Al Simmons

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Al Simmons
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Outfielder
Born: May 22, 1902
Milwaukee , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Died on: May 26, 1956
Milwaukee , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Suggested: Right Threw: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 15,  1924  with the  Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB assignment
July 1,  1944  with the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
(until end of career)
Batting average    .334
Hits    2,927
Home runs    307
Runs Batted In    1,827
Teams

Awards

  • 3 × All-Star (1933–1935)
  • 2 × World Series winner (1929, 1930)
  • 2 × best batsman in the AL (1930, 1931)
  • Player with the most RBIs (1929)
member of
☆☆☆Baseball Hall of Fame☆☆☆
Recorded     1953
Quota    75.4% (seventh ballot)

Aloysius "Al" Harry Simmons , actually Aloysius Szymanski , (born May 22, 1902 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , † May 26, 1956 ibid) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). His nickname was Bucketfoot Al .

biography

Simmons was the son of Polish immigrants. He changed his name to Simmons after reading an advertisement from a hardware store in the newspaper. He began his baseball career in Milwaukee in the American Association , from where he was sold to the Philadelphia Athletics on December 15, 1923 . He then played his first game in the American League on April 15, 1924 against the Washington Senators . In his first game he scored his first basehit against Walter Johnson , which was to be followed by another 2926 in his career.

From 1929 to 1931 he reached the World Series three times with the Athletics. Two wins against the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals faced a loss to the Cardinals in 1931. Another game in a World Series played Simmons in 1939 with the Cincinnati Reds against the New York Yankees , which, however, ended in a defeat for his team.

Simmons stayed in his batting average in ten seasons at over 30% and won the title of best batsman in the American League in 1930 and 1931. His best batting average, however, he had in 1927 with 39.2%. The outfielder was known for his unorthodox punching technique and his iron will on the field. When asked what the greatest value for a team was, his manager Connie Mack replied, “If I only had nine players named Simmons.” Simmons extended his career to hit 3,000 hits, which he dropped by 73 missed. He had missed the opportunities in his early career years, when he let himself be replaced early with clear scores and sometimes indulged in the nightlife.

In 1953, Simmons was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame . He died of a heart attack on May 26, 1956 in his hometown of Milwaukee.

His stations as a player

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personal data
SURNAME Simmons, Al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simmons, Aloysius Harry (full name); Szymanski, Aloysius (real name); Bucketfoot Al (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Milwaukee , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 1956
Place of death Milwaukee , Wisconsin