This card is hand signed by Ted Simmons and is authenticated by the Topps Company with a certificate of authenticity on the front of the card. The childhood dream - a baseball card of your favorite player with his authentic, hand signed autograph across the front!
- Authentic player signed memorabilia
- Serial numbered of only 50 made
- Authenticated by the Topps Company
- Delivered in a UV protected acrylic case with magnetic closure
- Orginal Baseball Card: 2023 Topps Gilded Collection Gold Framed Hall of Famers Autograph # HAFA-TS
Player Biography
Ted Simmons played for 21 seasons for the Cardinals, Brewers and Braves, totaling a .285 batting average, 2,472 hits, 483 doubles, 248 home runs and 1,389 RBI. n eight-time All-Star, he garnered MVP votes seven times in his career and finished among his league’s top 10 players in batting average six times. His 193 hits in 1975 are the most of any catcher who caught at least 150 games in a season, and his 192 hits in 1973 rank second on that same list. Among those who played at least 50 percent of their games at catcher, Simmons ranks second in hits, second in doubles, second in RBI and fifth in runs scored. Simmons never struck out more than 57 times in a season, and he is one of only 12 players in history with at least 240 home runs and fewer than 700 strikeouts. Simmons is one of only six catchers with at least two seasons of appearing in at least 150 games at catcher (1973, 1975), and Simmons ranked eighth all-time in games caught (1,771) at the time of his retirement.
This card is hand signed by Ted Simmons and is authenticated by the Topps Company with a certificate of authenticity on the front of the card. The childhood dream - a baseball card of your favorite player with his authentic, hand signed autograph across the front!
- Authentic player signed memorabilia
- Serial numbered of only 50 made
- Authenticated by the Topps Company
- Delivered in a UV protected acrylic case with magnetic closure
- Orginal Baseball Card: 2023 Topps Gilded Collection Gold Framed Hall of Famers Autograph # HAFA-TS
Player Biography
Ted Simmons played for 21 seasons for the Cardinals, Brewers and Braves, totaling a .285 batting average, 2,472 hits, 483 doubles, 248 home runs and 1,389 RBI. n eight-time All-Star, he garnered MVP votes seven times in his career and finished among his league’s top 10 players in batting average six times. His 193 hits in 1975 are the most of any catcher who caught at least 150 games in a season, and his 192 hits in 1973 rank second on that same list. Among those who played at least 50 percent of their games at catcher, Simmons ranks second in hits, second in doubles, second in RBI and fifth in runs scored. Simmons never struck out more than 57 times in a season, and he is one of only 12 players in history with at least 240 home runs and fewer than 700 strikeouts. Simmons is one of only six catchers with at least two seasons of appearing in at least 150 games at catcher (1973, 1975), and Simmons ranked eighth all-time in games caught (1,771) at the time of his retirement.
