#88 Al "Bucketfoot al" Simmons, Centerfield, 29 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Wednesday, 10/25/1931 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Simmons Bucketfoot al 5/22/1902 29 USA,WI,MILWAUKEE 5"11 195
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal 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 : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,000,000 1933 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 2 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 5 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 8
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @BOS | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | @BOS | L 1-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/26 | @NYY | L 5-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/27 | @NYY | L 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | PHA | L 7-11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/29 | PHA | L 0-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | DET | L 4-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @CLE | W 5-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/2 | @SLA | W 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | SLA | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 126 | 442 | 132 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 88 | 77 | 28 | 32 | .299 | .338 | .527 | .865 | .799 | .229 |
Projected | 126 | 442 | 132 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 88 | 77 | 28 | 32 | .299 | .338 | .527 | .865 | .799 | .229 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 104 | 475 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 233 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 73.1 | 5.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 86 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .352 | .523 | .875 |
vs. RHP | 356 | 105 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 77 | 60 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .334 | .528 | .862 |
Close/Late | 65 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .380 | .554 | .934 |
Scoring Position | 129 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .379 | .558 | .937 |
Pinch Hitting | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .429 | .294 | .723 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 60 | 216 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 39 | 9 | 13 | .255 | .281 | .454 | .734 |
Road | 66 | 226 | 77 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 38 | 19 | 19 | .341 | .389 | .597 | .986 |
March/April | 19 | 70 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .214 | .219 | .443 | .662 |
May | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .300 | .717 |
June | 21 | 72 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 5 | .347 | .380 | .625 | 1.005 |
July | 23 | 76 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 5 | .368 | .442 | .658 | 1.100 |
August | 26 | 107 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 9 | .308 | .336 | .486 | .822 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 107 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 9 | .262 | .295 | .486 | .781 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1924 | 153 | 597 | 189 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 103 | 97 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 5 | .317 | .364 | .466 | .829 | CHA,AL |
1925 | 159 | 615 | 201 | 37 | 5 | 24 | 125 | 106 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 6 | 9 | .327 | .369 | .520 | .890 | CHA,AL |
1926 | 122 | 487 | 159 | 38 | 3 | 23 | 92 | 96 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 0 | .326 | .373 | .559 | .931 | CHA |
1927 | 159 | 632 | 202 | 48 | 12 | 16 | 106 | 108 | 44 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .361 | .509 | .870 | CHA |
1928 | 158 | 592 | 158 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 99 | 89 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .321 | .426 | .747 | CHA |
1929 | 151 | 556 | 171 | 42 | 2 | 13 | 103 | 104 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .368 | .460 | .828 | CHA |
1930 | 144 | 575 | 167 | 33 | 10 | 15 | 105 | 87 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .329 | .461 | .790 | CHA |
1931 | 126 | 442 | 132 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 88 | 77 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .299 | .338 | .527 | .865 | CHA |
Total | 1172 | 4496 | 1379 | 301 | 49 | 140 | 821 | 764 | 342 | 8 | 52 | 285 | 21 | 14 | .307 | .353 | .489 | .842 | |
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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 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.1 | 3.38 | | | | |
Centerfield | 105 | 104 | 242 | 8 | 1 | 254 | 4 | .984 | 907.0 | 2.52 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1924... Had first career hit on 4/1/1924, off Garland Buckeye (DET)... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 4/4/1924... Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1924, off Eli Juran (WAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1924, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (A) on 6/18/1924... Was selected to the 1924 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1924, hitting .536 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1924... Was selected to the 1925 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 9/17/1925... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1925, hitting .481 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1925, hitting .406 with 6 HR, 25 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1925... Injured on 5/16/1926 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 7/27/1926... 1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,028,571 through salary arbitration... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1927... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,028,571 through salary arbitration... 10/13/1928: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $7,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1928... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 7/20/1929... Injured on 9/23/1930 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for one week... Hit for the cycle against Philadelphia (A) on 6/24/1931...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1925 - .520 - 6th 1926 - .559 - 4th 1927 - .509 - 5th
| OPS 1926 - .931 - 6th
| Hits 1927 - 202 - 9th
| Doubles 1927 - 48 - 7th 1929 - 42 - 10th
| Triples 1927 - 12 - 4th 1930 - 10 - 4th
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Homeruns 1925 - 24 - 3rd 1926 - 23 - 5th 1927 - 16 - 8th
| RBI 1924 - 103 - 7th 1925 - 125 - 2nd 1927 - 106 - 6th
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