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Duke Sims
Duane B. Sims

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.

MLB Debut September 22, 1964
Final Game September 26, 1974
Born June 5, 1941 in Salt Lake City, UT (age 83)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 24 PIN NL   29   92    9   15   3   0   5    9   0   0   12   24  .163  .260  .359  .618    89    33   0   0   0   0   2  
 1966 25 PIN NL   56  139   26   36   0   3   9   27   0   0   12   41  .259  .342  .496  .838   120    69   0   1   1   6   4  
 1967 26 PIN NL   91  261   27   69   7   0  10   35   0   0   25   60  .264  .342  .406  .749   108   106   0   0   2   6   5  
 1968 27 WAA AL  135  418   56   98  28   0  15   50   0   2   54   71  .234  .331  .409  .740   115   171   0   2   1   7   8  
 1969 28 WAA AL  135  375   53   85  11   0  15   48   0   1   73   96  .227  .366  .376  .742   101   141   2   4   1  12   5  
 1970 29 WAA AL  128  385   52  103  13   0  22   66   0   0   46   64  .268  .351  .473  .824   111   182   0   3   2   5   7  
 1971 30 MLA AL   81  234   24   67   8   0   9   40   0   0   25   39  .286  .356  .436  .792   110   102   0   1   0   1  11  
 1972 31 MLA AL   66  209   23   47  11   0   5   17   0   0   31   37  .225  .327  .349  .676   101    73   0   3   2   2   3  
 1973 32 NYA AL   60  170   26   49   8   0   8   22   1   1   25   28  .288  .386  .476  .862   117    81   1   0   0   2   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      781 2283  296  569  89   3  98  314   1   4  303  460  .249  .346  .420  .765         958   3  14   9  41  49
 Per 600 PA           518   67  129  20   1  22   71   0   1   69  104                                 217   1   3   2   9  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA      398 1178  161  286  52   0  52  164   0   3  173  231  .243  .349  .419  .768         494   2   9   4  24  20
   With PIN      176  492   62  120  10   3  24   71   0   0   49  125  .244  .327  .423  .749         208   0   1   3  12  11
   With MLA      147  443   47  114  19   0  14   57   0   0   56   76  .257  .342  .395  .737         175   0   4   2   3  14
   With NYA       60  170   26   49   8   0   8   22   1   1   25   28  .288  .386  .476  .862          81   1   0   0   2   4
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      843 2422  263  580  80   6 100  310   6  16  338  483  .239  .340  .401  .741         972   6   9  34  35  45
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1965 24 PIN NL  16    8   3.0   0   0   0  .000   5   20   11  .550    8    5  .615  C    4(0)e11    17   
 1966 25 PIN NL   7   23   5.8   7   3   1  .429  11   27   16  .593   12    6  .667  C    4(0)e16    57   
 1967 26 PIN NL  13   36   5.1   6   3   0  .500   7   38   26  .684   55   21  .724  C    3(+1)e6    76   
 1968 27 WAA AL  10   58   4.7  17   5   0  .294  17   58   33  .569   68   43  .613  C    3(0)e13   -25   
 1969 28 WAA AL  10   58   5.2  14   6   0  .429  11   50   38  .760   52   20  .722  C    3(0)e6    -58   
 1970 29 WAA AL  14   65   6.1  22   6   1  .273   6   36   23  .639   51   28  .646  C    3(0)e5    -35   
 1971 30 MLA AL  19   34   5.2  14   2   1  .143   2   35   26  .743   20    7  .741  C    4(0)e2     35   
 1972 31 MLA AL  13   25   4.2   6   1   0  .167   5   29   16  .552   34    9  .791  C    4(+1)e5   -18   
 1973 32 NYA AL  11   31   6.8   8   1   0  .125   4   24   15  .625   32    9  .780  C    4(+2)e10  144   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          343   5.2  94  27   3  .287  68  317  204  .644  332  148  .692                   4   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 10.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1965 24 PIN NL  C     29   174     8    5    0   .973    27   240.1   6.82
 1966 25 PIN NL  C     46   212    12   11    1   .953    40   320.1   6.29
 1967 26 PIN NL  C     86   423    30    7    1   .985    82   641.1   6.36
 1968 27 WAA AL  C    122   600    64   17    5   .975   110  1001.1   5.97
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1969 28 WAA AL  C    118   690    33   11    6   .985   109   924.2   7.04
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1970 29 WAA AL  C    105   590    37    6    3   .991    99   813.1   6.94
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     5.2   0.00
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1971 30 MLA AL  C     67   357    20    2    3   .995    61   510.0   6.65
 1972 31 MLA AL  C     59   336    17    5    1   .986    55   506.2   6.27
 1973 32 NYA AL  C     50   221    17    4    3   .983    49   386.2   5.54
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    682  3603   238   68   23   .983   632  5344.2   6.47
                 RF     3     0     0    0    0   .000     0     6.2   0.00
                 LF     4     0     0    0    0   .000     0     5.0   0.00
                 1B     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1965  PIN   92-70   Dennis Van Langen
 1966  PIN   78-84   Dennis Van Langen
 1967  PIN   86-76   Dennis Van Langen
 1968  WAA   59-103  Larry Cupp
 1969  WAA   75-87   Larry Cupp
 1970  WAA   72-90   Larry Cupp
 1971  MLA   51-111  Frank Pennylegion
 1972  MLA   64-98   Frank Pennylegion
 1973  NYA   80-82   Chris Kohlwes

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