Duke Snider
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| Duke Snyder | |
| Position | Center Field |
| MLB Seasons | 18 (11-Brooklyn, 5-LAD, 1-NYM, 1-SFG) |
| Teams | Dodgers Mets Giants |
| Debut | 17 April 1947 (Dodgers) |
| Final Game | 3 Oct. 1964 (3 Oct. 1962 as a Dodger, NL Playoff game SF-6 LA-4) |
| Total Games | 2,143 batting (1,918 fielding) |
| NL Pennants | 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959 (Dodgers) |
| World Series Teams | 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959 (Dodgers) |
| Allstar Teams | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 (Dodgers); 1963 (Mets) |
| Awards | The Sporting News Major League (& NL) Player of the Year (1955) |
| MLB RBI Leader (1955 - 136) | |
| MLB Home Run Leader (1956 - 43) | |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame (3 August 1980) | |
| Nickname | |
| "The Duke of Flatbush" "The Silver Fox" | |
Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (born September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, California), nicknamed "The Silver Fox", is a former Major League baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-62), New York Mets (1963) and San Francisco Giants (1964).
Snider broke in with Brooklyn right out of Compton High School at age 17 and enjoyed marginal success during his first two seasons. In 1949 he came into his own, hitting 23 home runs accompanied with 92 runs batted in, also helping the Dodgers break into the World Series. Snider also saw his average rise from .244 to a respectable .292.
During the 1950s, Snider was a key part of a powerhouse Dodgers team which boasted the likes of Roy Campanella and Gil Hodges. Snider hit 40 or more home runs in five consecutive seasons (1953-57) and appeared in six post-seasons with the Dodgers (1949, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1959), facing the New York Yankees in the first five and the Chicago White Sox in the final. The Dodgers won the World Series in 1955 and 1959.
Snider also played with the Mets and Giants. He retired at the end of the 1964 season. In 18-year career, he batted .295 with 407 home runs and 1333 RBI in 2143 games. Snider went on to become a popular and respected play-by-play announcer for the Montreal Expos from 1973 to 1986.
Duke Snider was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Accomplishments
- 8-time All-Star (1950-56, 1963)
- 6-time Top 10 MVP
- 1950: 9th
- 1952: 8th
- 1953: 3rd
- 1954: 4th
- 1955: 2nd
- 1956: 10th
- 407 career home runs (36th all-time)
- 1333 career RBI (73rd all-time)
- Only player to hit four home runs (or more) in two different WS (1952, 1955)
- Hall of Fame (1980)
Transactions
- 1944: Signed as an amateur free agent by the Brooklyn Dodgers
- 1 April 1963: Purchased by New York Mets from Los Angeles Dodgers
- 14 April 1964: Purchased by San Francisco Giants from New York Mets
- 6 October 1964: Released by San Francisco Giants
See also
External links
- Snider @ the Baseball Hall of Fame (http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/snider_duke.htm)
- Duke's page @ Baseball Library.com (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Snider_Duke.stm)
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- Duke's page @ Baseball Almanac.com (http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=snidedu01)
- Best Competitor, Second to None (http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/04/14/sections/sports/sports/article_480859.php) by Steve Bisheff of the Orange County Register (free registration required)
Categories: Baseball Hall of Fame | Major league center fielders | 1950 National League All-Stars | 1951 National League All-Stars | 1952 National League All-Stars | 1953 National League All-Stars | 1954 National League All-Stars | 1955 National League All-Stars | 1956 National League All-Stars | 1963 National League All-Stars | Brooklyn Dodgers players | Los Angeles Dodgers players | New York Mets players | San Francisco Giants players | Sports announcers | 1926 births | People from Los Angeles