Wayne Kirby Simpson is a former professional baseball player who pitched

Pitcher

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 in the Major Leagues from 1970-1977. He played for the Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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, Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals

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, Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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, and California Angels

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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. Hank Aaron got his 3,000th career hit off Simpson.

Simpson was 14-3 with a 3.02 Earned Run Average as a rookie in 1970. He was selected to play for the National League in the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 41st midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League and the National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 14, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, home of the...

. The Cincinnati Reds made it to the World Series

World Series

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 in 1970 but Simpson didn't pitch in the postseason. He tore ligaments in his pitching arm in his rookie season. Simpson pitched for another seven seasons was never able to come near his impressive rookie season numbers.

Simpson has the highest Game Score

Game Score

Game Score is a metric devised by Bill James to determine the strength of a pitcher in any particular baseball game.To determine a starting pitcher's game score:# Start with 50 points....

 (85) in Reds history for a pitching debut, April 9, 1970.

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