Dave Duncan Notable

b. September 26, 1945 · Kansas City Athletics 1964, 1967, Oakland Athletics 1968–1972, Cleveland Indians 1973–1974, Baltimore Orioles 1975–1976

Dave Duncan played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1964 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1976. His longest stay was with the Oakland Athletics, from 1968 to 1972.

Across 929 games he batted .214, with 617 hits and 274 runs. He finished with 109 home runs, 79 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He played 885 games behind the plate, with 4,528 putouts and 79 errors. He turned 64 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1971.

He was born in Dallas, TX, USA on September 26, 1945. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1971

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1964	KCA	25	53	2	9	0	1	1	5	2	20	0	.170
1967	KCA	34	101	9	19	4	0	5	11	4	50	0	.188
1968	OAK	82	246	15	47	4	0	7	28	25	68	1	.191
1969	OAK	58	127	11	16	3	0	3	22	19	41	0	.126
1970	OAK	86	232	21	60	7	0	10	29	22	38	0	.259
1971	OAK	103	363	39	92	13	1	15	40	28	77	1	.253
1972	OAK	121	403	39	88	13	0	19	59	34	68	0	.218
1973	CLE	95	344	43	80	11	1	17	43	35	86	3	.233
1974	CLE	136	425	45	85	10	1	16	46	42	91	0	.200
1975	BAL	96	307	30	63	7	0	12	41	16	82	0	.205
1976	BAL	93	284	20	58	7	0	4	17	25	56	0	.204
Career	—	929	2885	274	617	79	4	109	341	252	677	5	.214

On this day & linked events

1945

Born September 26, 1945

Dallas, TX, USA

1964

Major-league debut: Dave Duncan

Dave Duncan made a major-league debut on May 6, 1964.

1976

Final major-league game: Dave Duncan

Dave Duncan played a final major-league game on October 1, 1976.

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