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Joe Simpson

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: December 31, 1951 in Purcell, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 14th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norman HS (Norman, OK) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK).

High School: Norman HS (Norman, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: September 2, 1975 (Age 23-245d, 13,679th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1983 (Age 31-274d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Joe Allen Simpson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.0

1397

338

.242

166

RBI

124

OBP

.289

SLG

.317

OPS

.607

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-12 / in Starts: 1-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	14 (7-3-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
B Russell	0
S Garvey	0
E RodrÃguez	0

Most Driven In By
T Sizemore	1
J Hale	1
D Baker	0

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	10	40 (39)	May 24	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.39	-0.166	3.76	-0.27%	-1.25	RF
2	11	41	May 25	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PR
3	12	42	May 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.55	RF
4	13	46 (3)	May 30 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	7	.69	0.014	2.52	0.03%	0.13	CF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	14	49 (2)	Jun 2	LAD		SFG	W,11-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	6						CF
6	15	50	Jun 3	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	7						PR
7	16	51	Jun 4	LAD		NYM	L,0-11	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	8	.28	-0.020	.62	-0.03%	-0.55	CF
8	17	55 (3)	Jun 8	LAD		PHI	L,2-14	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	5						RF
9	18	57 (1)	Jun 10	LAD		PHI	L,6-10	9-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.091	.091	.091	.182	5	2.85	-0.058	5.35	-0.07%	-0.20	PR RF
10	19	59 (1)	Jun 12	LAD		MON	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	5						RF
11	20	62 (2)	Jun 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						RF
12	21	63	Jun 17	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG(14)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	8	1.31	-0.160	2.63	-0.19%	-0.74	RF
13	22	64	Jun 18	LAD	@	MON	W,6-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	5						RF
14	23	66 (1)	Jun 20	LAD	@	MON	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9						PR
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	24	143 (76)	Sep 13 (2)	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	3						LF
16	25	145 (1)	Sep 15	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	7	1.86	-0.166	.13	-0.01%	-1.31	CF
17	26	148 (2)	Sep 17 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-7	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.20	RF
18	27	150 (1)	Sep 19	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	8	.42	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.72	CF
19	28	151	Sep 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	2						LF
20	29	155 (3)	Sep 25	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	7	.81	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.55	CF
21	30	160 (4)	Oct 1	LAD		SDP	W,8-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	3						LF
22	31	161	Oct 2	LAD		SDP	L,1-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	3						LF
23	32	162	Oct 3	LAD		SDP	L,2-3	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.167	.328	2	1.49	0.139	.00	0.00%	0.87	LF
							11-12		31	30	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.133	.161	.167	.328		1.11	-0.510	1.28	-0.53%	-4.67

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