Duke Sims
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| Duke Sims | ||
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| Catcher | ||
| Born: June 5, 1941 | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 22, 1964 for the Cleveland Indians |
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| Final game | ||
| September 26, 1974 for the Texas Rangers |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .239 | |
| Home runs | 100 | |
| Runs batted in | 310 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
Duane B. (Duke) Sims (born June 5, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played from 1964 to 1974 with the Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers.
Sims holds the distinction of finishing his career with exactly 100 home runs, the current record for a player hailing from the state of Utah. Sims is also credited as the last person to hit a home run in the "old" Yankee Stadium. He did it as a member of the Yankees in a 8-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers on September 30, 1973.
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