Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary, Johnny Bench, Simmons is considered one of the best hitting catchers in MLB history. For the character from the TV series A switch-hitter, Simmons was a catcher for most of his Major League Baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves. Simmons hit .300 seven different times, hit 20 home runs six times, and caught 122 shutouts, eighth-most all-time.Simmons made his major league debut with the Cardinals at the age of 18, appearing in two games during the Simmons refused to sign a contract for the amount of salary offered by the Cardinals in By the late-1970s, Simmons was throwing out less than one-third of potential basestealers.In a 21-year major league career, Simmons played in 2,456 In November 2008 Simmons was named bench coach for the Padres under manager This article is about the baseball player. Ted Simon is British travel writer noted for circumnavigating the world twice by motorcycle. At the time of his retirement, Simmons led all catchers in career hits and doubles and ranked second in RBIs behind Yogi Berra and second in total bases behind Carlton Fisk. While he did not possess Bench's power hitting ability, he hit for a higher batting average.
He also retired with the National League record for home runs by a switch-hitter despite playing several years in the American League.
Ted Lyle Simmons is an American former professional baseball player and coach.
A volatile competitor with
He was raised in London by a German mother and a Romanian father.