#42 Al "Bucketfoot Al" Simmons, Leftfield, 31 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Monday, 7/17/1933 |
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| Al Simmons
Bucketfoot Al
5/22/1902
31
USA,WI,MILWAUKEE
5"11
205
Leftfield
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R
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2 / 6 (Fair)
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1.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,000,000
1934
9 Year(s), 106 Days (1582 total Days)
106 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 106 Days (1582 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 71 | 93 | 58 | 24 | 76 |
| Versus LHP | 82 | 97 | 64 | 27 | 78 |
| Versus RHP | 66 | 91 | 55 | 23 | 75 |
| Talent | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 8 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 7 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 8
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/2 | @SLB | @ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 7/4 | @DET | @ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/5 | @DET | @ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 7/6 | @DET | @ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/7 | @CLE | @ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 7/8 | @CLE | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 7/9 | @CLE | L 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 7/10 | NYY | L 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/11 | NYY | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 7/16 | NYY | W 16-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 77 | 251 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 23 | .219 | .257 | .271 | .527 | .403 | .052 |
| Projected | 154 | 502 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 38 | 28 | 46 | .219 | .257 | .271 | .527 | .403 | .052 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 76 | 272 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 17.1 | 2.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .283 | .300 | .583 |
| vs. RHP | 201 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .209 | .250 | .264 | .514 |
| Close/Late | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .391 | .476 | .867 |
| Scoring Position | 70 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .284 | .271 | .555 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 33 | 107 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | .234 | .277 | .290 | .567 |
| Road | 44 | 144 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | .208 | .235 | .257 | .492 |
| Last Week | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .300 | .717 |
| March/April | 12 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .297 | .341 | .351 | .692 |
| May | 26 | 89 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .258 | .277 | .315 | .591 |
| June | 28 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | .136 | .170 | .205 | .375 |
| July | 11 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .243 | .300 | .243 | .543 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1924 | 147 | 526 | 139 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 68 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .301 | .376 | .678 | BOB |
| 1925 | 127 | 432 | 109 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 47 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .336 | .384 | .720 | BOB |
| 1926 | 145 | 517 | 140 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 88 | 72 | 46 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .327 | .406 | .733 | BOB,NL |
| 1927 | 141 | 484 | 130 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 45 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .305 | .384 | .689 | BOB |
| 1928 | 141 | 463 | 132 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 0 | .285 | .324 | .445 | .769 | BOB |
| 1929 | 149 | 557 | 162 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 80 | 75 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 0 | .291 | .327 | .442 | .768 | BOB,NL |
| 1930 | 132 | 443 | 109 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0 | .246 | .292 | .352 | .644 | CHA |
| 1931 | 137 | 481 | 138 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 0 | .287 | .328 | .426 | .754 | CHA |
| 1932 | 140 | 515 | 128 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .249 | .277 | .350 | .626 | CHA |
| 1933 | 77 | 251 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .219 | .257 | .271 | .527 | CHA |
| Total | 1336 | 4669 | 1242 | 266 | 59 | 65 | 634 | 511 | 312 | 8 | 51 | 348 | 12 | 1 | .266 | .310 | .390 | .700 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1925 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .316 | .278 | .594 |
| 1926 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .368 | .412 | .780 |
| 1927 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .150 | .250 | .400 |
| 1928 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .462 | .720 | 1.182 |
| Total | 25 | 80 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .438 | .771 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 76 | 76 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 3 | .979 | 632.0 | 1.99 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1924...
Had first career hit on 4/19/1924, off William Force (CHC)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1924, off George Britt (SLN)...
Injured on 4/22/1925 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1926, hitting .283 with 5 HR, 19 RBI...
Was selected to the 1926 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Boston (N) in 1926...
2/14/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,350,000 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 7/24/1927...
2/14/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,350,000 through salary arbitration...
2/14/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,014,286 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 3/3/1930 to a 5-year deal worth $8,000,000 per year...
Injured on 8/23/1930 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week...
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1930...
Injured on 5/7/1931 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for one week...
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1932...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1928 - .285 - 7th
1929 - .291 - 7th
| SLG
1928 - .445 - 2nd
1929 - .442 - 7th
| OPS
1928 - .769 - 3rd
1929 - .768 - 10th
| Hits
1929 - 162 - 2nd
| Doubles
1924 - 28 - 6th
1926 - 30 - 7th
1928 - 31 - 6th
1929 - 33 - 2nd
1931 - 44 - 1st
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Triples
1929 - 12 - 6th
| RBI
1924 - 71 - 10th
1926 - 88 - 2nd
1929 - 80 - 4th
| Runs
1929 - 75 - 6th
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