1929
Born January 31, 1929
Utica, MI, USA
Duke Maas Notable
b. January 31, 1929 · Detroit Tigers 1955–1957, Kansas City Athletics 1958, New York Yankees 1958–1961
Duke Maas played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1955 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1961.
He went 45 and 44 with a 4.19 earned run average, pitching 734.7 innings in 195 games. He struck out 356, completed 21 of his 91 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 195 games he batted .117, with 25 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He was born in Utica, MI, USA on January 31, 1929, and died on December 7, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | DET | 18 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .167 |
| 1956 | DET | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .188 |
| 1957 | DET | 45 | 71 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .085 |
| 1958 | KCA/NYY | 32 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .118 |
| 1959 | NYY | 38 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .125 |
| 1960 | NYY | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1961 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 195 | 214 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 80 | 0 | .117 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | DET | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 86.2 | 91 | 47 | 50 | 42 | 4.88 |
| 1956 | DET | 0 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 63.1 | 81 | 46 | 32 | 34 | 6.54 |
| 1957 | DET | 10 | 14 | 45 | 26 | 6 | 219.1 | 210 | 80 | 65 | 116 | 3.28 |
| 1958 | KCA/NYY | 11 | 8 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 156.2 | 142 | 67 | 49 | 69 | 3.85 |
| 1959 | NYY | 14 | 8 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 138.0 | 149 | 68 | 53 | 67 | 4.43 |
| 1960 | NYY | 5 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 70.1 | 70 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 4.09 |
| 1961 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
| Career | — | 45 | 44 | 195 | 91 | 15 | 734.2 | 745 | 342 | 284 | 356 | 4.19 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Died December 7, 1976
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