John_Simmons_(baseball)

John Simmons (baseball)

John Simmons (baseball)

American baseball and basketball player (1920-2008)

John Earl Simmons Jr. (June 6, 1920 – August 1, 2008) was a professional baseball and basketball player. In baseball, he was an outfielder in Major League Baseball and played for the Washington Senators in 1949.[1] In basketball, he played for the Boston Celtics (BAA), Troy Celtics (ABL), and Schenectady Packers (NYSPL).[2] He was the brother of professional basketball player Connie Simmons,[2] and his son John Jr. played in the Kansas City Royals' farm system in the early 1970s.

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  1. [1]
    "John Simmons Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  2. [2]
    "Johnny Simmons BAA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2016.


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