Al Simmons: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1953

Al Simmons timeline:

Born: May 22, 1902

1923: Traded to A’s from the American Association

Debut: April 15, 1924 (A’s)

1930: Batting Champ (.381)

1931: Batting Champ (.390)

1932: Purchased by White Sox for $100,000

1934: Became the quickest to 2000 hits in history (1390 games): still a record

1935: Purchased by Tigers for $75,000

1937: Purchased by Senators for $15,000

1938: Purchased by Boston Bees for $3,000

1939: Purchased by the Reds

1939: Signed by A’s

1943: Somehow ended up with Red Sox

1944: Signed by A’s

1945: Released by A’s ; His 307 home runs were a record for AL right handed hitters until Al Kaline

1945-49: A’s coach

1950: Indians coach

1953: Elected to Hall of Fame

1956: Died of heart attack

1999: Nominee for All Century Team

Accomplishments:

2x World Champion

2x batting champ

3x All Star

Fastest player to 2000 hits

.334 career hitter

307 HR

1827 RBI

.535 slugging

.915 OPS

1507 Runs

2927 hits

539 doubles

149 triples

4685 TB

Led league runs (152): 1930

100+ runs: 6x

Led league in hits: 2x

200+ hits: 6x

253 hits (1925)

30+ doubles:  9x

40+ doubles: 4x

53 doubles (1926)

10+ triples: 7x

16 triples (1930)

20+ HR: 6x

30+ HR: 3x

100+ RBI: 12x

Led league RBI (157): 1929

150+ RBI: 2x

Hit .300: 13x

.400+ OBP: 5x

.500+ slugging: 10x

.600+ slugging: 4x

.708 slugging: 1930

1.000+ OPS: 5x

300+ TB: 6x

Led league TB: 2x

Postseason: .329, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 1.033 OPS (4 World Series)