:Greg Sims

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Greg Sims

|position=Left fielder

|image=

|bats=Switch

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1946|6|28}}

|birth_place=San Francisco, California

|death_date=

|death_place=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 15

|debutyear=1966

|debutteam=Houston Astros

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 19

|finalyear=1966

|finalteam=Houston Astros

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.167

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=0

|teams=

Houston Astros ({{mlby|1966}})

}}

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, {{baseball year|1966}}, as a member of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. An outfielder, he was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed, stood {{convert|6|ft}} tall and weighed {{convert|190|lb}}.

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.[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1966/B04150SFN1966.htm 1966-4-15 box score from Retrosheet] 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.[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1966/B05140PHI1966.htm 1966-5-14 box score from Retrosheet]