Steven Edward Simpson (August 30, 1948 – November 2, 1989) was an American professional baseball player whose career extended from 1970 through 1974. Born in

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, He was a , right-handed pitcher who appeared in nine Major league

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, all in relief, for the San Diego Padres in . In 11⅓

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, he allowed five earned runs, ten

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and eight

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, with nine strikeouts. He dropped both of his big league decisions, on September 18, 1972, against the Los Angeles Dodgers and on September 29 against the

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. Simpson died of a heart attack at age 41 in 1989 in Omaha, Nebraska.

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