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One of the early black players in the American League, Simpson earned the nickname Suitcase by playing for 17 teams in 11 years. Casey Stengel once called him the best defensive right fielder in the AL. A minor league HR and RBI champion, his best major league year was 1956, when he batted .293 with 21 HR and 105 RBI for the A's. His 11 triples in 1956 and nine in 1957 tied him for the league lead. (RTM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 2, 1951: The Cleveland Indians Harry Simpson, Al Rosen and Luke Easter hit consecutive home runs in the first inning, as Cleveland beats the Browns 5–1. » April 26, 1952: Detroit's Art Houtteman's no-hit bid is broken up on a 2-out, 9th-inning hit by Harry Simpson, but the Tigers romp over the Indians 13-0. » May 11, 1955: The A's continue to wheel and deal as they purchase OF Harry Simpson from the Indians and P Ray Herbert from the Tigers. They give cash and P John "Sonny" Dixon to the Yankees in exchange for RF Enos Slaughter and P Johnny Sain. » June 15, 1957: In more fallout over the Copacabana incident, the Yankees trade Billy Martin to Kansas City with SS Woodie Held and OF Bob Martyn for P Ryne Duren, 2B Milt Graff and OFs Harry Simpson and Jim Pisoni. » June 15, 1958: On the last day of trading, the Yanks send 1954 Rookie of the Year P Bob Grim and OF/1B Harry "Suitcase" Simpson to the Athletics for P Virgil Trucks and RHP Duke Maas. The Tigers trade P Bob Shaw and 1B Ray Boone to the White Sox for OF Tito Francona and P Bill Fischer. » May 1, 1959: The White Sox send OF Lou Skizas and LHP Don Rudolph to the Reds for OF Del Ennis. Tomorrow the Sox will send Ray Boone to the A's for Harry Simpson. » August 25, 1959: The White Sox take out pennant insurance, sending Bob Sagers and Harry "Suitcase" Simpson packing to Pittsburgh in exchange for veteran Ted Kluszewski. Klu will hit .297 during the season and a torrid .391 in the World Series.