Word: szymanski
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. Al Simmons (real name: Aloysius Harry Szymanski), 53, member (since 1953) of Baseball's Hall of Fame, often sold batting great (lifetime average: .334) whose famed foot-in-the-bucket stance was the nemesis of Big League pitchers for most of his 21-season career (1924-44); of a heart attack; in Milwaukee. As a Philadelphia outfielder in the heyday of Connie Mack's Athletics, Simmons hit over .300 for eleven straight seasons, copped the American League batting title...
...Simmons (real name: Aloysius Harry Szymanski), 49, hard-hitting outfielder (lifetime average: .334) whose famed foot-in-the-bucket batting stance was the terror of American and National League pitchers for 20 years (1924-44). As a Philadelphia outfielder in the heyday of Connie Mack's Athletics, Simmons hit over .300 for nine straight seasons, won the American League batting title...