Simmons was one of the best hitting outfielders in baseball for more than a decade, starting in 1924. He drove in at least 100 runs in each of his first 11 seasons in the majors. He was best known for his defensive lapses and his odd batting stance, which earned him the name "Bucketfoot Al." He was one of the best right-handed hitters of his era and all of baseball history, retiring as the leader in

Played For
Philadelphia Athletics (1924-1932, 1940-1941, 1944), Chicago White Sox (1933-1935), Detroit Tigers (1936), Washington Senators (1937-1938), Boston Braves (1939), Cincinnati Reds (1939), Boston Red Sox (1943)

Coached
Philadelphia Athletics (1940-1942, 1944-1948), Cleveland Indians (1950)

Post-Season
1929 World Series, 1930 World Series, 1931 World Series, 1939 World Series

Honors
All-Star (3): 1933-1935

Best Season, 1930
This guy had a lot of great seasons. In 1925, at the age of 23, he banged out 253 hits and hit .387. In 1926 he had 53 doubles. In 1927 he hit .392, falling just four hits shy of reaching .400. In 1928 he .351 with 107 RBI in 119 games. In 1929 he had 212 hits, 34 homers, and 157 RBI. In 1931 he hit .390 with a .444 OBP and 128 RBI in 128 games. In 1932 he scored 144 runs, drove in 151, and clubbed 35 homers. In 1933 he reached 200 hits for the fifth consecutive year and plated 119 runners. In 1934 he hit .344 and drove in 100 runs for the 11th straight year. After the age of 32 he wasn't nearly the ballplayer he was in his 20s or early 30s, but he was still decent.

His best season was 1930 when he helped the A's to their second straight World Title. Simmons missed two weeks to injury but still scored 152 runs, stroked 211 hits, 41 doubles, 16 triples, 36 homers, batted .381, had an OBP of .423, and slugged .708. He drove in 165 runs. Only super-humans Ruth and Gehrig were better that