Joe Simpson (baseball)
| Joe Simpson | |||
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Joe Simpson signing autographs
for Atlanta Braves fans in 2012 |
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: December 31, 1951 Purcell, Oklahoma |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 2, 1975, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1983, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .242 | ||
| Home runs | 9 | ||
| Runs batted in | 124 | ||
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Joe Allen Simpson (born December 31, 1951, in Purcell, Oklahoma) has been a radio and television broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves since 1992 and is a former Major League Baseball player.
He began his baseball career as an All-American outfielder/first baseman at the University of Oklahoma.
Simpson then played professionally for 11 seasons, beginning in 1973, when he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round. While with the Dodgers in 1978, he became the 3,000th strikeout victim of Gaylord Perry. He joined the Seattle Mariners in 1979 before being traded to the Kansas City Royals in 1983. An outfielder and first baseman throughout his professional career, he retired from the California Angels organization after the 1984 season.
Simpson worked as an analyst on Seattle Mariners telecasts for five years before joining Turner Sports and Braves Radio in 1992. He called Atlanta Braves games on TBS and Turner South until broadcasts ended on those networks.
Simpson was named "Georgia Sports Broadcaster of the Year" in 1995.
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