Al Simmons

Birth Name: Alois Szymanski

Date of Birth: May 22, 1902

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

Date of Death: May 26, 1956

Place of Death: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

Ethnicity: Polish

Al Simmons was an American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in Major League Baseball (MLB). Al was the son of Agnieszka/Agnes and Jan/John Szymanski. He was nicknamed “Bucketfoot Al.”

Al’s paternal grandfather was Anthony Szymanski (the son of Michael Szymanski and Anna Domek).

Al’s paternal grandmother was named Marya Magdalena Szamocka.

Al’s maternal grandfather was Thomas Czarnecki (the son of Martinus Czarnecki and Anna Koscinski).

Al’s maternal grandmother was Victoria Smucinska (the daughter of Franciscus Smucinski and Katarzyna Catherine Tarnowska).

Source: Death records of Al’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com