Greg Sims
Greg Sims | |
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Left fielder | |
Born: San Francisco, California | June 28, 1946|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 15, 1966, for the Houston Astros | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 19, 1966, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .167 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Gregory Emmett Sims (born June 28, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. During his nine-season (1965–1973) playing career, he spent part of one season, 1966, as a member of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. An outfielder, he was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Career
Sims had originally signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was selected by Houston after his first professional season in the Rule 5 draft. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1965, as a defensive replacement for Astro left fielder Lee Maye, struck out in his only plate appearance, and recorded one putout in the field.[1] Sims then made six other appearances as a pinch hitter before being sent to the Class A Durham Bulls of the Carolina League. In his penultimate MLB game, on May 14 at Connie Mack Stadium, Sims collected his only big-league hit, a single off Terry Fox in the 11th inning that helped to spark a three-run game-winning rally over the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
- 1946 births
- Living people
- African-American baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Asheville Tourists players
- Baseball players from California
- Batavia Pirates players
- Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs players
- Denver Bears players
- Durham Bulls players
- Florida Instructional League Astros/Reds players
- Florida Instructional League Astros/Senators players
- Houston Astros players
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Oklahoma City 89ers players
- Sacramento City College alumni
- Sacramento City Panthers baseball players
- Salem Rebels players
- Savannah Senators players
- Sportspeople from San Francisco
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- American baseball outfielder, 1940s birth stubs