Ultimate Mets Database - Don Zimmer

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Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 253 of 1252 players

Donald William Zimmer
Born: January 17, 1931 at Cincinnati, O.
Died: June 4, 2014 at Dunedin, Fla. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 5.09 Weight: 175

Don Zimmer has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 12 times, most recently on September 4, 2019.

First Mets game: April 11, 1962
Last Mets game: May 6, 1962

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Don Zimmer also played for the following teams:

Brooklyn Dodgers 1954 - 1957; Los Angeles Dodgers 1958, 1959; Chicago Cubs 1960, 1961; Cincinnati Reds 1962; Washington Senators 1963 - 1965; Los Angeles Dodgers 1963

Don Zimmer managed the following major league teams:
San Diego Padres 1972, 1973; Boston Red Sox 1976 - 1980; Texas Rangers 1981, 1982; Chicago Cubs 1988 - 1991

Drafted from Chicago Cubs by Mets on October 10, 1961.

Traded by the New York Mets to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Bob Miller and Cliff Cook on May 6, 1962.

Click the icon to see a graph of Don Zimmer's batting, slugging, and on base percentages

Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1962 14 52 3 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 5 .077 .096 .127

1 year 14 52 3 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 5 .077 .096 .127

Games played by position
1962: Third Base 14

Lineup Analysis
Number of games in each batting order position in games in which Don Zimmer was in the starting lineup.

Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

1962 1 4 1 0 0 0 6 2 0

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