19 4 2 0 .989 1930 PHI A Daily Splits OF 136 136 127 1195.1 275 10 3 1 0 .990 129 7 0 1930 PHI A LF 129 129 120 1127 251 10 3 1 0 .989 1930 PHI A CF 7 7 7 68.1 21 0 0 0 0 1.000 1931 PHI A Daily Splits OF 128 128 119 1115 287 10 4 0 0 .987 124 4 0 1931 PHI A LF 124 124 116 1085 283 10 4 1 0 .987 1931 PHI A CF 4 4 3 30 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1932 PHI A Daily Splits OF 154 154 146 1372 290 9 6 4 0 .980 154 1 0 1932 PHI A LF 154 154 146 1371 295 9 6 4 0 .981 1932 PHI A CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1933 CHI A Daily Splits OF 145 145 137 1291.1 372 15 4 1 0 .990 144 1 0 1933 CHI A LF 144 144 137 1289.1 371 17 4 1 0 .990 1933 CHI A CF 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1934 CHI A Daily Splits OF 138 138 133 1201.2 286 14 4 3 0 .987 134 4 0 1934 CHI A LF 134 134 129 1163.2 272 14 4 3 0 .986 1934 CHI A CF 4 4 4 38 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1935 CHI A Daily Splits OF 126 122 118 1091.1 349 5 7 1 0 .981 10 116 0 1935 CHI A CF 116 113 109 1011.1 333 3 7 1 0 .980 1935 CHI A LF 10 9 9 80 18 0 0 0 0 1.000 1936 DET A Daily Splits OF 138 138 121 1195.1 352 8 5 1 0 .986 7 134 0 1936 DET A CF 134 134 117 1155.1 341 8 5 1 0 .986 1936 DET A LF 7 4 4 40 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 1936 DET A 1B 1 1 1 8 12 0 0 1 0 1.000 1937 WAS A Daily Splits OF 102 102 99 892.2 240 7 4 5 0 .984 98 4 0 1937 WAS A LF 98 98 95 857.2 227 7 4 5 0 .983 1937 WAS A CF 4 4 4 35 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 1938 WAS A Daily Splits OF 117 106 101 986.1 232 4 4 1 0 .983 111 8 1 1938 WAS A LF 111 101 96 926.1 213 4 4 1 0 .982 1938 WAS A CF 8 5 5 58 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 1938 WAS A RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1939 BOS N Daily Splits OF 82 78 68 681.1 158 7 3 2 0 .982 82 0 0 1939 BOS N LF 82 78 68 681.1 157 7 3 2 0 .982 1939 CIN N Daily Splits OF 5 5 4 41 14 1 1 0 0 .938 5 0 0 1939 CIN N LF 5 5 4 41 14 0 1 0 0 .933 1939 TOT N LF 87 83 72 722.1 171 7 4 2 0 .978 1939 TOT N OF 87 83 72 722.1 172 8 4 2 0 .978 87 0 0 1940 PHI A Daily Splits OF 18 15 13 129.1 51 1 2 0 0 .963 18 0 0 1940 PHI A LF 18 15 13 129.1 51 1 2 0 0 .963 1941 PHI A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 47 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 1941 PHI A LF 5 5 5 47 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 1943 BOS A Daily Splits OF 33 31 21 280.1 66 3 1 1 0 .986 33 0 0 1943 BOS A LF 33 31 21 280.1 66 3 1 1 0 .986 1944 PHI A Daily Splits OF 2 1 1 10.1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0 1944 PHI A LF 2 1 1 10.1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total (20 Years) Splits OF 2142 2115 1996 18713.2 4988 169 94 37 0 .982 1373 775 3 Total (18 Years) LF 1373 1348 1259 11896 2963 116 48 24 0 .985 Total (13 Years) CF 775 767 737 6803.2 2012 50 47 14 0 .978 Total ( 3 Years) RF 3 0 0 14 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 1 1 8 12 0 0 1 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1929 PHI A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 45 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 1929 PHI A LF 5 5 5 45 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1930 PHI A Daily Splits OF 6 6 5 52 12 1 0 0 0 1.000 6 1 0 1930 PHI A LF 6 5 5 49 9 1 0 0 0 1.000 1930 PHI A CF 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1931 PHI A Daily Splits OF 7 7 6 61 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 1 0 1931 PHI A LF 7 7 6 58 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 1931 PHI A CF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1939 CIN N Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1939 CIN N LF 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 4 Years) Splits OF 19 18 16 164 39 1 0 0 0 1.000 19 2 0 Total ( 4 Years) LF 19 17 16 158 35 1 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) CF 2 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1933 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 1933 AL LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1933 AL CF 1 1 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1934 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 1934 AL LF 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1934 AL CF 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1935 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 1935 AL CF 1 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 3 3 0 26 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 3 0 Total ( 3 Years) CF 3 3 0 19 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) LF 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

   Coaching Record

Year Team START END 1942 PHI A 4-14 9-20 1944 PHI A 4-18 10- 1 1945 PHI A 4-17 9-27 1946 PHI A 4-16 9-29 1947 PHI A 4-15 9-28 1948 PHI A 4-19 10- 3 1949 PHI A 4-18 10- 2 1950 CLE A 4-18 10- 1 Total ( 8 Years)

Ejection Information

As player: Date Team Umpire Reason 8-15-1926 BOX PHI A Bill Dinneen Call at HP 5- 5-1927 BOX PHI A Red Ormsby Fair/foul call 9-22-1927(2) BOX PHI A Bill McGowan Call at 2B 6-17-1933 BOX CHI A Red Ormsby Call at 1B 9-26-1934(2) BOX CHI A Charles Donnelly Bench jockeying 6-18-1937 BOX WAS A Cal Hubbard Fighting 8-24-1938 BOX WAS A Eddie Rommel Balls and strikes 6-22-1939 BOX BOS N Bill Stewart Called third strike (Made faces) 7-24-1940 BOX PHI A Lou Kolls Arguing strike 3 6-15-1941 BOX PHI A Cal Hubbard Call at 2B (Reversed) 6- 4-1943 BOX BOS A Bill Summers Bench jockeying

As coach: Date Team Umpire Reason 5- 4-1942 BOX PHI A Art Passarella Fair/foul call 5-22-1945 BOX PHI A Art Passarella Bench jockeying related to weather 6- 9-1945 BOX PHI A Bill McGowan Claiming pitcher doctoring the ball 7-26-1945 BOX PHI A Cal Hubbard Bench jockeying 5-29-1948 BOX PHI A Art Passarella Call at 2B 7-11-1948(1) BOX PHI A Jim Boyer Arguing time not called 7-27-1948 BOX PHI A Red Jones Bench jockeying 8- 6-1948 BOX PHI A Eddie Hurley Unknown reason 6-21-1949 BOX PHI A Bill McGowan Call at HP 7-15-1949 BOX PHI A Joe Paparella Call at HP 7-18-1949 BOX PHI A Red Jones Balls and strikes 5-21-1950(2) BOX CLE A Johnny Stevens Appeal play (Pushed umpire) 8-17-1950 BOX CLE A Bill Summers Balls and strikes 9- 3-1950 BOX CLE A Eddie Rommel Call at HP 9-20-1950(1) BOX CLE A Jim Honochick Fair/foul call

Transaction Information

Traded by Milwaukee (American Association) to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Wid Matthews, Heinie Scheer, Beauty McGowan and $40000 (December 15, 1923).

Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Chicago White Sox with Jimmy Dykes and Mule Haas for $100000 (September 28, 1932).

Sold by Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers for $75000 (December 10, 1935).

Sold by Detroit Tigers to Washington Senators for $15000 (April 4, 1937).

Sold by Washington Senators to Boston Bees for $3000 (December 29, 1938).

Sold by Boston Bees to Cincinnati Reds (August 31, 1939).

Released by Cincinnati Reds (October 19, 1939).

Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (December 8, 1939).

Released by Philadelphia Athletics (February, 1943).

Signed by Boston Red Sox (February 2, 1943).

Released by Boston Red Sox (October 15, 1943).

Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (April 15, 1944).

Released by Philadelphia Athletics (June 15, 1945).

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