Duke Snider
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| Born: | September 19, 1926 |
| Birthplace: | Los Angeles, California |
| Height: | 6' 0" |
| Weight: | 190 lbs |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Drafted: | 1943 Amateur Free Agent by the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| College: | None |
| High School: | Compton High School (CA) |
| Teams: | Brooklyn Dodgers 1947-1957 Los Angeles Dodgers 1958-1962 New York Mets 1963 San Francisco Giants 1964 |
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Overall Career
Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (born September 19, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA), was a graceful center fielder with a picture-perfect swing. Snider was the biggest bat in the Brooklyn Dodgers' potent lineup of the 1950s. He hit 40 or more homers five consecutive times and led all batters in home runs and RBI during the 1950s. "The Duke of Flatbush" hit four homers in two different World Series (1952 and 1955), clouting a total of 11 Series home runs and 26 Series RBI.
Awards
- Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1980 (86.49%)
- 8-time National League All-Star (1950-1956 & 1963)
Achievements
- NL On-Base Percentage Leader (1956)
- 2-time NL Slugging Percentage Leader 91953 & 1956)
- 2-time NL OPS Leader (1953 & 1956)
- 3-time NL Runs Scored Leader (1953-1955)
- NL Hits Leader (1950)
- 3-time NL Total Bases Leader (1950, 1953 & 1954)
- NL Home Runs Leader (1956)
- NL RBI Leader (1955)
- NL Bases on Balls Leader (1956)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 10 (1949-1957 & 1959)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 6 (1950 & 1953-1957)
- 40-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1953-1957)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 6 (1950, 1951 & 1953-1956)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 6 (1949, 1950 & 1953-1956)
Trivia
- Won two World Series Rings with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1955) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959)
- On June 14, 1963 he became the 10th player in MLB history to hit 400 homers.
- Duke Snider hit the last home run at Brooklyn's famed Ebbets Field on September 22, 1957
- Nicknames: The Duke Of Flatbush, The Silver Fox
Transactions
- Before 1943 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.
- April 1, 1963: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- April 14, 1964: Purchased by the San Francisco Giants from the New York Mets.
- October 6, 1964: Released by the San Francisco Giants.
External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
- Duke Snider: Hall of Fame Page
- 1980 Hall of Fame Class
