Duane Josephson
| Duane Josephson | |||
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Topps baseball card - 1970 Series, #263
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: June 3, 1942 New Hampton, Iowa |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. New Hampton, Iowa |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 15, 1965, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 2, 1972, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .258 | ||
| Home runs | 23 | ||
| Runs batted in | 164 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
Duane Charles Josephson (June 3, 1942 – January 30, 1997) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher who played for the Chicago White Sox (1965–69) and Boston Red Sox (1971–72) of Major League Baseball.
Josephson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New Hampton, Iowa, where he attended New Hampton High School.[1] In an eight-season career, Josephson posted a .258 batting average with 23 home runs and 164 RBI in 470 games played.
Forced to retire from baseball at the age of 30 due to pericarditis,[2] Josephson died in New Hampton, Iowa, at the age of 54.
Best season
- 1968: Posted career-highs in hits (107), doubles (16), triples (six), RBI (45), games (128), and was selected to the All-Star Game
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Nowlin, Bill, Society for American Baseball Research Biography project
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac
- Baseball Library
- Nowlin, Bill, "Duane Josephson," SABR Baseball Biography Project
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