Tom Dukes
| Tom Dukes | |
|---|---|
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: August 31, 1942 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 15, 1967, for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 20, 1972, for the California Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 5–16 |
| Earned run average | 4.35 |
| Strikeouts | 169 |
| Teams | |
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Thomas Earl Dukes (born August 31, 1942) is an American former
California Angels of Major League Baseball. He attended the University of Tennessee
and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Dukes signed with the
Milwaukee Braves for veteran reliever Bobby Tiefenauer in June 1965. The Braves passed him along to the Astros in a six-player trade at the end of 1966. In August 1967 he finally made the majors in his eighth pro season, and he pitched out of the Houston bullpen through the end of 1968, working in 60 games and notching six saves. On October 14, he was the 33rd player selected by the Padres in the National League portion of the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft. He appeared in 66 total games for San Diego during 1969 and 1970
, picking up 11 more saves.
He was traded along with
decisions for a team that won 101 regular-season games. Baltimore breezed to its third consecutive American League championship, but fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1971 World Series; Dukes worked in Games 3 and 5 and allowed no runs and two hits in four innings pitched, with one strikeout
.
Dukes' last Oriole appearance was in Game 5 on October 14, 1971. He was sent to
Salt Lake City
that year, his final campaign in pro ball.
As a big leaguer, Dukes compiled a 5–16 (
bases on balls
; he struck out 169.
References
- ^ "Bob Aspromonte Joins New York," The New York Times, Wednesday, December 2, 1970. Retrieved March 5, 2020
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Tom Dukes at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)