Subject(s): Ted Simmons Sport: Baseball Location: St Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium, St Louis, MO Unveiled: 31/7/2021 Sculptor: Harry Weber Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Inscribed on plinth: SIMMONS Plaque 1: TED SIMMONS. ST. LOUIS N.L., 1968-80. MILWAUKEE N.L., 1981-85. ATLANTA N.L., 1986-88. THE GREATEST OFFENSIVE CATCHER IN CARDINALS HISTORY. FROM 1971-80, SIMMONS AVERAGED 90 RBI AND 17 HOME RUNS WITH A .301 AVERAGE. IN 1973, HE SET THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR HITS IN A SEASON BY A CATCHER WITH 192, THEN BESTED HIS OWN MARK IN 1975 WITH 193 HITS. HE RETIRED WITH 2,472 HITS, 483 DOUBLES, 248 HOME RUNS AND 1,389 RBI. SIMMONS RANKS FIRST ON THE ALL-TIME NL SWITCH-HITTERS LIST WITH 182 HOME RUNS. HE IS THE ONLY CATCHER IN CARDINALS HISTORY TO HAVE CAUGHT TWO NO-HITTERS (BOB GIBSON IN 1971 & BOB FORSCH IN 1978). Plaque 2: TED SIMMONS. UNVEILED JULY 31, 2021. THIS STATUE FEATURES TED SIMMONS (A.K.A. "SIMBA") BELTING AN EXTRA-BASE HIT INTO THE GAP AT BUSCH STADIUM IL. WHEN HE RETIRED IN 1988, SIMMONS HAD MORE HITS AND DOUBLES THAN ANY OTHER CATCHER IN MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY. AN EIGHT-TIME ALL-STAR. HE FINISHED IN THE TOP 10 IN BATTING AVERAGES SIX TIMES, DOUBLES EIGHT TIMES, RBI SIX TIMES AND HITS FOUR TIMES. SIMMONS ALSO LED THE NL IN RUNNERS CAUGHT STEALING TWICE AND FINISHED IN THE TOP 10 IN EIGHT OTHER SEASONS. Links: Sculptor