Online Encyclopedia
Categories: 1902 births | 1933 American League All-Stars | 1956 deaths | Baseball Hall of Fame | Boston Brave players | Boston Red Sox players | Chicago White Sox players | Cincinnati Red players | Detroit Tiger players | Philadelphia Athletic players | Washington Senator players
Al Simmons
Aloysius Harry Simmons (May 22, 1902 - May 26, 1956), born Aloysius Szymanski in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was an American player in Major League Baseball over three decades.
A "bucketfoot" hitter who strode toward third base when hitting, Simmons starred as an outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics during their heyday in the early 1930s, then went on to play for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Red Sox.
Simmons was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 after playing for twenty years from 1924 to 1943 and accumulating a lifetime batting average of .334.
Simmons died of a heart attack in Milwaukee at age 54.
External links
Categories: 1902 births | 1933 American League All-Stars | 1956 deaths | Baseball Hall of Fame | Boston Brave players | Boston Red Sox players | Chicago White Sox players | Cincinnati Red players | Detroit Tiger players | Philadelphia Athletic players | Washington Senator players