Greenwich Island in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Curt Simmons

Left-Handed Pitcher
Phillies 1947 - 1960

— Inducted 1993 —

Curt Simmons Marker image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024

1. Curt Simmons Marker

Inscription. One of baseball's earliest bonus players, signed at 18 years of age. Pitched in his first big league game and beat the New York Giants in 1947. Registered a 115-110 record with Phillies, best year coming in 1950 when he was 17-8 before being called to military duty late in the season. Won in double figures five other years. Had 193 wins overall during 20-year career. Selected for three National League All-Star teams; started 1952 game at Shibe Park. In 325 games with Phillies, hurled 109 complete games and struck out 1,052 in 1,939.2 innings.

Erected by Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is September 28, 1947.

Location. 39° 54.41′ N, 75° 10.043′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is on Greenwich Island. It is at the intersection of Citizens Bank Way / South 11th Street and Hartranft Street when traveling north on Citizens Bank Way / South 11th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38 Hartranft St, Philadelphia PA 19148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tug McGraw (here, next to this marker); Tony Taylor (here, next to this marker); Willie Jones (here, next to this marker);

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Greg (The Bull) Luzinski (here, next to this marker); Johnny Callison (here, next to this marker); Garry Maddox (here, next to this marker); Sam Thompson (here, next to this marker); Gavvy Cravath (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Curt Simmons

Left-Handed PitcherPhillies 1947 - 1960

— Inducted 1993 —

Left-Handed Pitcher
Phillies 1947 - 1960