Don Zimmer (original) (raw)
Don Zimmer
Full name Donald William Zimmer |
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Born January 17, 1931, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Died June 4, 2014, Dunedin, Florida |
Cremated |
First Game: July 2, 1954; Final Game: October 2, 1965 |
Managed First Game: April 27, 1972; Managed Final Game: May 16, 1999 |
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 165 |
Father of Tom Zimmer |
Named NL Manager of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1989) |
Named NL Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1989) |
Ejections as player: 1957 (1), 1958 (1), 1959 (1), 1960 (2), 1962 (1). Total: 6 |
Ejections as coach: 1971 (1), 1974 (1), 1975 (1), 1976 (1), 1983 (1), 1985 (1), 1996 (1), 1997 (2), 1998 (1), 2000 (1), 2001 (2). Total: 13 |
Ejections as manager: 1972 (3), 1973 (1), 1977 (2), 1978 (1), 1980 (4), 1981 (1), 1982 (1), 1988 (2), 1989 (3), 1990 (2). Total: 20 |
SABR Biography |
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 BFW Year Team 1954 BRO N Daily Splits 24 33 3 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .182 .270 .242 -0.1 1954 BRO N 1955 BRO N Daily Splits 88 280 38 67 10 1 15 50 19 5 66 2 4 4 0 4 7 5 3 .239 .289 .443 0.0 1955 BRO N 1956 BRO N Daily Splits 17 20 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300 .333 .350 -0.2 1956 BRO N 1957 BRO N Daily Splits 84 269 23 59 9 1 6 19 16 5 63 0 3 1 0 6 8 1 3 .219 .262 .327 -1.7 1957 BRO N 1958 LA N Daily Splits 127 455 52 119 15 2 17 60 28 1 92 1 9 2 0 9 17 14 2 .262 .305 .415 3.1 1958 LA N 1959 LA N Daily Splits 97 249 21 41 7 1 4 28 37 7 56 1 4 1 0 4 8 3 1 .165 .274 .249 -1.1 1959 LA N 1960 CHI N Daily Splits 132 368 37 95 16 7 6 35 27 4 56 0 5 2 0 3 9 8 6 .258 .307 .389 0.7 1960 CHI N 1961 CHI N Daily Splits 128 477 57 120 25 4 13 40 25 1 70 2 7 1 0 13 16 5 1 .252 .291 .403 0.1 1961 CHI N 1962 NY N Daily Splits 14 52 3 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 .077 .127 .096 -0.7 1962 NY N 1962 CIN N Daily Splits 63 192 16 48 11 2 2 16 14 1 30 1 0 0 0 6 5 1 2 .250 .304 .359 -1.2 1962 CIN N 1962 TOT N 77 244 19 52 12 2 2 17 17 1 40 1 0 0 0 8 6 1 3 .213 .267 .303 -1.9 1962 TOT N 1963 LA N Daily Splits 22 23 4 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 .308 .391 0.1 1963 LA N 1963 WAS A Daily Splits 83 298 37 74 12 1 13 44 18 2 57 2 2 0 0 7 10 3 2 .248 .296 .426 0.3 1963 WAS A 1963 Total 105 321 41 79 13 1 14 46 21 2 67 2 2 0 0 7 11 3 2 .246 .297 .424 0.4 1963 Total 1964 WAS A Daily Splits 121 341 38 84 16 2 12 38 27 0 94 0 2 0 0 4 8 1 3 .246 .302 .411 -1.1 1964 WAS A 1965 WAS A Daily Splits 95 226 20 45 6 0 2 17 26 1 59 2 1 3 0 4 7 2 0 .199 .284 .252 -1.6 1965 WAS A Total NL (10 Years) 796 2418 258 570 96 19 64 253 175 24 468 9 32 11 0 47 74 39 20 .236 .289 .371 -1.0 Total NL Total AL ( 3 Years) 299 865 95 203 34 3 27 99 71 3 210 4 5 3 0 15 25 6 5 .235 .295 .375 -2.4 Total AL Total (12 Years) Splits 1095 3283 353 773 130 22 91 352 246 27 678 13 37 14 0 62 99 45 25 .235 .290 .372 -3.4 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 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 1955 BRO N Daily Splits 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .333 .222 1955 BRO N 1959 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1959 LA N Total ( 2 Years) Splits 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .308 .200 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 1961 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1961 NL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1954 BRO N Daily Splits SS 13 8 8 82 14 32 3 6 0 .939 1955 BRO N Daily Splits 2B 62 62 54 534.1 154 166 8 54 0 .976 1955 BRO N SS 21 12 12 129.1 28 33 4 9 0 .938 1955 BRO N 3B 8 1 1 20 2 8 0 0 0 1.000 1956 BRO N Daily Splits SS 8 3 2 45 8 9 1 3 0 .944 1956 BRO N 3B 3 0 0 4.2 2 1 0 1 0 1.000 1956 BRO N 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1957 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 39 35 29 312 44 68 5 3 0 .957 1957 BRO N SS 37 34 33 322 55 102 8 17 0 .952 1957 BRO N 2B 5 5 5 48 15 16 2 4 0 .939 1958 LA N Daily Splits SS 114 110 106 975.2 265 372 23 100 0 .965 1958 LA N 3B 12 11 10 102.2 12 20 3 1 0 .914 1958 LA N 2B 1 0 0 6 4 3 0 1 0 1.000 1958 LA N OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1958 LA N LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1959 LA N Daily Splits SS 88 70 54 636.1 115 226 10 43 0 .972 1959 LA N 3B 5 4 3 37 5 13 0 0 0 1.000 1959 LA N 2B 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1960 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 75 66 52 572.2 170 215 8 25 0 .980 1960 CHI N 3B 45 28 23 287 38 51 8 5 0 .918 1960 CHI N SS 5 0 0 20 3 8 0 1 0 1.000 1960 CHI N LF 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1960 CHI N OF 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 1961 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 116 108 99 944.1 282 323 17 99 0 .973 1961 CHI N 3B 5 4 3 33 2 9 3 1 0 .786 1961 CHI N OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1961 CHI N RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1962 NY N Daily Splits 3B 14 14 11 117 12 37 2 3 0 .961 1962 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 42 39 30 334.1 45 66 6 6 0 .949 1962 CIN N 2B 18 8 6 97.2 20 26 3 5 0 .939 1962 CIN N SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1962 TOT N 3B 56 53 41 451.1 57 103 8 9 0 .952 1963 LA N Daily Splits 3B 10 3 3 37 3 11 1 0 0 .933 1963 LA N SS 1 0 0 4.1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 1963 LA N 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1963 WAS A Daily Splits 3B 78 76 74 680 88 173 18 17 0 .935 1963 WAS A 2B 2 2 2 18 2 4 0 1 0 1.000 1963 Total 2B 3 2 2 20 2 6 0 1 0 1.000 1963 Total 3B 88 79 77 717 91 184 19 17 0 .935 1964 WAS A Daily Splits 3B 88 77 51 636 68 143 10 6 0 .955 1964 WAS A OF 4 3 0 27 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 3 1964 WAS A RF 3 3 0 19 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1964 WAS A C 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1964 WAS A LF 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 - 1964 WAS A 2B 1 1 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1965 WAS A Daily Splits C 33 27 24 245 150 18 6 1 0 5 10 10 3 .966 1965 WAS A 3B 26 24 17 198 19 49 6 3 0 .919 1965 WAS A 2B 12 5 3 52 12 14 0 3 0 1.000 Total (11 Years) Splits 3B 375 316 255 2798.2 340 649 62 46 0 .941 Total (11 Years) 2B 295 257 221 2285 660 772 38 192 0 .974 Total ( 9 Years) SS 288 237 215 2215.2 488 783 50 179 0 .962 Total ( 2 Years) C 35 27 24 248 150 18 6 1 0 5 10 10 3 .966 Total ( 4 Years) OF 8 3 0 31.2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 4 Total ( 3 Years) LF 5 0 0 10.2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) RF 4 3 0 21 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1955 BRO N Daily Splits 2B 4 3 2 26 4 8 2 3 0 .857 1959 LA N Daily Splits SS 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) Splits 2B 4 3 2 26 4 8 2 3 0 .857 Total ( 1 Year ) SS 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1961 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1972 SD N 142 54 88 .380 466 624 4-27 4 6 1973 SD N 162 60 102 .370 548 770 6 1976 BOS A 76 42 34 .553 349 301 7-19 5 3 1977 BOS A 161 97 64 .602 859 712 2 1978 BOS A 163 99 64 .607 796 657 2 1979 BOS A 160 91 69 .569 841 711 3 1980 BOS A 155 82 73 .529 737 740 9-30 3 4 1981 TEX A 105 57 48 .543 452 389 2 1982 TEX A 96 38 58 .396 332 427 7-28 6 6 1988 CHI N 163 77 85 .475 660 694 4 1989 CHI N 162 93 69 .574 702 623 1 1990 CHI N 162 77 85 .475 690 774 4 1991 CHI N 37 18 19 .486 150 154 5-19 4 4 1999 NY A 36 21 15 .583 191 176 5-16 1 1 Total (14 Years) 1780 906 873 .509 7773 7752 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
League Championship Series Managerial Record Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1989 CHI N 5 1 4 .200 22 30
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END 1971 MON N Third base 4- 6 9-30 1972 SD N Coach 4-15 4-26 1974 BOS A Third base 4- 5 10- 2 1975 BOS A Third base 4- 8 10-22 1976 BOS A Third base 4- 9 7-18 1983 NY A Coach 4- 5 10- 2 1984 CHI N Third base 4- 3 10- 7 1985 CHI N Third base 4- 9 10- 6 1986 CHI N Third base 4- 8 6-11 1986 NY A Coach 6-16 10- 5 1987 SF N Third base 4- 6 10-14 1992 BOS A Third base 4- 7 7-24 1992 BOS A Bench 7-25 10- 4 1993 COL N Bench 4- 5 10- 3 1994 COL N Third base 4- 4 8-11 1995 COL N Bench 4-26 10- 7 1996 NY A Bench 4- 2 10-26 1997 NY A Bench 4- 1 10- 6 1998 NY A Bench 4- 1 10-21 1999 NY A Bench 5-17 10-27 2000 NY A Bench 4- 3 10-26 2001 NY A Bench 4- 2 11- 4 2002 NY A Bench 4- 1 10- 5 2003 NY A Bench 3-31 9-28 2004 TB A Coach 3-30 10- 3 2005 TB A Coach 4- 4 10- 2 2006 TB A Coach 4- 3 10- 1 Total (25 Years)
Ejection Information
As player: Date Team Umpire Reason 7-11-1957 BOX BRO N Augie Donatelli Call at 1B 7-11-1958 BOX LA N Augie Donatelli Bench jockeying 7-25-1959 BOX LA N Dusty Boggess Called third strike 6- 9-1960 BOX CHI N Ken Burkhart Call at 3B 6-21-1960(2) BOX CHI N Ed Vargo Fan interference call 8- 7-1962 BOX CIN N Frank Secory Balk non-call
As manager: Date Team Umpire Reason 6- 7-1972(2) BOX SD N Ed Sudol Obstruction non-call 7- 4-1972(1) BOX SD N Lee Weyer Balls and strikes 9-18-1972 BOX SD N Bill Williams Balls and strikes 6-14-1973 BOX SD N Harry Wendelstedt Call at 1B 5- 3-1977 BOX BOS A Art Frantz Catcher's interference call 6- 2-1977 BOX BOS A Larry Barnett Balls and strikes 5-21-1978(1) BOX BOS A Nick Bremigan Called third strike 4-14-1980 BOX BOS A Marty Springstead Balls and strikes 8- 2-1980 BOX BOS A John Shulock Call at 1B 8-11-1980 BOX BOS A Larry McCoy Check swing 9- 2-1980 BOX BOS A Fred Spenn Protecting pitcher 4-30-1981 BOX TEX A Vic Voltaggio HBP call 4-23-1982 BOX TEX A Vic Voltaggio Call at 1B 6-11-1988 BOX CHI N Greg Bonin Interference 6-15-1988 BOX CHI N Joe West Bench jockeying 5- 9-1989 BOX CHI N Jim Quick Interference call 5-19-1989 BOX CHI N Bob Engel Call at 3B (Reversed) 8-17-1989 BOX CHI N Jerry Crawford Bench jockeying (Threw hands up) 5-28-1990 BOX CHI N Joe West Fair/foul call 7- 8-1990(1) BOX CHI N Jim Quick Check swing
As coach: Date Team Umpire Reason 7-15-1971(2) BOX MON N Stan Landes Called third strike 7- 2-1974 BOX BOS A Bill Deegan Balls and strikes 7- 6-1975(2) BOX BOS A Bill Haller Fair/foul call 6-24-1976 BOX BOS A Larry Barnett Balls and strikes 8-16-1983 BOX NY A Tim Welke Balk non-call 4-17-1985 BOX CHI N Joe West Call at 3B (Claimed West threw him to ground) 6-25-1996(2) BOX NY A Ted Hendry Catch/trap call 5- 9-1997 BOX NY A Mike Reilly Balk non-call 6-15-1997(1) BOX NY A Greg Bonin Balls and strikes 9-11-1998 BOX NY A Mike Reilly Bench-clearing brawl 6-27-2000 BOX NY A Laz Diaz Call at 1B 5-27-2001 BOX NY A Al Clark Balk non-call 9-20-2001 BOX NY A Rob Drake Bench jockeying
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1949).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ron Perranoski, Johnny Goryl, Lee Handley and $25000 (April 8, 1960).
Selected by New York Mets from Chicago Cubs (5th pick overall) in the premium phase of the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
Traded by New York Mets to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Bob Miller and Cliff Cook (May 7, 1962).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Scott Breeden (January 24, 1963).
Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Washington Senators (June 24, 1963).
Released by Washington Senators (November 19, 1965).