biography
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Snider, Duke
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popular name of Edwin Donald Snider
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| sex:
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| lived:
| (1926– )
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| biography:
| Baseball player, born in Los Angeles, California, USA. During his 18-year career (1947–64), primarily with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, he established himself as one of the game's great centre fielders as well as a powerful hitter. In five consecutive seasons (1953–7) he hit 40 or more home runs, a National League record. A broadcaster after retiring from baseball, he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1980. |
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