That his nickname of "Suitcase" came from his being frequently traded during his playing career is a common misconception. According to the 1951 Cleveland Indians Sketch Book, he was called "Suitcase" by sportswriters after the Toonerville Folks character, Suitcase Simpson, because of his size 13 shoe with feet as large as suitcases. This is years before his many trades. His real nickname was "Goody", which came from his willingness to run errands and help neighbors in his hometown of Dalton, Georgia.[4][5]
Simpson died in Akron, Ohio in 1979 at age 53. He is buried in West Hill Cemetery in Dalton, Georgia, where a section of the cemetery and the road leading to that section are named in his honor.[6]
^Oliver, Charles (18 January 2020). "Part of West Hill Cemetery named for 'Suitcase' Simpson". The Daily Citizen. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
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harry, simpson, other, people, named, disambiguation, harry, leon, suitcase, simpson, december, 1925, april, 1979, american, outfielder, first, baseman, major, league, baseball, played, cleveland, indians, kansas, city, athletics, york, yankees, chicago, white. For other people named Harry Simpson see Harry Simpson disambiguation Harry Leon Suitcase Simpson December 3 1925 April 3 1979 was an American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians Kansas City Athletics New York Yankees Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates in his eight year career He played in the World Series with the New York Yankees in 1957 which they lost Harry SimpsonSimpson in about 1953Outfielder First basemanBorn 1925 12 03 December 3 1925Atlanta Georgia U S Died April 3 1979 1979 04 03 aged 53 Akron Ohio U S Batted LeftThrew RightProfessional debutNgL 1946 for the Philadelphia StarsMLB April 21 1951 for the Cleveland IndiansLast MLB appearanceSeptember 27 1959 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsBatting average 266Home runs73Runs batted in381TeamsNegro leagues Philadelphia Stars 1946 1948 Major League Baseball Cleveland Indians 1951 1953 1955 Kansas City Athletics 1955 1957 New York Yankees 1957 1958 Kansas City Athletics 1958 1959 Chicago White Sox 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 1959 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1956 Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer edit nbsp Simpson as a member of the San Diego Padres circa 1950 Born in Atlanta Georgia Simpson began his professional career with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro National League where he played from 1946 to 1948 1 2 Simpson became one of the earliest black players in the American League playing first with the Cleveland Indians in 1951 Casey Stengel once called him the best defensive right fielder in the American League 3 That his nickname of Suitcase came from his being frequently traded during his playing career is a common misconception According to the 1951 Cleveland Indians Sketch Book he was called Suitcase by sportswriters after the Toonerville Folks character Suitcase Simpson because of his size 13 shoe with feet as large as suitcases This is years before his many trades His real nickname was Goody which came from his willingness to run errands and help neighbors in his hometown of Dalton Georgia 4 5 In 888 games over eight seasons Simpson compiled a 266 batting average 752 for 2829 with 101 doubles 41 triples 73 home runs 381 RBI 271 base on balls 331 on base percentage and 408 slugging percentage He finished his career with a 984 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and first base In the 1957 World Series he batted 083 1 for 12 with 1 RBI Simpson died in Akron Ohio in 1979 at age 53 He is buried in West Hill Cemetery in Dalton Georgia where a section of the cemetery and the road leading to that section are named in his honor 6 See also editList of Negro league baseball players who played in Major League Baseball List of Major League Baseball annual triples leadersReferences edit Harry Simpson seamheads com Retrieved August 4 2020 Cort Vitty Harry Simpson sabr org Retrieved August 4 2020 Cleveland Indians Official 1952 Sketch Book Cleveland Indians Official 1951 Sketch Book Jackson Kelly 2009 10 25 Dalton honors sports pioneer Suitcase Simpson Chattanooga Times Free Press Archived from the original on 2018 05 13 Oliver Charles 18 January 2020 Part of West Hill Cemetery named for Suitcase Simpson The Daily Citizen Retrieved 2021 05 08 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet or Seamheads or SABR Biography Project or Pelota Binaria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Simpson amp oldid 1176967457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
