Joe Simpson (baseball)
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| Joe Simpson | ||
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| Joe Simpson in the Turner Field radio booth during the 2007 season | ||
| Outfielder | ||
| Born: December 31, 1951 | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 2, 1975 for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Final game | ||
| October 1, 1983 for the Kansas City Royals |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .242 | |
| Home runs | 9 | |
| Runs batted in | 124 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
Joe Simpson (born December 31, 1951 in Purcell, Oklahoma) has been a radio and television broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves since 1992 and is a former Major League Baseball player.
He began his baseball career as an All American outfielder/first baseman at the University of Oklahoma.
Simpson then played professionally for 11 seasons, beginning in 1973, when he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round. While with the Dodgers in 1978, he became the 3000th strikeout victim of Gaylord Perry. He joined the Seattle Mariners in 1979 before being traded to the Kansas City Royals in 1983. An outfielder and first baseman throughout his professional career, he retired from the California Angels organization following the 1984 season.
Simpson worked as an analyst on Seattle Mariners telecasts for five years before joining Turner Sports and Braves Radio in 1992. He called Atlanta Braves games on TBS and Turner South until broadcasts ended on those networks.
Simpson was named "Georgia Sports Broadcaster of the Year" in 1995.
Simpson now calls 105 Braves games on FSN South and SportSouth with play-by-play announcer Jon Sciambi and occasional games on radio. He also is paired with Chip Caray and Skip Caray on Peachtree TV after broadcasts began in 2008.
Simpson also served as an analyst for MLB on TBS coverage of the 2007 MLB Division Series with play-by-play commentator Don Orsillo during the series between the Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies. The team also called the one game playoff between the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres.[1]
