Joe Simmons (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1845–1901)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Joe Simmons

|position=Outfielder/First baseman

|image=Joe Simmons.jpg

|bats=Unknown

|throws=Unknown

|birth_date={{Birth date|1845|6|13}}

|birth_place=New York City, US

|death_date={{death date and age|1901|7|24|1845|6|13}}

|death_place=Jersey City, New Jersey, US

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= May 8

|debutyear= {{Baseball year|1871}}

|debutteam= Chicago White Stockings

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate= June 14

|finalyear= {{Baseball year|1875}}

|finalteam= Keokuk Westerns

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Games played

|stat1value=58

|stat2label=Runs scored

|stat2value=45

|stat3label=Batting average

|stat3value=.221

|teams=

;  National Association of Base Ball Players

: Rockford Forest Citys (1870)

;  League Player

: Chicago White Stockings ({{Baseball year|1871}})

: Cleveland Forest Citys ({{Baseball year|1872}})

: Keokuk Westerns ({{Baseball year|1875}})

;  League Manager

: Keokuk Westerns ({{Baseball year|1875}})

: Wilmington Quicksteps ({{Baseball year|1884}})

}}

Joseph S. Simmons (né Chabriel; June 13, 1845 – July 24, 1901) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager from New York City. Simmons played three seasons in the National Association; the last year he was player-manager for the Keokuk Westerns, a team that would win just one game of the 13 that they played. He later became the manager for the Wilmington Quicksteps of the Eastern League. Late in the {{Baseball year|1884}} season, after winning the Eastern League title, the Quicksteps joined the Union Association as a replacement team, but won only 2 of their 18 games.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simmojo01.shtml Baseball-Reference player and managerial career stats]

Simmons died in Jersey City, New Jersey at the age of 56.