Duke Snider (Edwin Donald Snider) was born on September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .244 with 5 home runs and 21 RBI. Snider played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 18 year career.
Most people believe that Duke Snider's best season was 1953, when he slugged 42 home runs, hit for a .336 average and knocked in 126 runs.
One of a handful of players to hit 40 or more home runs in 5 consecutive seasons [1953-1957].
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1980.
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1947
BRO
N
40
83
6
20
0
5
.241
.276
.301
3
1
3
24
1
2
2
0
0
1948
BRO
N
53
160
22
39
5
21
.244
.297
.450
6
6
12
27
0
0
4
0
4
1949
BRO
N
146
552
100
161
23
92
.292
.361
.493
28
7
56
92
4
3
12
0
8
1950
BRO
N
152
620
109
199
31
107
.321
.379
.553
31
10
58
79
0
6
16
0
9
1951
BRO
N
150
606
96
168
29
101
.277
.344
.483
26
6
62
97
0
4
14
0
23
1952
BRO
N
144
534
80
162
21
92
.303
.368
.494
25
7
55
77
0
9
7
0
17
1953
BRO
N
153
590
132
198
42
126
.336
.419
.627
38
4
82
90
3
5
16
0
10
1954
BRO
N
149
584
120
199
40
130
.341
.423
.647
39
10
84
96
4
1
6
18
12
1955
BRO
N
148
538
126
166
42
136
.309
.418
.628
34
6
104
87
1
4
9
19
9
1956
BRO
N
151
542
112
158
43
101
.292
.399
.598
33
2
99
101
1
6
3
26
16
1957
BRO
N
139
508
91
139
40
92
.274
.368
.587
25
7
77
104
1
3
3
12
17
1958
LA
N
106
327
45
102
15
58
.312
.371
.505
12
3
32
49
1
1
2
4
11
1959
LA
N
126
370
59
114
23
88
.308
.400
.535
11
2
58
71
0
5
1
13
8
1960
LA
N
101
235
38
57
14
36
.243
.366
.519
13
5
46
54
1
1
1
8
7
1961
LA
N
85
233
35
69
16
56
.296
.375
.562
8
3
29
43
1
2
1
3
6
1962
LA
N
80
158
28
44
5
30
.278
.418
.481
11
3
36
32
2
0
2
6
5
1963
NY
N
129
354
44
86
14
45
.243
.345
.401
8
3
56
74
1
0
0
9
2
1964
SF
N
91
167
16
35
4
17
.210
.302
.323
7
0
22
40
0
0
0
4
2
Total
2143
7161
1259
2116
407
1333
.295
.380
.540
358
85
971
1237
21
52
99
122
166
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1947
BRO
N
OF
25
0
0
48
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1948
BRO
N
OF
47
0
0
87
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1949
BRO
N
OF
145
0
0
355
12
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1950
BRO
N
OF
151
0
0
378
15
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1951
BRO
N
OF
150
0
0
382
12
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1952
BRO
N
OF
141
0
0
341
13
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
.992
1953
BRO
N
OF
151
0
0
370
7
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1954
BRO
N
OF
148
147
1329
360
8
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1954
BRO
N
CF
148
147
1329
361
8
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1955
BRO
N
OF
146
0
0
348
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1956
BRO
N
OF
150
0
0
358
11
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1957
BRO
N
CF
136
134
1194.1
302
6
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1957
BRO
N
OF
136
134
1194.1
304
6
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1958
LA
N
RF
11
11
93
13
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1958
LA
N
OF
92
80
702.2
151
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1958
LA
N
LF
6
4
30.2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1958
LA
N
CF
78
65
579
134
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1959
LA
N
RF
69
50
476.1
73
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1959
LA
N
CF
54
52
365.2
74
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1959
LA
N
OF
107
103
859
157
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1959
LA
N
LF
2
1
17
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.875
1960
LA
N
OF
75
65
556.1
108
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.965
1960
LA
N
CF
48
44
344
73
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.949
1960
LA
N
RF
35
21
212.1
33
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1961
LA
N
OF
66
57
496
113
6
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1961
LA
N
RF
51
35
327.1
76
4
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.988
1961
LA
N
CF
24
22
168.2
38
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.951
1962
LA
N
OF
39
37
313.1
56
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1962
LA
N
CF
2
1
10
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1962
LA
N
RF
24
22
190.1
30
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.939
1962
LA
N
LF
15
14
113
19
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1963
NY
N
LF
35
30
261.1
45
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1963
NY
N
OF
106
94
801
139
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1963
NY
N
CF
11
7
72
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1963
NY
N
RF
63
57
467.2
78
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1964
SF
N
RF
26
20
169.2
21
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1964
SF
N
LF
18
14
119
23
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1964
SF
N
OF
43
34
288.2
44
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.979
Total
LF
76
63
541
98
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.991
Total
OF
1918
751
6540.1
4099
123
66
18
0
0
0
0
0
.985
Total
CF
501
472
4062.2
1001
21
20
3
0
0
0
0
0
.981
Total
RF
279
216
1936.2
324
10
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
.979
Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1943).
Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to New York Mets (April 1, 1963).
Sold by New York Mets to San Francisco Giants (April 14, 1964).
Released by San Francisco Giants (October 6, 1964).
