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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, Buried: Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery, Fallbrook, CA. High School: Debut: (Age 20-210d, 10,297th in major league history)
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, 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.
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.
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.
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 28, 2011 · Duke Snider, one of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ “Boys of Summer” and among a celebrated trio of New York center fielders in the 1950s, died Sunday. He was 84. Snider died at Valle Vista...
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In 1955, he led Brooklyn to their one and only World Series victory over the Yankees. In total, Snider hit .286 with 11 home runs and 26 RBI in 36 World Series games, and is the only player to hit at least four home runs in two different Fall Classics (1952 and 1955).
Feb 28, 2011 · Duke Snider played center in Ebbets Field and stickball on the streets of Brooklyn. He was immortalized in a song recalling a golden era in baseball and was once part of one...
