Ted Simmons Stats & Facts

Ted Simmons Stats & Facts

ByTom

  Ted Simmons Positions: Catcher and First BasemanBats: Both  •  Throws: Right5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)Born: August 9, 1949 in Highland Park, MIDraft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (10th) of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southfield HS (Southfield, MI).High School: Southfield HS (Southfield, MI)Schools: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)Debut: September 21, 1968 (Age 19-043d, 10,369th in MLB history)vs. LAD 2 AB, 1 H,…

Joe DiMaggio catches a sinking line drive off his shoetops to rob his brother Dom of hitting streak
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Joe DiMaggio catches a sinking line drive off his shoetops to rob his brother Dom of hitting streak

ByThis Day in Baseball

On August 9, 1949, Dom DiMaggio who was hitless in his first four at-bats against Yankee hurler Vic Raschi, sees his brother Joe DiMaggio catches a sinking line drive off his shoetops to rob his brother Dom of a base hit. The hit would have extended DiMaggio’s hitting streak to 35 games.  The Red Sox win, 6…