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Edwin Donald " Duke " Snider (September 19, 1926 – February 27, 2011), nicknamed " the Silver Fox " and " the Duke of Flatbush ", was an American professional baseball player. Primarily a center fielder, he spent most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947–1962), later playing one season ...
Duke Snider. Position: Centerfielder. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 6-0 , 179lb (183cm, 81kg) Born: September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA. Died: February 27, 2011 in Escondido, CA. Buried: Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery, Fallbrook, CA. High School: Debut: (Age 20-210d, 10,297th in major league history)
- September 19, 1926
Duke Snider, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Sunday, September 19, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Snider was 20 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 17, 1947, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Duke Snider stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.
- Edwin Donald Snider
- 09-19-1926 (Virgo)
- Los Angeles, California
Duke Snider, American professional baseball player who was best known for playing center field on the famed ‘Boys of Summer’ Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s. An outstanding player in the postseason, he helped the Dodgers win the World Series in 1955 and 1959.
- Adam Augustyn
Duke Snider Bio. Fullname: Edwin Donald Snider; Nickname: The Silver Fox; Born: 9/19/1926 in Los Angeles, CA; High School: Compton, Compton, CA; Debut: 4/17/1947; Hall of Fame: 1980; Died: 2/27/2011
Feb 27, 2011 · Duke Snider, the Hall of Fame center fielder renowned for his home run drives and superb defensive play in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ glory years, died Sunday in Escondido, Calif. He was 84.
Jan 4, 2012 · A strong, accurate throwing arm, grace, and athleticism made Duke Snider one of the great center fielders of the 1950s. He played sixteen of his eighteen seasons for Brooklyn and Los Angeles, where his .300 batting average, 389 home runs, and 1,271 RBIs rank him as perhaps the greatest Dodger hitter ever.
