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Name	Team	Age
Duke Esper	Retired (1979, Age 35)	Died (2020, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1967)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Joe Medwick League	0	6 years (6 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	F
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D-	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	B
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	A-	C+
Leadership	Mentor Value
B+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	9/24/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HBP	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
1973	PHI	15	7	31	23	0	0	0	0	154.1	155	92	84	2	72	101	1.47	4.90
1974	PHI	2	4	30	0	0	0	0	3	39.1	49	20	20	2	13	25	1.58	4.58
1975	PHI	2	4	36	0	0	0	0	2	45.1	52	30	30	1	24	34	1.68	5.96
1976	PHI	2	2	25	0	0	0	0	0	31.2	28	7	7	2	9	26	1.17	1.99
1977	PHI	6	1	33	0	0	0	2	4	42.0	40	15	15	0	17	27	1.36	3.21
1978	PHI	4	2	52	0	0	0	3	0	74.0	82	48	48	0	39	57	1.64	5.84
1979	SF	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	6	5	5	0	3	4	1.69	8.44
2058		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Total		31	21	208	24	0	0	5	9	392.0	412	217	209	7	177	274	1.50	4.80

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Duke Esper has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-10-03	The San Francisco Miners have sent Jim Moreno to the minors. The San Francisco Miners have waived Les Grammas. The San Francisco Miners have waived Don Smith. The San Francisco Miners have waived Ernie Lindquist. The San Francisco Miners have waived Ed Grim. The San Francisco Miners have waived Tom Callaway. The San Francisco Miners have waived Duke Esper. The San Francisco Miners have waived Randall Ball. The San Francisco Miners have waived Bill Horstmann. The San Francisco Miners have waived Dolly Ahearne. The San Francisco Miners have waived Jason Fox. The San Francisco Miners have waived Luis Latman. The San Francisco Miners have waived Bobby Thorpe. The San Francisco Miners have waived Jim Craig.
1979-09-29	The San Francisco Miners have promoted Duke Esper to the major league team. The San Francisco Miners have promoted Ed Grim to the major league team.
1979-09-29	The San Francisco Miners have acquired Duke Esper from the waiver wire.
1979-04-09	The Philadelphia Grays have waived Duke Esper.
1979-03-01	The Philadelphia Grays have promoted John Leach to the major league team. The Philadelphia Grays have designated Duke Esper for assignment.
1973-03-01	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Duke Esper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Scott Hebner to the major league team.
1967-04-01	The Philadelphia Phillies have renamed Bucky McDonald to Duke Esper.