Duke Snider
| Duke Snider | |
|---|---|
Snider with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1953 | |
| Center fielder | |
| Born: September 19, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Died: February 27, 2011 (aged 84) Escondido, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1947, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1964, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .295 |
| Hits | 2,116 |
| Home runs | 407 |
| Runs batted in | 1,333 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the National | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1980 |
| Vote | 86.5% (11th ballot) |
Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (September 19, 1926 – February 27, 2011), nicknamed "the Duke of Flatbush", was an American professional baseball player. Primarily a center fielder, he spent most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947–1962), later playing one season each for the New York Mets (1963) and San Francisco Giants (1964).
Snider was named to the National League (NL) All-Star roster eight times and was the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) runner-up in 1955. In his 16 seasons with the Dodgers, he helped lead the team to six World Series, with victories in 1955 and 1959. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.