Willie Simms (December 23, 1908 – May 10, 2002) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1944 with several teams.[1]
Bill Simms | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | December 23, 1908|
Died: May 10, 2002 Perris, California, U.S. | (aged 93)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1937, for the Cincinnati Tigers | |
Last appearance | |
1944, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
Teams | |
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References
edit- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- NLB Museum