Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left • Throws: Right
6-0, 179lb (183cm, 81kg)
Born: September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA us
Died: February 27, 2011 in Escondido, CA
Buried: Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery, Fallbrook, CA
High School: Compton HS (Compton, CA)
Debut:
April 17, 1947
(Age 20-210d,
10,297th in major league history)
vs. BSN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game:
October 3, 1964
(Age 38-014d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1980.
(Voted by BBWAA on 333/385 ballots)
View Duke Snider's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season
Full Name: Edwin Donald Snider
Nicknames: The Silver Fox or Duke of Flatbush
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Career
65.9
7161
2116
407
.296
1259
1333
99
.380
.540
.919
140
Fielding Game Log (as CF)