Sunday, December 11, 2022

Duke Sims

Career:
 Played in the big leagues for parts of 11 seasons with five teams, including the Dodgers in 1971 and 1972.

Did you know? Hit the last home run at the original Yankee Stadium, a solo-shot in the bottom of the seventh inning of an 8-5 loss to Detroit, on September 30, 1973.

Post-game: Worked as a marketing executive in Las Vegas, NV.

Sources: Baseball Reference; Akron Beacon Journal, 6/17/1997; Las Vegas Review-Journal, 10/26/2017.

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