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Don Zimmer Don Zimmer
Full name: Donald William Zimmer
Born: January 17, 1931, Cincinnati, Ohio
First Game: July 2, 1954; Final Game: October 2, 1965
Managed First Game: April 27, 1972; Managed Final Game: May 16, 1999
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 165
NL Manager of the Year (1989)
TSN NL Manager of the Year (1989)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1954 BRO N                24    33    3    6   0   1   0    0    3        8   1   0   0           1    2   0  .182  .270  .242  -0.1 1954 BRO N
1955 BRO N                88   280   38   67  10   1  15   50   19   5   66   2   4   4           7    5   3  .239  .289  .443   0.3 1955 BRO N
1956 BRO N                17    20    4    6   1   0   0    2    0   0    7   1   0   0           1    0   1  .300  .333  .350   0.0 1956 BRO N
1957 BRO N                84   269   23   59   9   1   6   19   16   5   63   0   3   1           8    1   3  .219  .262  .327  -1.2 1957 BRO N
1958 LA  N               127   455   52  119  15   2  17   60   28   1   92   1   9   2          17   14   2  .262  .305  .415   2.6 1958 LA  N
1959 LA  N                97   249   21   41   7   1   4   28   37   7   56   1   4   1           8    3   1  .165  .274  .249  -1.4 1959 LA  N
1960 CHI N Daily Splits  132   368   37   95  16   7   6   35   27   4   56   0   5   2   0   2i  9    8   6  .258  .307  .389  -0.1 1960 CHI N
1961 CHI N Daily Splits  128   477   57  120  25   4  13   40   25   1   70   2   7   1   0  13  16    5   1  .252  .291  .403  -0.1 1961 CHI N
1962 NY  N Daily Splits   14    52    3    4   1   0   0    1    3   0   10   0   0   0   0   2   1    0   1  .077  .127  .096  -0.8 1962 NY  N
1962 CIN N Daily Splits   63   192   16   48  11   2   2   16   14   1   30   1   0   0   0   6   5    1   2  .250  .304  .359  -1.0 1962 CIN N
1962 TOT N                77   244   19   52  12   2   2   17   17   1   40   1   0   0   0   8   6    1   3  .213  .267  .303  -1.8 1962 TOT N
1963 LA  N Daily Splits   22    23    4    5   1   0   1    2    3   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .217  .308  .391   0.1 1963 LA  N
1963 WAS A Daily Splits   83   298   37   74  12   1  13   44   18   2   57   2   2   0   0   7  10    3   2  .248  .296  .426   0.3 1963 WAS A
1963 Total               105   321   41   79  13   1  14   46   21   2   67   2   2   0   0   7  11    3   2  .246  .297  .424   0.4 1963 Total
1964 WAS A Daily Splits  121   341   38   84  16   2  12   38   27   0   94   0   2   0   0   4   8    1   3  .246  .302  .411  -1.0 1964 WAS A
1965 WAS A Daily Splits   95   226   20   45   6   0   2   17   26   1   59   2   1   3   0   4   7    2   0  .199  .284  .252  -1.6 1965 WAS A
Total NL                 796  2418  258  570  96  19  64  253  175  24i 468   9  32  11   0i 23i 74   39  20  .236  .289  .371  -1.7 Total NL        
Total AL                 299   865   95  203  34   3  27   99   71   3  210   4   5   3   0  15  25    6   5  .235  .295  .375  -2.3 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1095  3283  353  773 130  22  91  352  246  27i 678  13  37  14   0i 38i 99   45  25  .235  .290  .372  -4.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
i - incomplete
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1955 BRO N Daily Splits    4     9    0    2   0   0   0    2    2   0    5   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .333  .222 1955 BRO N
1959 LA  N Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1959 LA  N
Total            Splits    5    10    0    2   0   0   0    2    2   0    5   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .308  .200 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1961 NL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1961 NL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1954 BRO N        SS   13                      14   32    3    6                          .939
1955 BRO N        2B   62                     154  166    8   54                          .976
1955 BRO N        SS   21                      28   33    4    9                          .938
1955 BRO N        3B    8                       2    8    0    0                         1.000
1956 BRO N        SS    8                       8    9    1    3                          .944
1956 BRO N        3B    3                       2    1    0    1                         1.000
1956 BRO N        2B    1                       0    1    0    0                         1.000
1957 BRO N        3B   39                      44   68    5    3                          .957
1957 BRO N        SS   37                      55  102    8   17                          .952
1957 BRO N        2B    5                      15   16    2    4                          .939
1958 LA  N        SS  114                     265  372   23  100                          .965
1958 LA  N        3B   12                      12   20    3    1                          .914
1958 LA  N        2B    1                       4    3    0    1                         1.000
1958 LA  N        OF    1                       0    0    0    0                             -     1    0    0 
1959 LA  N        SS   88                     115  226   10   43                          .972
1959 LA  N        3B    5                       5   13    0    0                         1.000
1959 LA  N        2B    1                       0    1    0    0                         1.000
1960 CHI N Daily  2B   75   66   52   572.2   170  215    8   25   0                      .980
1960 CHI N        3B   45   28   23   287      38   51    8    5   0                      .918
1960 CHI N        SS    5    0    0    20       3    8    0    1   0                     1.000
1960 CHI N        LF    2    0    0     1.2     0    0    0    0   0                         -
1960 CHI N        OF    2    0    0     1.2     0    0    0    0   0                         -     2    0    0 
1961 CHI N Daily  2B  116  108   99   944.1   282  323   17   99   0                      .973
1961 CHI N        3B    5    4    3    33       2    9    3    1   0                      .786
1961 CHI N        OF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0                         -     0    0    1 
1961 CHI N        RF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0                         -
1962 NY  N Daily  3B   14   14   11   117      12   37    2    3   0                      .961
1962 CIN N Daily  3B   42   39   30   335.1    45   66    6    6   0                      .949
1962 CIN N        2B   18    8    6    96.2    20   26    3    5   0                      .939
1962 CIN N        SS    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0                         -
1962 TOT N        3B   56   53   41   452.1    57  103    8    9   0                      .952
1963 LA  N Daily  3B   10    3    3    37       3   11    1    0   0                      .933
1963 LA  N        SS    1    0    0     4.1     0    1    1    0   0                      .500
1963 LA  N        2B    1    0    0     2       0    2    0    0   0                     1.000
1963 WAS A Daily  3B   78   76   74   680      88  173   18   17   0                      .935
1963 WAS A        2B    2    2    2    18       2    4    0    1   0                     1.000
1963 Total        2B    3    2    2    20       2    6    0    1   0                     1.000
1963 Total        3B   88   79   77   717      91  184   19   17   0                      .935
1964 WAS A Daily  3B   88   77   51   636      68  143   10    6   0                      .955
1964 WAS A        OF    4    3    0    27       3    0    0    0   0                     1.000     2    0    3 
1964 WAS A        RF    3    3    0    19       3    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1964 WAS A         C    2    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1964 WAS A        LF    2    0    0     8       0    0    0    0   0                         -
1964 WAS A        2B    1    1    0     7       1    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1965 WAS A Daily   C   33   27   24   245     150   18    6    1   0    5   10   10    3  .966
1965 WAS A        3B   26   24   17   198      19   49    6    3   0                      .919
1965 WAS A        2B   12    5    3    52      12   14    0    3   0                     1.000
Total             3B  375  265i 212i 2323.1i  340  649   62   46   0i                     .941
Total             2B  295  190i 162i 1692.2i  660  772   38  192   0i                     .974
Total             SS  288    0i   0i   25.1i  488  783   50  179   0i                     .962
Total              C   35   27   24   248     150   18    6    1   0    5   10   10    3  .966
Total             OF    8    3i   0i   30.2i    3    0    0    0   0i                    1.000     5    0    4 
Total             RF    4    3    0    21       3    0    0    0   0                     1.000
Total             LF    4i   0i   0i    9.2i    0i   0i   0i   0i  0i                        -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1955 BRO N Daily  2B    4    3    2    26       4    8    2    3   0  .857
1959 LA  N Daily  SS    1    0    0     2       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
Total             2B    4    3    2    26       4    8    2    3   0  .857
Total             SS    1    0    0     2       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1961 NL    Daily  2B    1    0    0     2       0    0    1    0   0  .000

Managerial RecordManagerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1972 SD  N  142   54   88  .380   466   624   4-27           4  6
1973 SD  N  162   60  102  .370   548   770                  6
1976 BOS A   76   42   34  .553   349   301   7-19           5  3
1977 BOS A  161   97   64  .602   859   712                  2
1978 BOS A  163   99   64  .607   796   657                  2
1979 BOS A  160   91   69  .569   841   711                  3
1980 BOS A  155   82   73  .529   737   740          9-30    3  4
1981 TEX A  105   57   48  .543   452   389                  2
1982 TEX A   96   38   58  .396   332   427          7-28    6  6
1988 CHI N  163   77   85  .475   660   694                  4
1989 CHI N  162   93   69  .574   702   623                  1
1990 CHI N  162   77   85  .475   690   774                  4
1991 CHI N   37   18   19  .486   150   154          5-19    4  4
1999 NY  A   36   21   15  .583   191   176          5-16    1  1
Total      1780  906  873  .509  7773  7752
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
League Championship Series Managerial RecordLeague Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1989 CHI N    5    1    4  .200    22    30

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1949).

Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ron Perranoski, Johnny
Goryl, Lee Handley and $25000 (April 8, 1960).

Selected by New York Mets from Chicago Cubs in the expansion draft (October 10,
1961).

Traded by New York Mets to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Bob Miller and Cliff Cook
(May 7, 1962).

Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Scott Breeden
(January 24, 1963).

Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Washington Senators (June 24, 1963).

Released by Washington Senators (November 19, 1965).


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