FILE - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Curt Simmons gestures towards a door at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y, Aug. 9, 1950. Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies "Whiz Kids" team, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 in Ambler, Pa. He was 93. (AP Photo/File) — Anonymous/AP
FILE – Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Curt Simmons gestures towards a door at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y, Aug. 9, 1950. Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies “Whiz Kids” team, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 in Ambler, Pa. He was 93. (AP Photo/File)

Legendary Lehigh Valley baseball star and former Phillies pitcher Curt Simmons dies | PHOTO

By Morning Call | Staff Report

PUBLISHED: December 13, 2022 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: December 13, 2022 at 6:55 p.m.

FILE – Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Curt Simmons gestures towards a door at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y, Aug. 9, 1950. Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies “Whiz Kids” team, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 in Ambler, Pa. He was 93. (AP Photo/File)

St. Louis Cardinals Curt Simmons circa 1964. /(Ed. Note: SPORTS - FILE PHOTO / THE MORNING CALL) — St. Louis Cardinals Curt Simmons circa 1964. /(Ed. Note: SPORTS – FILE PHOTO / THE MORNING CALL)

Curt Simmons, born in Whitehall Township, spent 20 years pitching for Major League Baseball teams, including 13 years with the Philadelphia Phillies. He’s in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Simmons was one of the “Whiz Kids” ? the Phillies’ 1950 National League championship team. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals when the team won the 1964 World Series.

SPORTS-Curt Simmons. 1965 file photo ORG XMIT: NGM_0JNNTEXR ***** FLASHBACK (2/21/11) *****
***** Published caption: Whitehall High grad Curt Simmons, who was 7-4 with a 3.06 ERA for St. Louis in 1960 and won the National League's comeback player of the year award, signed with the Cardinals in 1960 for a 'modest' increase over his previous year's salary of $25,000. (2/21/11) ***** A season in the sun (10/10/14) ***** — SPORTS-Curt Simmons. 1965 file photo ORG XMIT: NGM_0JNNTEXR ***** FLASHBACK (2/21/11) *****
***** Published caption: Whitehall High grad Curt Simmons, who was 7-4 with a 3.06 ERA for St. Louis in 1960 and won the National League’s comeback player of the year award, signed with the Cardinals in 1960 for a ‘modest’ increase over his previous year’s salary of $25,000. (2/21/11) ***** A season in the sun (10/10/14) *****

FEATURES Just in time for the World Series, Curt Simmons, who started his major league pitching career with the Philadelphia Phillies, will give a talk with former Lehigh University star turned pro Craig Anderson on Oct. 4, 2008, at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Allentown. ORG XMIT: NGM_0K80MMHR ***** In 1994, Kendra accounts for eight TDs in win (09/09/14) ***** How Whiz Kids reached immortality (10/01/15) *****

Former Phillie Curt Simmons

NL president Warren Giles congratulates players Curt Simmons (left to right), Bob Rush, Hank Sauer and Jackie Robinson after their rain-shortened victory in the 1952 All-Star Game.

Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community's stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. — Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community’s stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day.

Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community's stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. — Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community’s stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day.

Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community's stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. Morning Call FILE PHOTO — Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community’s stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. Morning Call FILE PHOTO

Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community's stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO — Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community’s stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO

Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community's stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO — Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community’s stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO

Former Phillie great Curt Simmons is escorted to the podium after being introduced by former Phillie Dallas Green, right. Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community's stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO — Former Phillie great Curt Simmons is escorted to the podium after being introduced by former Phillie Dallas Green, right. Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community’s stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO

Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community's stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO — Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community’s stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO

Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community's stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO — Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community’s stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO

Whitehall High School graduate and former Phillies pitching great Curt Simmons rides in the Egypt Park Festival Parade in June 2013.

Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community's stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO — Former Philadelphia Phillie Curt Simmons, originally from Egypt, Whitehall Township, was feted by Phillies management and his hometown fans. The Egypt community’s stadium was renamed to Simmons Field Saturday, Curt Simmons Day. / Morning Call FILE PHOTO

Whitehall High School grad Curt Simmons.

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