Per the Providence Journal, Jack Simister was “once the premier pitcher in Rhode Island” who went on to become a “big hitter as well.”  He played in the Warren versus Bristol Baseball Little World Series for more than twenty years, batting .338 and compiling a 7-4 pitching record.

Jack played for the Silk Hats and Warren Shoe baseball teams from 1905 through 1916.  These teams won championships in 1908, 1909, 1912, and 1915.                                          

In 1910 the team took over the record of a losing team in Rhode Island’s premier Inter-City League and won nine of ten games (the only loss came when they went to the wrong field for an away game).  Jack joined J & P Coats for the following season and was named to the league’s All Star team, with the Providence Journal noting that “his bat had won more games than that of any other player.”

In the Little World Series he competed from 1908 to 1930, with perhaps his best year coming in 1913 when he pitched all three victories and batted .545.  However, 1927 wasn’t too bad, since his three for four performance in the final game came at the age of forty.

Jack played for Warren’s entry in the 1921 Providence Amateur League and was a member of the Independents team that captured the Twilight Baseball League title in 1923, 1924, and 1925.  In 1926 the Indies lost to the Nelcos despite his hitting more than .400 for the season.

Picture from Hall of Fame archives (Warren and Barrington Gazette)

Picture from Hall of Fame archives (1923 Twilight Baseball League Champions Independents)