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Harry Simpson   |   Major Leaguer   1951-1959

Full Name:  Harry Leon Simpson
Born:  December 3,1925  in  Atlanta, Georgia
Death:  April 3,1979
Height:  6-1  Weight:  190  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
College:  



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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1949] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Indians.  [May 11,1955] - Purchased by Athletics from Indians.  [Jun 15,1957] - Traded by Athletics with Jim Pisoni and Ryne Duren to Yankees for Bob Martyn, Woodie Held, Ralph Terry and Billy Martin.  [Jun 15,1958] - Traded by Yankees with Bob Grim to Athletics for Virgil Trucks and Duke Maas.  [May 2,1959] - Traded by Athletics to White Sox for Ray Boone.  [Aug 25,1959] - Traded by White Sox with Bob Sagers to Pirates for Ted Kluszewski.  [Oct 13,1959] - Purchased by White Sox from Pirates.  


 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1951ClevelandAL25CleMLB of-1b 1223325176707246445482 2 .229*.325.313*638--
1952ClevelandAL26CleMLB of 14654566145211010655356822 4 10 .266*.339.396*735--
1953ClevelandAL27CleMLB of 822422555317220018271 3 .227*.286.335*621--
1955KC A'sAL29KcaMLB of 11239642119167552353461241310 .301.356.414770--
 ClevelandAL29CleMLB  3110000000200000.000.667.000667--
1956KC A'sAL30KcaMLB of 14154376159221121105234782181519 .293.347.490837--
1957KC A'sAL31KcaMLB 1b-of4501792453966240112280211.296.339.51485348%
 NY YankeesAL31NyyMLB of-1b5,6,4752242756737391019360031.250.307.40270954%
1958KC A'sAL32KcaMLB 1b5,6,9782122156717270226330310.264.345.40675150%
 NY YankeesAL32NyyMLB of9,724511112106006121000.216.310.29460462%
1959KC A'sAL33KcaMLB 1b6,981414001200241001.286.389.50088950%
 PittsburghNL33PitMLB of991534200200020000.267.267.40066775%
 Chi Wh-SoxAL33ChwMLB of9387551451213004140000.187.228.36058868%
 
Major League Totals - 8 Season(s)888282934375210141733811718271429101669 .266.408-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1957NY YankeesAL31NyyWs51201000100040000.083.083.083166--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)51201000100040000.083.083.083166--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1951ClevelandAL25CleMLB1B5032617434728---.988--
1951ClevelandAL25CleMLBOF68132341391---.971--
 
1952ClevelandAL26CleMLB1B282768228621---.993--
1952ClevelandAL26CleMLBOF1272261132404---.988--
 
1953ClevelandAL27CleMLB1B21200121---1.000--
1953ClevelandAL27CleMLBOF69118441260---.968--
 
1955KC A'sAL29KcaMLB1B31020122---1.000--
1955KC A'sAL29KcaMLBOF100262562732---.978--
 
1956KC A'sAL30KcaMLB1B3226915428832---.986--
1956KC A'sAL30KcaMLBOF111188371982---.965--
 
1957KC A'sAL31KcaMLB1B2724323126721---.996--
1957KC A'sAL31KcaMLBOF212911310---.968--
1957NY YankeesAL31NyyMLB1B211438015118---1.000--
1957NY YankeesAL31NyyMLBOF425553631---.952--
 
1958KC A'sAL32KcaMLB1B4338418440644---.990--
1958KC A'sAL32KcaMLBOF112411260---.962--
1958NY YankeesAL32NyyMLBOF152100210---1.000--
 
1959Chi Wh-SoxAL33ChwMLB1B1901100---.900--
1959Chi Wh-SoxAL33ChwMLBOF121801190---.947--
1959KC A'sAL33KcaMLB1B43020322---1.000--
1959PittsburghNL33PitMLBOF350050---1.000--
 


 Awards
[1956] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #11), Played in MLB All-Star Game
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1956)
 Jobs in Baseball
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