MLB Stats for Duke Sims

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Duke Sims, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Thursday, June 5, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sims was 23 years old when he broke into the major leagues on September 22, 1964, with the Cleveland Indians. Duke Sims stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.
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Duke Sims

Duke Sims Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#275 | <a href=Checklist)" style="max-width: 215px; margin: 0 auto; border: solid 1px black">

Duke Sims Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#275 | Checklist)
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Birth Name:   Duane B. Sims
Nickname:   Duke
Born On:   06-05-1941  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Salt Lake City, Utah
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Pocatello High School (Pocatello, ID)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   09-22-1964 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-26-1974
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Duke Sims Pitching Stats

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Duke Sims Hitting Stats
1964 23 Indians 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1965 24 Indians 48 118 9 21 0 0 6 0 15 15 2 33 0 0 0 2 .178 .271 .331
1966 25 Indians 52 133 12 35 2 2 6 0 19 11 1 31 0 0 4 3 .263 .338 .444
1967 26 Indians 88 272 25 55 8 2 12 0 37 30 2 64 0 2 6 6 .202 .294 .379
1968 27 Indians 122 361 48 90 21 0 11 0 44 62 11 68 0 1 5 8 .249 .366 .399
1969 28 Indians 114 326 40 77 8 0 18 0 45 66 5 80 1 0 6 2 .236 .374 .426
1970 29 Indians 110 345 46 91 12 0 23 0 56 46 1 59 1 0 6 5 .264 .360 .499
1971 30 Dodgers 90 230 23 63 7 2 6 0 25 30 7 39 0 2 1 4 .274 .357 .400
1972 31 Dodgers 51 151 7 29 7 0 2 0 11 17 3 23 0 0 1 6 .192 .278 .278
1972 31 Tigers 38 98 11 31 4 0 4 0 19 19 0 18 3 0 1 1 .316 .432 .480
1973 32 Tigers 80 252 31 61 10 0 8 0 30 30 1 36 1 3 2 5 .242 .324 .377
1973 32 Yankees 4 9 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667
1974 33 Yankees 5 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .133 .188 .200
1974 33 Rangers 39 106 7 22 0 0 3 0 6 8 1 24 0 1 3 3 .208 .280 .292
11 Years 843 2,422 263 580 80 6 100 0 310 338 34 483 6 9 35 45 .239 .340 .401

Duke Sims Hitting Stats

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Duke Sims Fielding Stats
1964 Indians C 1 1 39 13 13.0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
1965 Indians C 40 33 873 255 6.4 250 228 22 5 2 2 11 10 .980 7.73
1966 Indians C 48 31 943 282 5.9 275 260 15 7 2 3 13 5 .975 7.87
1967 Indians C 85 77 2,093 624 7.3 617 561 56 7 7 10 62 20 .989 7.96
1968 Indians 1B 31 28 762 216 7.0 210 191 19 6 16 n/a n/a n/a .972 7.44
1968 Indians C 84 71 1,915 574 6.8 564 523 41 10 7 13 3 37 .983 7.95
1968 Indians LF 2 1 24 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1968 Indians RF 2 2 45 6 3.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1969 Indians 1B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1969 Indians C 102 94 2,440 691 6.8 685 634 51 6 8 10 39 26 .991 7.58
1969 Indians LF 2 1 33 4 2.0 4 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.27
1969 Indians RF 1 1 27 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1970 Indians 1B 29 25 591 201 6.9 198 180 18 3 15 n/a n/a n/a .985 9.05
1970 Indians C 39 38 1,034 292 7.5 290 277 13 2 2 4 15 7 .993 7.57
1970 Indians LF 26 26 603 38 1.5 36 34 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.61
1970 Indians RF 10 8 201 14 1.4 13 12 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.75
1971 Dodgers C 74 59 1,641 381 5.1 378 345 33 3 5 5 26 16 .992 6.22
1972 Dodgers C 48 41 1,113 264 5.5 261 244 17 3 4 2 21 9 .989 6.33
1972 Tigers C 25 25 654 156 6.2 155 145 10 1 1 3 17 3 .994 6.40
1972 Tigers RF 4 3 84 8 2.0 6 6 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.93
1973 Tigers C 68 62 1,689 423 6.2 414 375 39 9 7 5 46 27 .979 6.62
1973 Tigers LF 5 5 132 4 0.8 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.82
1973 Tigers RF 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1973 Yankees C 1 1 27 9 9.0 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 9.00
1974 Yankees C 1 0 21 6 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.71
1974 Rangers C 30 26 663 169 5.6 164 143 21 5 4 2 28 13 .970 6.68
1974 Rangers RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
C Totals   646 559 15,145 4,139 6.4 4,081 3,762 319 58 49 59 282 174 .986 7.28
1B Totals   61 53 1,356 418 6.9 409 372 37 9 31 n/a n/a n/a .978 8.14
LF Totals   35 33 792 49 1.4 47 44 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 1.60
RF Totals   19 15 384 30 1.6 27 26 1 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.90
11 Years   761 660 17,677 4,636 6.1 4,564 4,204 360 72 81 59 282 174 .984 6.97

Duke Sims Fielding Stats

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Duke Sims Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats
1964 Indians 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1965 Indians 0 0 .000 12 0 n/a 19.7 3.6 7.9 - - -
1966 Indians 0 1 .000 15 0 n/a 22.2 4.3 7.0 - - -
1967 Indians 3 3 .500 5 0 n/a 22.7 4.3 7.4 - - -
1968 Indians 1 3 .250 12 0 n/a 32.8 5.3 8.2 - - -
1969 Indians 1 2 .333 17 0 n/a 18.1 4.1 7.2 - - -
1970 Indians 0 4 .000 13 0 n/a 15.0 5.8 6.2 - - -
1971 Dodgers 0 1 .000 19 0 n/a 38.3 5.9 9.2 - - -
1972 Dodgers 0 0 .000 7 0 n/a 75.5 6.6 13.7 - - -
1972 Tigers 0 0 .000 9 1 n/a 24.5 5.4 5.2 - - -
1973 Tigers 1 2 .333 11 1 0 31.5 7.0 8.4 - - -
1973 Yankees 0 0 .000 1 0 2 9.0 9.0 9.0 - - -
1974 Yankees 0 0 .000 1 0 3 0.0 3.0 7.5 - - -
1974 Rangers 0 0 .000 8 0 2 35.3 4.4 17.7 - - -
11 Years 6 16 .273 131 2 7 24.2 5.0 7.8 - - -

Duke Sims Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats

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Duke Sims Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts
1964 Cleveland Indians 8 $6,000.00 - -
1965 Cleveland Indians 9 $6,000.00 - -
1966 Cleveland Indians 9 $6,000.00 - -
1967 Cleveland Indians 9 $11,000.00 - -
1968 Cleveland Indians 9 $15,000.00 - -
1969 Cleveland Indians 9 $23,500.00 - -
1970 Cleveland Indians 9 $25,000.00 - -
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 $40,000.00 - -
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 $40,000.00 - -
1972 Detroit Tigers 12 $45,000.00 - -
1973 Detroit Tigers 12 $47,000.00 - -
1973 New York Yankees 41 "     "     - -
1974 New York Yankees 41 $47,000.00 - -
1974 Texas Rangers 2 "     "     - -

Duke Sims Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts

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