American baseball player and coach (died 1956)

Al Simmons

Aloysius Harry Simmons was an American professional baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Bucketfoot Al", he had his best years with Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics during the late 1920s and early 1930s, winning two World Series with the team. Simmons also played for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Boston Bees, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. After his playing career ended, Simmons served as a coach for the Athletics and Cleveland Indians.

Born

1902

May 22

Died

1956

Era

1900s

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Al, in brief

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1902 Born
1956 Died

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The world in 1902

When Al arrived

april 18 The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000.
april 20 Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
april 5 A stand box collapses at Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) in Glasgow, Scotland, which led to the deaths of 25 and injuries to more than 500 supporters during an international association football match between Scotland and England.
august 22 The Cadillac Motor Company is founded.

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Arthur Conan Doyle 1859–1930 British writer, creator of Sherlock Holmes (born 1859) George Best 1946–2005 Northern Irish footballer and manager (died 2005) George S. Hammond 1921– American scientist (died 2005) Gérard de Nerval 1808–1855 French poet and translator (born 1808) Giacomo Matteotti 1885–1924 Italian lawyer and politician (born 1885) Hergé 1907–1983 Belgian author and illustrator (born 1907) Lucie Brock-Broido 1956– American poet (died 2018) Maggie Q 1979– American actress Marisol Escobar 1930– French-American sculptor (died 2016)

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Alexander Luria 1902– Russian psychologist and physician (died 1977) Demchugdongrub 1902– Mongol prince and politician, head of state of Mengjiang (died 1966) Howie Morenz 1902–1937 Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902) Jan Tschichold 1902– German-Swiss graphic designer and typographer (died 1974) Lloyd Nolan 1902–1985 American actor (died 1985) Mohammad Hatta 1902–1980 Indonesian statesman, 1st Vice President of Indonesia (died 1980) Ralph Richardson 1902–1983 English actor (died 1983) Sidney Hook 1902– American philosopher and author (died 1989) Sir Karl Popper 1902– Austrian-English philosopher and academic (died 1994)

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