finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date death_place finaldate image statlabel debutteam name throws caption birth_place debutdate bats position article_title
1915 26 april 1942 1910 .246 234 .246 baltimore terrapins 29 january 1885 arvene , new york june 30 hacksimmons.jpg batting average hits on-base percentage detroit tigers hack simmons right hack simmons , detroit tigers brooklyn , new york april 15 right second baseman hack simmons

hack simmons

george washington `` hack '' simmons -lrb- january 29 , 1885 -- april 26 , 1942 -rrb- was a major league baseball player who played 4 seasons with the detroit tigers -lrb- 1910 -rrb- , new york highlanders -lrb- 1912 -rrb- , and baltimore terrapins -lrb- 1914 -- 1915 -rrb- .
born in brooklyn , new york , hack wilson played in 305 major league games , including 127 at 2nd base , 88 in the outfield , 39 at 1st base , 8 at 3rd base , and 6 at shortstop .
in his major league career , hack simmons had a batting average of .246 with 234 hits , 115 runs scored , 102 rbis , 85 walks , 43 doubles , 28 stolen bases , 9 triples , and 2 home runs .
simmons died in an automobile accident in 1942 at age 57 in arverne , new york .
