1941
Born June 5, 1941
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Duke Sims Notable
b. June 5, 1941 · Cleveland Indians 1964–1970, Los Angeles Dodgers 1971–1972, Detroit Tigers 1972–1973, New York Yankees 1973–1974, Texas Rangers 1974
Duke Sims played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1964 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1974.
Across 843 games he batted .239, with 580 hits and 263 runs. He finished with 100 home runs, 80 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He played 646 games behind the plate, with 3,762 putouts and 58 errors. He turned 49 double plays.
He was born in Salt Lake City, UT, USA on June 5, 1941. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CLE | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | CLE | 48 | 118 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 0 | .178 |
| 1966 | CLE | 52 | 133 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 0 | .263 |
| 1967 | CLE | 88 | 272 | 25 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 30 | 64 | 3 | .202 |
| 1968 | CLE | 122 | 361 | 48 | 90 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 62 | 68 | 1 | .249 |
| 1969 | CLE | 114 | 326 | 40 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 66 | 80 | 1 | .236 |
| 1970 | CLE | 110 | 345 | 46 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 46 | 59 | 0 | .264 |
| 1971 | LAD | 90 | 230 | 23 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 39 | 0 | .274 |
| 1972 | DET/LAD | 89 | 249 | 18 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 0 | .241 |
| 1973 | DET/NYY | 84 | 261 | 34 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 1 | .245 |
| 1974 | NYY/TEX | 44 | 121 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 0 | .198 |
| Career | — | 843 | 2422 | 263 | 580 | 80 | 6 | 100 | 310 | 338 | 483 | 6 | .239 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Major-league debut: Duke Sims
Duke Sims made a major-league debut on September 22, 1964.
1974
Final major-league game: Duke Sims
Duke Sims played a final major-league game on September 26, 1974.
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