1950
Born June 19, 1950
Racine, WI, USA
Duane Kuiper Notable
Duane Kuiper divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a second baseman: the Cleveland Indians from 1974, then the San Francisco Giants through 1985.
Across 1,057 games he batted .271, with 917 hits and 329 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 91 doubles and 52 stolen bases.
He played 920 games at second base, with 2,466 assists and 76 errors. He turned 551 double plays.
He was born in Racine, WI, USA on June 19, 1950. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1976 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CLE | 10 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| 1975 | CLE | 90 | 346 | 42 | 101 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 19 | .292 |
| 1976 | CLE | 135 | 506 | 47 | 133 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 42 | 10 | .263 |
| 1977 | CLE | 148 | 610 | 62 | 169 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 37 | 55 | 11 | .277 |
| 1978 | CLE | 149 | 547 | 52 | 155 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 19 | 35 | 4 | .283 |
| 1979 | CLE | 140 | 479 | 46 | 122 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 4 | .255 |
| 1980 | CLE | 42 | 149 | 10 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .282 |
| 1981 | CLE | 72 | 206 | 15 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 1 | .257 |
| 1982 | SFG | 107 | 218 | 26 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 2 | .280 |
| 1983 | SFG | 72 | 176 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 0 | .250 |
| 1984 | SFG | 83 | 115 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | .200 |
| 1985 | SFG | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Career | — | 1057 | 3379 | 329 | 917 | 91 | 29 | 1 | 263 | 248 | 255 | 52 | .271 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Major-league debut: Duane Kuiper
Duane Kuiper made a major-league debut on September 9, 1974.
1985
Final major-league game: Duane Kuiper
Duane Kuiper played a final major-league game on June 27, 1985.