#49 Harry Simpson, First Base, 32 yrs, Cincinnati Red Legs Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Harry Simpson
12/3/1925 32 USA,GA,ATLANTA 6"1 190
First Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,750,000 1961 7 Year(s), 24 Days (1228 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 7 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 4 5 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 5 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/29 | @SF | W 11-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
8/31 | @SF | W 6-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/8 | LA | L 1-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/11 | @SF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/12 | @SF | W 7-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/13 | @SF | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/15 | MIL | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/16 | MIL | W 10-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/22 | PHI | W 12-9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/23 | PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 125 | 360 | 115 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 68 | 46 | 49 | .319 | .398 | .422 | .820 | .794 | .103 |
Projected | 131 | 379 | 121 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 72 | 48 | 52 | .319 | .398 | .422 | .820 | .794 | .103 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 82 | 415 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 152 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 63.0 | 6.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 43 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .372 | .400 | .442 | .842 |
vs. RHP | 317 | 99 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 57 | 42 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .312 | .395 | .420 | .815 |
Close/Late | 53 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .396 | .469 | .491 | .959 |
Scoring Position | 103 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .330 | .426 | .456 | .883 |
Pinch Hitting | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .417 | .429 | .500 | .929 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 62 | 171 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 24 | .310 | .360 | .409 | .770 |
Road | 63 | 189 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 25 | .328 | .419 | .434 | .853 |
March/April | 17 | 64 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | .359 | .419 | .547 | .966 |
May | 26 | 90 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 12 | .311 | .374 | .356 | .729 |
June | 27 | 96 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 13 | .333 | .400 | .479 | .879 |
July | 23 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | .234 | .333 | .298 | .631 |
August | 24 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | .321 | .406 | .396 | .802 |
Sept/Oct | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .429 | .804 | CIN |
1952 | 87 | 131 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .305 | .345 | .443 | .788 | CIN |
1953 | 150 | 557 | 179 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 85 | 84 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 4 | 3 | .321 | .387 | .470 | .858 | CIN |
1954 | 143 | 485 | 132 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 65 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 5 | 1 | .272 | .344 | .406 | .750 | CIN |
1955 | 122 | 361 | 117 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 67 | 70 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 2 | .324 | .410 | .504 | .914 | CIN |
1956 | 144 | 490 | 155 | 29 | 2 | 17 | 93 | 85 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 7 | 2 | .316 | .376 | .488 | .863 | CIN |
1957 | 122 | 409 | 142 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 82 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 3 | .347 | .402 | .467 | .869 | CIN |
1958 | 125 | 360 | 115 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 68 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 1 | .319 | .398 | .422 | .820 | CIN |
Total | 899 | 2800 | 882 | 121 | 16 | 83 | 454 | 480 | 311 | 7 | 21 | 317 | 30 | 13 | .315 | .382 | .459 | .841 | |
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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 |
1951, AA | 133 | 511 | 164 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 78 | 94 | 93 | 68 | 15 | 8 | .321 | .422 | .538 | .960 |
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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 |
1957 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .692 |
Total | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .692 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 23 | 14 | 176 | 16 | 14 | 192 | 0 | 1.000 | 135.0 | 12.80 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 2.0 | 13.50 | | | | |
Centerfield | 40 | 30 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 3 | .953 | 278.1 | 2.07 | | | | |
Rightfield | 55 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 5 | .939 | 369.1 | 2.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1951... 9/27/1951: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $1,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Milestones Had first career hit on 9/8/1951, off Woody Main (PIT)... Hit first career homerun on 5/11/1952, off Red Munger (SLN)... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 4 runs on 6/2/1953... Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 8/13/1953... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/22/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $1,200,000 per year... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 9/14/1955... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 6/26/1956... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1956, hitting .548 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1956, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... 9/22/1957: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $3,750,000 per year, for 4 years. Won World Championship with Cincinnati in 1957...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1953 - .321 - 5th
| Hits 1953 - 179 - 8th
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