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Michael
Dukes		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: December 11, 1916 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 35 VAN CL $ 3,280,000  
1953 36 VAN CL $ 3,280,000  
1954 37 VAN CL $ 350,000  
1955 38 VAN CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,280,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 35 VAN CL 92 258 32 53 11 2 2 20 17 4 23 67 .205 .270 .287 .557 23.0 0.1
1953 36 VAN CL 82 171 27 34 7 3 2 14 14 7 16 45 .199 .290 .310 .600 16.5 0.5
1954 37 VAN CL 75 168 26 41 10 3 0 19 6 8 7 35 .244 .274 .339 .614 12.1 0.0
1955 38 VAN CL 6 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .100 .231 .100 .331 0.8 0.0
4 Years Sim 255 607 86 129 28 8 4 55 37 19 48 149 .213 .276 .305 .581 52.3 0.5
162 Game Average 385 54 81 17 5 2 34 23 12 30 94 .213 .276 .305 .581 33.2  
Career Highs 92 258 32 53 11 3 2 20 17 8 23 67 .244 .290 .339 .614 23.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   428 61 100 20 5 3 38 26 14 31 102 .234 .289 .325 .614 39.2
vs LH   179 25 29 8 3 1 17 11 5 17 47 .162 .248 .257 .505 10.6
Home 125 303 40 70 14 6 3 30 21 8 23 77 .231 .288 .347 .634 30.8
Away 130 304 46 59 14 2 1 25 16 11 25 72 .194 .265 .263 .528 18.9
RISP   162 0 37 7 1 0 46 0 0 12 36 .228 .287 .284 .571 12.7
Pinch Hitting   14 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .333 .357 .690 1.6
Close/Late   72 18 9 3 1 0 5 0 0 6 19 .125 .200 .194 .394 1.7
Mar/Apr 26 65 12 11 1 1 0 6 5 1 9 19 .169 .267 .215 .482 4.7
May 63 196 28 40 9 5 2 21 7 2 9 51 .204 .242 .332 .573 15.3
June 36 82 6 19 9 0 0 9 5 2 7 23 .232 .301 .341 .643 8.1
July 47 103 21 27 5 1 1 8 10 5 9 23 .262 .333 .359 .693 12.0
August 42 67 9 18 3 0 0 5 8 5 4 11 .269 .319 .313 .633 6.2
Sep/Oct 40 94 10 14 1 1 1 6 2 4 10 22 .149 .238 .213 .451 3.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 35 VAN CL SS 54 42 387.0 51 115 4 24 .976 3.86   2.4
    2B 24 13 144.0 33 36 2 10 .972 4.31   0.4
    3B 8 3 34.7 2 6 2 1 .800 2.08   0.0
1953 36 VAN CL SS 23 15 157.0 23 42 0 10 1.000 3.73   0.8
    3B 24 15 136.7 11 19 3 1 .909 1.98   0.3
    2B 25 11 130.7 29 47 5 9 .938 5.23   0.2
1954 37 VAN CL 2B 28 13 143.7 24 55 2 7 .975 4.95   0.4
    SS 18 15 132.3 15 40 2 7 .965 3.74   0.4
    3B 23 14 124.3 8 27 1 1 .972 2.53   0.3
1955 38 VAN CL SS 4 2 26.0 4 6 1 2 .909 3.46   0.1
    2B 1 1 9.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  SS 99 74 702.3 93 203 7 43 .977 3.79   3.7
  2B 78 38 427.3 86 141 9 26 .962 4.78   1.0
  3B 55 32 295.7 21 52 6 3 .924 2.22   0.7
Career Totals   232 144 1425.3 200 396 22 72 .964 3.76   5.4
Career Highs   86 58 565.7 86 157 8 35 .971 3.87    
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  1. Benjamin Vanderford (970)
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  4. Joseph Smith (923)
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  6. Franklin Grimshaw (917)
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  8. John Rooks (914)
  9. Bill Hollins (913)
  10. Nicholas Burpo (913)
History
Drafted in 21st round, 409th overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/19/1952, off Winfred Converse (SEA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/7/1952, off Jack Hitchcock (POR)
9/1/1953: Signed a contract extension with Vancouver, $350,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 5/4/1954 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Vancouver to Denver on 6/2/1955 (Going to VAN: RF Thomas Tweed. Going to DEN: SS Michael Dukes)
Released by Denver on 6/16/1955
 
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