Bill Simms
| Bill Simms | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: December 23, 1908 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Died: May 10, 2002 (aged 93) Perris, California, U.S. | |
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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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]
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
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- 1908 births
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- Kansas City Monarchs players
- Atlanta Black Crackers players
- Chicago American Giants players
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