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Amos Otis League
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Art Simmons Catcher
Retired (1957, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .245 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .687 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 121 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 07-07-1923
HR 14 Drafted Round 30, Pick 469
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(48 games)
RBI 59
SB 3
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance D-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed D  Bunt C- Control C+   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B D- (8.6%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Majors 27 0.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3
1951 Majors 28 0.00 1 / 2 0 / 2 2 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 6 / 13
1952 Minors 29 0.00 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 2 4 / 14
1953 Minors 30 0.00 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 9
1954 Majors 31 0.00 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 13
1955 Minors 32 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 9
1955 Majors 32 0.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 11
1956 Majors 33 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 3 2 / 9
1957 Majors 34 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4
Total 0 0 0 3 / 15 1 / 13 3 / 14 0 / 14 4 / 10 1 / 11 3 / 8 15 / 85
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Art Simmons has retired from the New York Cabbies
1956-03-01The New York Cabbies have promoted Art Simmons to the major league team. The New York Cabbies have designated Pat Hadley for assignment.
1955-05-27The New York Yankees have promoted Pat Hadley to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Art Simmons for assignment.
1955-04-01The New York Yankees have renamed Thurman Munson to Art Simmons.
1954-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Elston Howard for assignment.
1951-09-11The New York Yankees have promoted Elston Howard to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Thurman Munson to the minors.
1951-07-10The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1951-06-06The New York Yankees have promoted Dioner Navarro to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Thurman Munson to the minors.
1951-05-09The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Elston Howard to the minors.
1950-06-17The New York Yankees have promoted Jorge Posada to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Yogi Berra to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Thurman Munson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Elston Howard to the minors.
1950-06-05The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Jorge Posada to the minors.
1950-05-06The New York Yankees have promoted Graig Nettles to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Hideki Matsui to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Tino Martinez to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Bobby Richardson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Lou Gehrig to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Thurman Munson to the minors.
1950-04-22The New York Yankees have promoted Thurman Munson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Yogi Berra to the minors.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have renamed Art Simmons to Thurman Munson.