Joe Simpson Notable

b. December 31, 1951 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1975–1978, Seattle Mariners 1979–1982, Kansas City Royals 1983

Joe Simpson played for three clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1975 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1983.

Across 607 games he batted .242, with 338 hits and 166 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 54 doubles and 45 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 3.00 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 2 games. He struck out 1.

He played 511 games in the outfield, with 896 putouts and 21 errors.

He was born in Purcell, OK, USA on December 31, 1951. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1975	LAD	9	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.333
1976	LAD	23	30	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	6	0	.133
1977	LAD	29	23	2	4	0	0	0	1	2	6	1	.174
1978	LAD	10	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.400
1979	SEA	120	265	29	75	11	0	2	27	11	21	6	.283
1980	SEA	129	365	42	91	15	3	3	34	28	43	17	.249
1981	SEA	91	288	32	64	11	3	2	30	15	41	12	.222
1982	SEA	105	296	39	76	14	4	2	23	22	48	8	.257
1983	KCR	91	119	16	20	2	2	0	8	11	21	1	.168
Career	—	607	1397	166	338	54	12	9	124	90	190	45	.242

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	KCR	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	4	1	2	1	3.00
Career	—	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	4	1	2	1	3.00

On this day & linked events

1951

Born December 31, 1951

Purcell, OK, USA

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