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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-4-2079
John Simmons Catcher
Retired (1959, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .237 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .676 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 405 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 09-04-1924
HR 56 Drafted Round 25, Pick 389
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 1 years
(140 games)
RBI 210
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance F    Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR F 
Speed D  Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CHN
119
428
45
99
12
1
14
44
31
 78 5 0
0
 0 6
.653
.291
.362
.131
.231
1951 CHN
118
469
61
104
17
2
15
52
53
 85 3 3
0
 0 23
.666
.303
.362
.141
.222
1952 CHN
37
123
18
36
6
1
6
24
10
 23 2 1
0
 1 7
.857
.353
.504
.211
.293
1953 CHN
4
16
2
6
1
0
0
0
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.849
.412
.438
.062
.375
1954 CHN-MIL
22
51
7
8
3
1
1
7
5
 8 0 0
1
 0 1
.546
.232
.314
.157
.157
1955 NYN-NYA
16
30
7
9
1
0
4
10
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
1.056
.323
.733
.433
.300
1957 NYA-BAL
53
173
14
33
5
0
3
20
16
 36 0 2
0
 0 6
.528
.257
.272
.081
.191
1958 BAL
121
343
34
95
8
1
10
42
29
 66 0 2
0
 0 10
.725
.332
.394
.117
.277
1959 BAL
23
74
6
15
0
0
3
11
6
 13 0 1
0
 0 2
.584
.259
.324
.122
.203
Total
513
1707
194
405
53
6
56
210
152
 313 10 9
1
 1 55
.676
.302
.374
.136
.237
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01John Simmons has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-10-03The Baltimore Senators have waived John Simmons.
1959-05-16The Baltimore Senators have promoted Jeff Claset to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have designated John Simmons for assignment.
1957-09-23The Baltimore Senators have promoted John Simmons to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have promoted Morgan Cathcart to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have sent Jeff Claset to the minors. The Baltimore Senators have sent Popeye Jones to the minors.
1957-07-31The Baltimore Senators have promoted Jim Lopez to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have promoted Frank Aucoin to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have designated John Simmons for assignment. The Baltimore Senators have designated Tom McGuire for assignment.
1957-04-15The Baltimore Senators have promoted John Simmons to the major league team.
1957-04-15The Baltimore Senators have acquired John Simmons from the waiver wire.
1957-04-09The New York Cannons have waived John Simmons.
1956-03-01The New York Cannons have promoted Nevil Shute to the major league team. The New York Cannons have promoted Ralph Machio to the major league team. The New York Cannons have promoted Johnny Bench to the major league team. The New York Cannons have sent John Simmons to the minors. The New York Cannons have sent Bunker Hill to the minors. The New York Cannons have sent Vic Caraway to the minors.
1955-09-07The New York Cannons have promoted John Simmons to the major league team. The New York Cannons have sent Andy Gibb to the minors.
1955-09-01The New York Cannons have promoted Chuck Norris to the major league team. The New York Cannons have sent John Simmons to the minors.
1955-08-24The New York Cannons have promoted John Simmons to the major league team. The New York Cannons have sent Pat Morita to the minors.
1955-08-24The New York Cannons have acquired John Simmons from the waiver wire.
1955-06-29The New York Giants have acquired Tony Seitzer from the waiver wire. The New York Giants have waived John Simmons.
1955-06-08The New York Giants have acquired John Simmons from the waiver wire.
1955-05-27The New York Giants have waived John Simmons.
1955-03-01The New York Giants have acquired John Simmons from the waiver wire.
1954-10-13The Milwaukee crew have acquired Wendell Davison from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee crew have waived John Simmons.
1954-09-19The Milwaukee crew have promoted Vic Caraway to the major league team. The Milwaukee crew have sent John Simmons to the minors.
1954-08-12The Milwaukee crew have promoted John Simmons to the major league team. The Milwaukee crew have sent Vic Caraway to the minors.
1954-08-12The Milwaukee crew have acquired John Simmons from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee crew have waived John Wells.
1954-04-01The Chicago Assassins have waived John Simmons.
1954-04-01The Chicago Assassins have promoted Bob Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Assassins have promoted Bob Kaiser to the major league team. The Chicago Assassins have promoted Clifford Edge to the major league team. The Chicago Assassins have sent John Simmons to the minors. The Chicago Assassins have sent Sam Harrison to the minors. The Chicago Assassins have sent Johnny Berenyi to the minors.
1951-04-22The Chicago Assassins have promoted John Simmons to the major league team. The Chicago Assassins have sent Benny Corkhill to the minors.
1951-04-02The Chicago Assassins have sent John Simmons down to the minors.