Dave Duncan (baseball)

Dave Duncan (baseball)
Dave Duncan

Duncan as pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2007
St. Louis Cardinals — No. 18
Catcher
Born: September 26, 1945 (1945-09-26) (age 66)
Dallas, Texas
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
May 6, 1964 for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1976 for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Batting average     .214
Home runs     109
Runs batted in     341
Teams

As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

David Edwin Duncan (born September 26, 1945 in Dallas, Texas) is an American former professional baseball player and current pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.[1] He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball in 1964 and from 1967-1976 for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles.[1]

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Playing career

Duncan was signed as an amateur free agent by the Kansas City Athletics in 1963.[2] In his first at-bat as a professional baseball player, he hit a home run for the Daytona Beach Islanders of the Florida State League.[3] Duncan made his major league debut on May 6, 1964 at the age of 18, becoming the youngest player in the American League at the time.[4] He was kept in the major leagues to protect him from being drafted by another team under baseball rules.[5] Duncan returned to the minor leagues for the next two seasons, where he led the California League with 46 home runs for the Modesto A's in 1966.[6][7] He began the 1967 season with the Birmingham A's but, was brought back up to the major leagues in early June.[8] When his batting average dropped to a .194 in early July, he was returned to Birmingham to work on his hitting.[9][10] When his hitting showed signs of improvement, Duncan returned to the major leagues in September, along with Reggie Jackson and Joe Rudi.[11]

Athletics' team owner Charlie Finley moved the franchise west to Oakland, California, for the 1968 season, during which Duncan caught the majority of the team's games while platooning alongside Jim Pagliaroni.[12] While he possessed good defensive skills, he only managed to hit for a .191 batting average.[1] His batting average fell further to .126 in 1969 and Phil Roof took over as the Athletic's main catcher.[13] Duncan's hitting improved in 1970 to a career-high .259 batting average along with 10 home runs and 29 runs batted in as, he shared catching duties with Frank Fernández and Gene Tenace, who was called up to the major leagues late in the season.[14] He also missed time due to his commitment to the military reserves.[15] When Duncan made adverse comments about Finley during the season, the owner fired Athletics manager John McNamara in October for failing to control his players, despite the team's second place finish in the American League Western Division.[16]

The 1971 season saw Duncan become the Athletics main catcher, as he guided their pitching staff to finish second in the league in earned run average as well as in strikeouts.[17][18] Duncan was the catcher for two twenty-game winners in 1971, as Vida Blue won 24 games and Catfish Hunter won 21 games.[17] His offense continued to improve, hitting 10 home runs by mid-season and, was selected as a reserve on the 1971 American League All-Star team, replacing Ray Fosse who missed the game due to an injury.[1][19][20] Duncan finished the season with a .253 average with 15 home runs, 40 runs batted in while leading American League catchers in range factor.[1][21] The Athletics would win the American League Western Division but, were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1971 American League Championship Series.[22]

1972 would be Duncan's best season offensively as he hit 19 home runs with 59 runs batted in, although his batting average slipped to a .218.[1] He committed only 5 errors in 113 games played for a career-high .993 fielding percentage, second only to Johnny Oates among American League catchers.[23] With Duncan calling the pitches, the Athletics' pitching staff led the league in winning percentage and in shutouts and, once again finished second in earned run average as, the team captured their second consecutive Western Division title.[24] Despite Duncan's production, Athletics manager Dick Williams, a proponent of the platoon system, began using Gene Tenace as the starting catcher during the last month of the season.[25] The Athletics would be victorious over the Detroit Tigers in the 1972 American League Championship Series before going on to defeat the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 World Series.[26][27] Tenace would be the star of the series, hitting 4 home runs with 9 runs batted in and, was named the World Series Most Valuable Player.[28]

Although Duncan joined the Athletics in spring training, he became embroiled in a contract dispute with Finley and, in March 1973 he was traded along with George Hendrick to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Fosse and Jack Heidemann.[2][29] Duncan became the Indians' starting catcher in 1973 however, he broke his wrist on June 28 and missed two months of the season.[30] He finished the season hitting for a .233 average with 17 home runs and 43 runs batted in while leading American League catchers in range factor.[1] He played in a career-high 136 games in the 1974 season but, the heavy workload caused his batting average to fall to .200.[1] In February 1975, Duncan was traded with Al McGrew to the Baltimore Orioles for Don Hood and Boog Powell.[2] With the Orioles, Duncan shared catching duties with Elrod Hendricks during the 1975 season before Rick Dempsey took over as the Orioles starting catcher in 1976.[31][32] Duncan would be traded to the Chicago White Sox in November of that year.[2] When the White Sox released him in March 1977, he retired as a player at the age of 30.[1]

Career statistics

In an eleven-year major league career, Duncan played in 929 games, accumulating 617 hits in 2,885 at bats for a .214 career batting average along with 109 home runs, 341 runs batted in and an on base percentage of .279.[1] While he was a light-hitting player, he excelled as a defensive catcher, ending his career with a .984 fielding percentage.[1][33] He was respected during his playing career for his defensive skills and for his knowledge of the game of baseball.[34] In spite of his low average he hit 109 home runs, one for every 26.5 at bats. During his time with the Athletics, he first met future manager Tony La Russa, then a utility infielder with the club.

Highlights

  • Six two-home run games, his team winning all six
  • One five-hit game, including four singles and a home run against the Boston Red Sox (July 12, 1972)
  • A pair of four-hit games, including two doubles and two singles against the New York Yankees (May 5, 1970) and a record-tying four consecutive doubles off of Luis Tiant of the Boston Red Sox (June 30, 1975). In the other 95 games he played in 1975 he hit only three other doubles.
  • Nineteen three-hit games, with the most impressive being two home runs and a double against the California Angels (May 25, 1971)
  • One five-RBI game, including a three-run home run, a bases loaded walk, and an RBI single against the California Angels (September 21, 1969)
  • Four four-RBI games
  • Named to the American League All-Star team

Coaching career

Duncan began his coaching career in 1978 with the Cleveland Indians. After a stint as a pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners in 1982, he joined former teammate La Russa, then manager of the Chicago White Sox.[35] Since that time they have worked together as manager and pitching coach, joining Oakland in 1985 and the Cardinals in 1995.

Pitchers on Duncan's staffs have won four Cy Young Awards: LaMarr Hoyt in 1983; Bob Welch in 1990; Dennis Eckersley in 1992; and Chris Carpenter in 2005. From 1988 through 1990, his Oakland pitchers had the lowest ERA in the American League, and in 2005 the St. Louis staff had the lowest ERA in the majors. La Russa regularly credits Duncan as being a key factor in the success of the teams he has managed over the last 25 years.[36][37]

In October 2010 Duncan signed a 2-year contract extension, keeping him with the Cardinals through 2012 with an option for the 2013 season.[38]

Personal life

Duncan and his wife, Jeanine, have two sons and two daughters. They live in Kimberling City, Missouri.

His younger son, Chris, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals and made his major league debut in 2005. His older son, Shelley, was selected in the second round of the 2001 draft by the New York Yankees and had his major league debut on July 20, 2007. His nephew, Eric Duncan, was selected in the first round of the 2003 draft by the New York Yankees and currently plays for the Mississippi Braves.

See also

  • List of second generation MLB players

References

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1980–1981
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Mel Queen
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1982
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1983–1986
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