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Harry Simpson

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: December 3, 1925 in Atlanta, GA us

Died: April 3, 1979 in Akron, OH

Buried: West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, GA

Debut: 1946 (10,008th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: April 21, 1951 (Age 25-139d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1959 (Age 33-298d)
vs. CIN 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1951 season)

Full Name: Harry Leon Simpson

Nicknames: Suitcase or Goody

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

3239

870

.269

414

RBI

434

OBP

.334

SLG

.404

OPS

.738

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	KCA	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 19	KCA	@	DET	W,4-1	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
3	3	Apr 20	KCA		CHW	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 21	KCA		CHW	W,15-1	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
5	5	Apr 22	KCA		CHW	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 24	KCA		DET	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	8 (1)	Apr 26	KCA		CLE	L,2-14	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	9	Apr 27	KCA	@	CHW	L,7-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	10	May 1	KCA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	11	May 2	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	12	May 3	KCA	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	13	May 4	KCA	@	NYY	L,6-10	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
13	14	May 5	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	15	May 6 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	W,10-7	GS	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
15	16	May 6 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,13-3	GS	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
16	17	May 8	KCA	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	18	May 9	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	19	May 11	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	20	May 12	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	21	May 13 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	22	May 13 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
22	23	May 15	KCA		BAL	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
23	24	May 16	KCA		BAL	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
24	25	May 17	KCA		BOS	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
25	26	May 18	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
26	27	May 19	KCA		BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
27	28	May 20	KCA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
28	29	May 21	KCA		NYY	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
29	30	May 22	KCA		WSH	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
30	31	May 23	KCA		WSH	W,7-6	CG	72	17.0	24	3	0	27	0	1B
31	32	May 25	KCA	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
32	33	May 26	KCA	@	DET	L,6-12	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
33	34	May 27 (1)	KCA	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
34	35	May 27 (2)	KCA	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
35	36	May 28	KCA		CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
36	37	May 29	KCA		CHW	L,4-7	GS	56	12.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B CF
37	38	May 30 (1)	KCA		DET	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	5	2	1	8	2	1B
38	39	May 30 (2)	KCA		DET	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	40	Jun 1	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
40	41	Jun 2	KCA	@	BOS	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
41	42	Jun 3	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	43	Jun 5	KCA	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	44	Jun 6	KCA	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	45	Jun 7	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	46	Jun 8	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
46	47	Jun 9 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
47	48	Jun 9 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	49	Jun 10	KCA	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	50	Jun 11 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	51	Jun 11 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	52	Jun 12	KCA	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	66	15.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	53	Jun 13	KCA	@	WSH	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
53	54	Jun 15	KCA		BAL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	55	Jun 16	KCA		BAL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	56	Jun 17	KCA		BAL	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	57	Jun 18	KCA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	58	Jun 19	KCA		WSH	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
58	59	Jun 20	KCA		WSH	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
59	60	Jun 21	KCA		WSH	W,15-6	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	61	Jun 22	KCA		BOS	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	62	Jun 23	KCA		BOS	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	63	Jun 24	KCA		BOS	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	64	Jun 25	KCA		NYY	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	65	Jun 26	KCA		NYY	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	66	Jun 27	KCA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	67	Jun 28	KCA		DET	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	68	Jun 29	KCA		DET	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
68	69	Jun 30	KCA		DET	L,2-14	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	70	Jul 1	KCA		DET	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
70	71	Jul 3	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	72	Jul 4 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	73	Jul 4 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
73	74	Jul 6	KCA		CLE	L,2-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	75	Jul 7	KCA		CLE	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	76	Jul 8	KCA		CLE	L,3-17	CG	52	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	77	Jul 12	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
77	78	Jul 13	KCA	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	82 (3)	Jul 17 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	83	Jul 17 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
80	85 (1)	Jul 19	KCA	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
81	86	Jul 20	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	87	Jul 22 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	88	Jul 22 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-13	CG	42	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
84	89	Jul 23	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	90	Jul 24	KCA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	91	Jul 25	KCA		BOS	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
87	92	Jul 26	KCA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	93	Jul 27	KCA		NYY	L,9-10	GS	62	14.0	2	2	0	4	0	RF 1B
89	94	Jul 28	KCA		NYY	L,3-14	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
90	95	Jul 29	KCA		NYY	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	96	Jul 30	KCA		BAL	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	97	Jul 31	KCA		BAL	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	98	Aug 1	KCA		BAL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	99	Aug 2	KCA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	100	Aug 3	KCA		WSH	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	101	Aug 4	KCA		WSH	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
97	102	Aug 5	KCA		WSH	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	103	Aug 7 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	9.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
99	104	Aug 7 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	50	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	105	Aug 8	KCA	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	106	Aug 9	KCA	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	5	1B
102	107	Aug 10	KCA		CLE	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
103	108	Aug 11	KCA		CLE	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
104	109	Aug 12	KCA		CLE	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
105	110	Aug 14	KCA		CHW	L,1-12	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
106	111	Aug 15	KCA		CHW	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	112	Aug 16	KCA		CHW	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
108	113	Aug 17	KCA	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
109	114	Aug 18	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
110	115	Aug 19 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
111	118 (2)	Aug 22	KCA	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	39	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
112	119	Aug 23	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	120	Aug 24	KCA	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	121	Aug 25	KCA	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
115	122	Aug 26 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
116	123	Aug 26 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
117	124	Aug 28	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	26	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
118	125	Aug 29	KCA	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	1B RF
119	126	Aug 31	KCA	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	127	Sep 1	KCA	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	129 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	KCA		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
122	130	Sep 3 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	131	Sep 4	KCA		CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
124	132	Sep 6	KCA		DET	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	133	Sep 7	KCA		DET	L,8-12	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	134	Sep 8	KCA		DET	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	135	Sep 9	KCA		DET	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
128	136	Sep 11	KCA		NYY	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	137	Sep 12	KCA		NYY	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
130	138	Sep 13	KCA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
131	139	Sep 14	KCA		WSH	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	140	Sep 15	KCA		WSH	W,10-5	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	141	Sep 16 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
134	142	Sep 16 (2)	KCA		BAL	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	143	Sep 18	KCA		BOS	W,6-5	GS	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
136	144	Sep 19	KCA		BOS	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	145	Sep 21 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
138	146	Sep 21 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							147gm		1222.1	456	18	11	485	34