1929
Born May 19, 1929
Egypt, PA, USA
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b. May 19, 1929 · Philadelphia Phillies 1947–1950, 1952–1960, St. Louis Cardinals 1960–1966, Chicago Cubs 1966–1967, California Angels 1967
Curt Simmons pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies for his first fourteen seasons, with a wartime gap in the middle, before a 1960 trade to St. Louis, and closed out his career with brief stops in Chicago and California, retiring in 1967.
He went 193-183 with a 3.54 earned run average over 3,348 innings pitched, completing 163 of his 462 starts and throwing 36 shutouts, striking out 1,697 batters across a twenty-season career.
His three All-Star selections came in 1952, 1953 and 1957, the strongest recognized stretch of his career in Philadelphia.
He was born in Egypt, Pennsylvania, on May 19, 1929, and batted and threw left-handed. He died on December 13, 2022, at 93, having lived decades beyond his playing days.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1952, 1953, 1957 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | PHI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1948 | PHI | 31 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .137 |
| 1949 | PHI | 39 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .171 |
| 1950 | PHI | 34 | 77 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .156 |
| 1952 | PHI | 28 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .164 |
| 1953 | PHI | 32 | 93 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .140 |
| 1954 | PHI | 38 | 91 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .176 |
| 1955 | PHI | 27 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .174 |
| 1956 | PHI | 39 | 72 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .236 |
| 1957 | PHI | 38 | 71 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .239 |
| 1958 | PHI | 38 | 59 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .203 |
| 1959 | PHI | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | PHI/STL | 33 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .213 |
| 1961 | STL | 32 | 66 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 0 | .303 |
| 1962 | STL | 31 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .160 |
| 1963 | STL | 32 | 81 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 1 | .160 |
| 1964 | STL | 34 | 94 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 0 | .106 |
| 1965 | STL | 34 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | .047 |
| 1966 | CHC/STL | 29 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .115 |
| 1967 | CAL/CHC | 31 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .162 |
| Career | — | 609 | 1135 | 93 | 194 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 59 | 283 | 2 | .171 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 1948 | PHI | 7 | 13 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 170.0 | 169 | 92 | 108 | 86 | 4.87 |
| 1949 | PHI | 4 | 10 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 131.1 | 133 | 67 | 55 | 83 | 4.59 |
| 1950 | PHI | 17 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 214.2 | 178 | 81 | 88 | 146 | 3.40 |
| 1952 | PHI | 14 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 201.1 | 170 | 63 | 70 | 141 | 2.82 |
| 1953 | PHI | 16 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 238.0 | 211 | 85 | 82 | 138 | 3.21 |
| 1954 | PHI | 14 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 253.0 | 226 | 79 | 98 | 125 | 2.81 |
| 1955 | PHI | 8 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 130.0 | 148 | 71 | 50 | 58 | 4.92 |
| 1956 | PHI | 15 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 198.0 | 186 | 74 | 65 | 88 | 3.36 |
| 1957 | PHI | 12 | 11 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 212.0 | 214 | 81 | 50 | 92 | 3.44 |
| 1958 | PHI | 7 | 14 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 168.1 | 196 | 82 | 40 | 78 | 4.38 |
| 1959 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 1960 | PHI/STL | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 156.0 | 162 | 53 | 37 | 67 | 3.06 |
| 1961 | STL | 9 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 195.2 | 203 | 68 | 64 | 99 | 3.13 |
| 1962 | STL | 10 | 10 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 154.0 | 167 | 60 | 32 | 74 | 3.51 |
| 1963 | STL | 15 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 232.2 | 209 | 64 | 48 | 127 | 2.48 |
| 1964 | STL | 18 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 244.0 | 233 | 93 | 49 | 104 | 3.43 |
| 1965 | STL | 9 | 15 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 203.0 | 229 | 92 | 54 | 96 | 4.08 |
| 1966 | CHC/STL | 5 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 110.2 | 114 | 52 | 35 | 38 | 4.23 |
| 1967 | CAL/CHC | 5 | 8 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 116.2 | 144 | 55 | 32 | 44 | 4.24 |
| Career | — | 193 | 183 | 569 | 462 | 5 | 3348.1 | 3313 | 1318 | 1063 | 1697 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died December 13, 2022
1947
Major-league debut: Curt Simmons
Curt Simmons made a major-league debut on September 28, 1947.
1967
Final major-league game: Curt Simmons
Curt Simmons played a final major-league game on October 1, 1967.
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