Danny
Simmons
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 22, 1925 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 SA PL $ 1,485,714  
1953 28 SA PL $ 2,000,000  
1954 29 SA PL $ 2,000,000  
1955 30 SA PL $ 2,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,485,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 SA PL $ 1,485,714  
1953 28 SA PL $ 2,000,000  
1954 29 SA PL $ 2,000,000  
1955 30 SA PL $ 2,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,485,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 27 SA PL 2 2 .500 21 4 1 0 0 52.7 57 28 5 16 18 4.79 .282 .338 .406 .744 3.1
1953 28 SA PL 16 17 .485 37 37 13 1 0 273.0 316 158 17 95 127 5.21 .296 .357 .419 .776 14.3
1954 29 SA PL 5 9 .357 15 15 5 0 0 105.7 119 60 11 35 36 5.11 .297 .351 .461 .812 5.0
1955 30 SA PL 3 4 .429 8 8 2 0 0 52.0 68 42 7 17 23 7.27 .324 .376 .495 .871 0.1
    AAA   1 0 1.000 13 2 0 0 0 31.7 43 20 4 12 13 5.69 .323 .379 .474 .853  
4 Years Sim 26 32 .448 81 64 21 1 0 483.3 560 288 40 163 204 5.36 .298 .356 .435 .791 22.5
1 Years AAA 1 0 1.000 13 2 0 0 0 31.7 43 20 4 12 13 5.69 .323 .379 .474 .853  
Season Average 6 8 .429 20 16 5 0 0 120.8 140 72 10 40 51 5.36 .298 .356 .435 .791  
Career Highs 16 17 .500 37 37 13 1 0 273.0 316 158 17 95 127 7.27 .324 .376 .495 .871  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   430 231 32 123 151   .305 .361 .445 .807
vs LH   130 57 8 40 53   .274 .331 .405 .736
Home 13 14 .481 43 32 11 1 0 244.3 270 151 15 88 94 5.56 .289 .351 .416 .766
Away 13 18 .419 38 32 10 0 0 239.0 290 137 25 75 110 5.16 .306 .356 .454 .811
Mar/Apr 5 5 .500 11 10 3 0 0 77.0 92 42 11 20 35 4.91 .303 .346 .474 .819
May 7 7 .500 22 19 4 0 0 121.7 139 89 13 47 44 6.58 .296 .360 .457 .817
June 2 5 .286 11 8 4 0 0 65.0 76 40 5 21 21 5.54 .303 .357 .422 .779
July 3 5 .375 13 7 2 0 0 63.0 67 35 4 27 34 5.00 .272 .344 .411 .755
August 4 5 .444 12 9 5 0 0 73.3 88 38 4 20 30 4.66 .307 .352 .425 .777
Sep/Oct 5 5 .500 12 11 3 1 0 83.3 98 44 3 28 40 4.75 .302 .358 .404 .762
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 SA PL 21 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.4 0.0
1953 28 SA PL 37 101 4 7 2 0 0 7 1 0 3 34 .069 .105 .089 .194 -3.2 0.0
1954 29 SA PL 15 35 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .086 .086 .114 .200 -1.1 0.0
1955 30 SA PL 8 20 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.7 0.0
4 Years Sim 81 168 8 12 3 0 0 10 1 0 5 57 .071 .103 .089 .193 -5.3 0.0
162 Game Average 336 16 24 6 0 0 20 2 0 10 114 .071 .103 .089 .193 -10.7  
Career Highs 37 101 4 7 2 0 0 7 1 0 3 34 .100 .143 .114 .200 -0.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   144 7 11 2 0 0 10 1 0 4 46 .076 .107 .090 .198 -5.3
vs LH   24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .042 .080 .083 .163 -1.1
Home 43 76 7 7 3 0 0 6 1 0 3 20 .092 .138 .132 .269 -1.3
Away 38 92 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 37 .054 .074 .054 .129 -5.2
RISP   57 0 6 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 18 .105 .105 .123 .228 -1.7
Close/Late   17 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4
Mar/Apr 10 30 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .067 .097 .067 .163 -1.3
May 22 40 4 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 7 .100 .143 .150 .293 -0.3
June 11 25 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .040 .077 .040 .117 -1.5
July 7 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .053 .053 .053 .105 -1.2
August 9 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .080 .080 .080 .160 -1.2
Sep/Oct 12 29 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 14 .069 .129 .103 .232 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 27 SA PL P 21 4 52.7 4 6 3 1 .769 1.71    
1953 28 SA PL P 37 37 273.0 21 58 1 4 .988 2.60    
1954 29 SA PL P 15 15 105.7 11 30 1 2 .976 3.49    
1955 30 SA PL P 8 8 52.0 2 12 0 1 1.000 2.42    
Career Totals   81 64 483.3 38 106 5 8 .966 2.68    
Career Highs   37 37 273.0 21 58 3 4 1.000 3.49    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1953-2-17
Games Started
1953-8-37
Complete Games
1953-9-13
Innings Pitched
1953-9-273.0
Hits Allowed
1953-6-316
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 6
 
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History
Drafted in 16th round, 316th overall pick, by San Antonio in 1952
Earned first career win on 9/1/1952
9/15/1952: Signed a contract extension with San Antonio, $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Had first career hit on 4/22/1953, off Osvaldo Valtierra (KC)
Injured on 5/17/1954 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 9-10 weeks