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Duke Snider
At age five, Edwin Snider went off to his first day at kindergarten. When he came home and entered his house, his father spontaneously announced, "Here returns the Duke, back from his day out in the world" Why he said "Duke", neither young Edwin or his father seems to know the reason, but the name stuck, and he was "Duke" ever after.
Yes. Snider played the 1963 season with the Mets batting .243 with 14 home runs and 45 RBIs in 129 games.
Duke Snider hit his 400th career home run on June 14, 1963 as the Mets ripped the Reds 10-3 in Cincinnati.
Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit four home runs in both the 1952 and 1955 World Series.
Home Run Derby - 1959 Duke Snider vs- Hank Aaron 1-11 was released on: USA: 19 March 1960 USA: 20 March 1960
The all time home run leader for the Dodgers franchise is Duke Snider with 389.
The most players the Dodgers have had hit 40+ home runs in the same season is 2 ... 1) Roy Campanella hit 41 and Duke Snider hit 42 in 1953. 2) Gil Hodges hit 42 and Duke Snider hit 40 in 1954.
Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1952 and 1955 World Series.
Dodger with the most home runs over all is Manny Ramírez 554. Hall of Famer Duke Snider has 407 with 389 of those as a Dodger most of any player. Gil Hodges is next at 370 with 361 of those hit as a Dodger.
As of October 2023, the player with the most lifetime home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers is Duke Snider. He hit a total of 389 home runs during his time with the team from 1947 to 1962. Snider is celebrated as one of the franchise's all-time greats and was a key figure in their success during the 1950s.
In 1948, Duke Snider played in 53 games, all for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and batting in all of them. He had 160 at bats, getting 39 hits, for a .244 batting average, with 21 runs batted in. He was walked 12 times. He struck out 27 times. He hit 6 doubles, 6 triples, and 5 home runs.