110 Greatest Baseball Players

99.  OF Al Simmons, Philadelphia Athletics

Simmons got to the Majors with the Athletics in 1924.  He finished the season with 53 doubles in 1926.  Simmons won a World Series with the Athletics in 1929.  In 1930, he won the American League Batting Title and won a World Series with the Athletics.  He won the American League Batting Title in 1931.  He hit three home runs in a game in 1932.  He went to the White Sox in 1933 where he played in the All-Star Game.  He played in the All-Star Game in 1934.  He played in the All-Star Game in 1935.  He finished his career by returning to the Athletics for parts of three seasons, parts of two seasons with the Washington Senators, a year apiece with Detroit and Boston and cups of coffee with the Boston Braves and Detroit.  Simmons retired with a career .334 batting average, 307 home runs and 1,827 runs batted in.  He is the all-time leader in home runs by a player from Wisconsin.  He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1953.

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3B Vinny Castilla, Colorado Rockies

Castilla got to the Majors with Atlanta in 1991 but didn't gain notice until he was taken by the Rockies in the expansion draft in the 1992 off-season.  In 1995, he won a Player-of-the-Week Award, played in the All-Star Game and won a Silver Slugger Award.  In 1996, he won a Player-of-the-Week Award and finished the season with 40 home runs.  In 1997, he won a Player-of-the-Week Award, finished the season with 40 home runs and won a Silver Slugger Award.  In 1998, he participated in the Home Run Derby, played in the All-Star Game, finished the season with 46 home runs and won a Silver Slugger Award.  He hit three home runs in a game in 1999.  He went to Tampa Bay in 2000.  He hit three home runs in a game in 2001 shortly before being traded to Houston.  He returned to Atlanta in 2002.  He returned to Colorado in 2004 and won a Player-of-the-Week Award.  He played for Washington in 2005.  He represented his native Mexico in the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and split the season between San Diego and the Rockies before retiring.  He finished his career with 320 home runs and 1,105 runs batted in.  He was snubbed last year for the Hall of Fame and won't make this list either.