Bill Simms

American baseball player
Baseball player
Bill Simms
Outfielder
Born: (1908-12-23)December 23, 1908
Shreveport, Louisiana
Died: May 10, 2002(2002-05-10) (aged 93)
Perris, California
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Last appearance
1944, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Teams
  • Cincinnati Tigers (1937)
  • Chicago American Giants (1937–1940)
  • Kansas City Monarchs (1937, 1941–1943)
  • Atlanta Black Crackers (1944)

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

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
  • NLB Museum
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Kansas City Monarchs 1942 Negro World Series champions
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Willard Brown
Johnnie Dawson
Joe Greene
Connie Johnson
Jim LaMarque
Jack Matchett
Booker McDaniel
Buck O'Neil
Satchel Paige
Frazier Robinson
Barney Serrell
Bill Simms
Hilton Smith
Herb Souell
Ted Strong
Bill Williams
Manager
Frank Duncan
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