Don Zimmer Notable

b. January 17, 1931 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1954–1957, Los Angeles Dodgers 1958–1959, 1963, Chicago Cubs 1960–1961, New York Mets 1962, Cincinnati Reds 1962, Washington Senators 1963–1965

Don Zimmer played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1965.

Across 1,095 games he batted .235, with 773 hits and 353 runs. He finished with 91 home runs, 130 doubles and 45 stolen bases.

He played 375 games at third base, with 649 assists and 62 errors. He turned 46 double plays. He also played 294 games at second base and 288 games at shortstop.

He was an All-Star in 1961.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on January 17, 1931, and died on June 4, 2014. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1961

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1954	BRO	24	33	3	6	0	1	0	0	3	8	2	.182
1955	BRO	88	280	38	67	10	1	15	50	19	66	5	.239
1956	BRO	17	20	4	6	1	0	0	2	0	7	0	.300
1957	BRO	84	269	23	59	9	1	6	19	16	63	1	.219
1958	LAD	127	455	52	119	15	2	17	60	28	92	14	.262
1959	LAD	97	249	21	41	7	1	4	28	37	56	3	.165
1960	CHC	132	368	37	95	16	7	6	35	27	56	8	.258
1961	CHC	128	477	57	120	25	4	13	40	25	70	5	.252
1962	CIN/NYM	77	244	19	52	12	2	2	17	17	40	1	.213
1963	LAD/WSA	105	321	41	79	13	1	14	46	21	67	3	.246
1964	WSA	121	341	38	84	16	2	12	38	27	94	1	.246
1965	WSA	95	226	20	45	6	0	2	17	26	59	2	.199
Career	—	1095	3283	353	773	130	22	91	352	246	678	45	.235

On this day & linked events

1931

Born January 17, 1931

Cincinnati, OH, USA

2014

Died June 4, 2014

1954

Major-league debut: Don Zimmer

Don Zimmer made a major-league debut on July 2, 1954.

1965

Final major-league game: Don Zimmer

Don Zimmer played a final major-league game on October 2, 1965.

Image: Aaron Frutman, CC BY 2.0