Nelson Simmons

{{Infobox baseball biography

|image=1985 Nashville Nelson Simmons.jpg

|width=

|caption=Simmons with the Nashville Sounds in 1985

|name=Nelson Simmons

|position=Outfielder

|bats=Switch

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1963|6|27}}

|birth_place=Washington, D.C., U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 4

|debutyear=1984

|debutteam=Detroit Tigers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 8

|finalyear=1987

|finalteam=Baltimore Orioles

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.261

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=11

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=40

|teams=

Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1984}}–{{mlby|1985}})
Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|1987}})

| highlights =

}}

Nelson Bernard Simmons (born June 27, 1963) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He attended James Madison High School. He played during three seasons at the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles.

Career

Simmons was drafted by the Tigers in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB draft. Simmons played his first professional season with their Rookie league Bristol Tigers in 1981, and his last with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Triple-A Calgary Cannons in 1995.

In a 3-year, 100-game MLB career, Simmons posted a .261 batting average (86-for-330) with 38 runs, 11 home runs and 40 RBIs. He finished his career with a .963 fielding percentage playing left and right field.

References

[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Nelson-Simmons.shtml "Nelson Simmons Statistics".] The Baseball Cube. 23 January 2008.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simmone01.shtml "Nelson Simmons Statistics".] Baseball-Reference. 23 January 2008.