Greg Sims | |
Position: | Left fielder |
Bats: | Switch |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 28 June 1946 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 15 |
Debutyear: | 1966 |
Debutteam: | Houston Astros |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 19 |
Finalyear: | 1966 |
Finalteam: | Houston Astros |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .167 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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Gregory Emmett Sims (born June 28, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. During his nine-season (1965–1973) playing career, he spent part of one season,, as a member of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. An outfielder, he was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed .
Sims had originally signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was selected by Houston after his first professional season in the Rule 5 draft. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1965, as a defensive replacement for Astro left fielder Lee Maye, struck out in his only plate appearance, and recorded one putout in the field.[1] Sims then made six other appearances as a pinch hitter before being sent to the Class A Durham Bulls of the Carolina League. In his penultimate MLB game, on May 14 at Connie Mack Stadium, Sims collected his only big-league hit, a single off Terry Fox in the 11th inning that helped to spark a three-run game-winning rally over the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
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