Duke Sims
Duane B. Sims
Born: June 5, 1941
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 197
Career: 1964-1974
Minor League Statistics
Duke Sims compiled a career batting average of .239 with 100 home runs and 310 RBI in his 843-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1974 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 48 | 133 | 118 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | .178 | .271 | .331 | .601 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1966 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 52 | 148 | 133 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 31 | .263 | .338 | .444 | .781 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1967 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 88 | 310 | 272 | 25 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 64 | .202 | .294 | .379 | .672 | 103 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1968 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 122 | 429 | 361 | 48 | 90 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 68 | .249 | .366 | .399 | .765 | 144 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1969 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 114 | 399 | 326 | 40 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 80 | .236 | .374 | .426 | .801 | 139 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 110 | 398 | 345 | 46 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 59 | .264 | .360 | .499 | .859 | 172 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 90 | 263 | 230 | 23 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 39 | .274 | .357 | .400 | .757 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 51 | 169 | 151 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | .192 | .278 | .278 | .556 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 121 | 98 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | .316 | .432 | .480 | .912 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 80 | 288 | 252 | 31 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 36 | .242 | .324 | .377 | .701 | 95 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1973 | AL | New York Yankees | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .133 | .188 | .200 | .388 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | Texas Rangers | 39 | 118 | 106 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | .208 | .280 | .292 | .572 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 843 | 2810 | 2422 | 263 | 580 | 80 | 6 | 100 | 310 | 6 | 16 | 338 | 483 | .239 | .340 | .401 | .741 | 972 | 45 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 34 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 13.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 40 | 33 | 291.0 | 228 | 22 | 5 | 2 | .980 | 7.732 | 6.250 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 47.6 |
| 1966 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 48 | 31 | 314.3 | 260 | 15 | 7 | 2 | .975 | 7.874 | 5.729 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 27.8 |
| 1967 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 85 | 77 | 697.7 | 561 | 56 | 7 | 7 | .989 | 7.959 | 7.259 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 22 | 33.8 |
| 1968 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 84 | 71 | 638.3 | 523 | 41 | 10 | 7 | .983 | 7.952 | 6.714 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 21 | 36.2 |
| 1968 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 31 | 28 | 254.3 | 191 | 19 | 6 | 16 | .972 | 7.431 | 6.774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 4 | 3 | 23.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.130 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 102 | 94 | 813.3 | 634 | 51 | 6 | 8 | .991 | 7.580 | 6.716 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 26 | 40.0 |
| 1969 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 3 | 2 | 20.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 39 | 38 | 345.0 | 277 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 7.565 | 7.436 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 31.8 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 36 | 34 | 269.0 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .944 | 1.706 | 1.417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 29 | 25 | 197.0 | 180 | 18 | 3 | 15 | .985 | 9.046 | 6.828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 74 | 59 | 547.0 | 345 | 33 | 3 | 5 | .992 | 6.219 | 5.108 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 38.1 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 48 | 41 | 371.0 | 244 | 17 | 3 | 4 | .989 | 6.332 | 5.438 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 30.0 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 25 | 25 | 218.0 | 145 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .994 | 6.399 | 6.200 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 15.0 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 4 | 3 | 28.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1.929 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 68 | 62 | 563.0 | 375 | 39 | 9 | 7 | .979 | 6.618 | 6.088 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 27 | 37.0 |
| 1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.038 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 1974 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 30 | 26 | 221.0 | 143 | 21 | 5 | 4 | .970 | 6.679 | 5.467 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 31.7 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.714 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1974 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 761 | 660 | 5894.0 | 4206 | 360 | 72 | 81 | .984 | 6.972 | 6.000 | 59 | 96 | 297 | 160 | 35.0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 4 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .267 | .500 | .767 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .267 | .500 | .767 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | C | 2 | 2 | 18.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.873 | 7.000 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | LF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.688 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 34.3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 4.456 | 4.250 |
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