Surprise! Ted Simmons elected to Hall of Fame
Ted Simmons baseball cards shot up in value and interest with the surprise announcement at the Winter Meetings that the long-time catcher was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Simmons, a switch-hitting catcher who spent 21 years in the majors, was one of two candidates selected from a 10-man ballot by the Modern Era Veterans Committee. The other was the late Marvin Miller, first executive director
