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Duke Snider, wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform and glove, poses in a ready fielding stance on a baseball field in the 1950s.
Duke Snider Dodgers center fielder Duke Snider, c. 1950s.

Duke Snider

American baseball player
Also known as: Edwin Donald Snider, the Duke of Flatbush, the Silver Fox(Show More)
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Duke Snider (born September 19, 1926, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died February 27, 2011, Escondido, California) was an American professional baseball player who was best known for playing centre field on the famed “Boys of Summer” Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s. Snider was raised in Compton, California, where he came to the attention of the Dodgers while playing for Compton Junior College. He signed with the organization in 1943 and made his major league debut...

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