Don Zimmer

Retired

High Level

MLB

Years

1954-1965 (1954-1965)

Proper Name

Donald William Zimmer

Nickname

Popeye

Positions

3B (375) ... 2B (294) ... SS (288) ... C (35) ... OF (8)

Height / Weight

5-9 / 177

Bats / Throws

Right / Right

Birthdate

January 17,1931

Death Date

June 4,2014 Age: 83.138

Place

Cincinnati, Ohio Flags

High School

Western Hills (Cincinnati,OH)

MLB Debut

July 2,1954

MLBAM ID

124768

Retrosheet#

zimmd101

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Father of Tommy Zimmer [1955] World Series Champion with Brooklyn Dodgers [1959] World Series Champion with Los Angeles Dodgers [1961] Selected by the New York Mets from the Chicago Cubs (#43 overall) in the 1961 MLB Expansion Draft [2010] Inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame [2023] Inducted into the Tampa Bay Rays Hall of Fame

MLB Batting Logs

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

MLB Batting Splits

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 Career

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