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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Roscoe Duke Left Field
Retired (1979, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .279 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .762 Status Deceased (2010) Option Years 0  
H 1438 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 10-12-1943
HR 127 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1965)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(158 games)
RBI 625
SB 98
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed B- Bunt C- Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B (64.6%) LF A+ (100%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1965 BOS
66
220
24
51
11
1
5
23
24
26 0 1
0
1 3
.665
.306
.359
.127
.232
1966 BOS
34
80
5
17
0
0
1
10
6
11 0 1
1
2 2
.514
.264
.250
.038
.212
1967 BOS
125
460
56
148
18
4
7
49
45
64 2 4
4
2 2
.806
.382
.424
.102
.322
1968 BOS
81
261
23
52
12
0
4
23
31
46 1 1
1
2 3
.577
.286
.291
.092
.199
1969 BOS
135
541
69
133
20
1
9
59
59
85 6 1
13
5 5
.663
.326
.336
.091
.246
1970 BOS
130
466
71
128
27
6
19
78
60
65 2 3
9
3 1
.839
.358
.481
.206
.275
1971 BOS
134
514
88
161
20
3
14
58
60
80 2 3
5
6 6
.831
.385
.446
.132
.313
1972 BOS
133
519
87
135
11
2
20
65
65
68 2 5
15
2 1
.746
.342
.405
.145
.260
1973 BOS
116
327
33
101
22
2
4
44
36
49 2 0
10
5 4
.806
.381
.425
.116
.309
1974 BOS
136
533
80
145
21
8
14
70
57
72 2 4
11
9 6
.763
.342
.420
.148
.272
1975 BOS-STL
118
327
45
91
11
3
8
40
40
48 2 3
5
4 2
.761
.358
.404
.125
.278
1976 STL
113
270
27
72
9
1
6
27
26
36 0 0
8
4 4
.705
.331
.374
.107
.267
1977 STL
124
311
43
105
20
7
7
36
24
46 1 4
8
0 2
.897
.382
.514
.177
.338
1978 STL
83
222
36
69
10
2
7
32
24
26 4 0
6
2 2
.856
.388
.468
.158
.311
1979 STL-CHA
54
111
18
30
6
1
2
11
14
16 0 0
2
3 1
.748
.352
.396
.126
.270
Total
1582
5162
705
1438
218
41
127
625
571
738 26 30
98
50 44
.762
.352
.410
.132
.279
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Roscoe Duke has retired from the Chicago Yankees
1979-07-15A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Arches and the Chicago Yankees. The Chicago Yankees receive Tony Schilling, Roscoe Duke, Steve Weiland, Jimmy Chiti, Draft Pick - 1980 Round 2 (STL), Draft Pick - 1980 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Arches in exchange for Lou Phillips, Bonnie Hausmann.
1975-06-09A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Arches and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Draft Pick - 1977 Round 5 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 4 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 5 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 4 (BOS) from the St. Louis Arches in exchange for Roscoe Duke.
1968-10-03The Boston Hells Bells have promoted Roscoe Duke to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have designated Troy Dixon for assignment.
1968-10-03The Boston Hells Bells have promoted Troy Dixon to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have sent Roscoe Duke to the minors.
1968-08-22The Boston Hells Bells have promoted Roscoe Duke to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have designated Bill Murcer for assignment.
1968-07-17The Boston Hells Bells have promoted Victor Newman to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have sent Roscoe Duke to the minors.
1968-05-13The Boston Hells Bells have promoted Roscoe Duke to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have designated Pat O"Neill for assignment.
1968-05-04The Boston Hells Bells have promoted George Schellhase to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have sent Roscoe Duke to the minors.
1968-04-09The Boston Hells Bells have promoted Roscoe Duke to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have sent Lenard Cell to the minors.
1968-04-05The Boston Hells Bells have promoted Ricky Vaughn Sewell to the major league team. The Boston Hells Bells have sent Roscoe Duke to the minors.
1967-04-18The Boston Rocket Launchers have renamed Ross Howard to Roscoe Duke.
1967-04-13The Boston Rocket Launchers have promoted Ross Howard to the major league team.
1967-03-01The Boston Rocket Launchers have promoted Ron Borton to the major league team. The Boston Rocket Launchers have sent Ross Howard to the minors.
1966-07-22The Boston Catamounts have promoted Ross Howard to the major league team. The Boston Catamounts have promoted Toby Wallace to the major league team. The Boston Catamounts have sent Joe Bergen to the minors. The Boston Catamounts have sent Mike Kerekes to the minors.
1966-04-11The Boston Catamounts have promoted Bill Larkin to the major league team. The Boston Catamounts have sent Ross Howard to the minors.
1965-04-15The Boston Fighting Irish have promoted Ross Howard to the major league team. The Boston Fighting Irish have designated Pete Wilkins for assignment.