Ryne Duren
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Ryne Duren's
Message to the Fans
Biography
Rinold George "Ryne" Duren (born February
22, 1929, Cazenovia, Wisconsin) is a former relief pitcher in Major League
Baseball.
He was known for his fastball pitching, but also noted for his very poor vision
and thick glasses. He was rumored to have hit a player waiting in the on-deck
circle, supposedly because he could not see which way to throw to home plate.
He was originally signed by the St. Louis Browns (now the Baltimore Orioles) as
a free agent before the 1949 season. His first major league game was on
September 25, 1954 (by which time the Browns had moved to Baltimore). That was
the only game he ever played for the Orioles; he wore uniform number 21.
On September 21, 1956 he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics as part of a
trade involving three other players (Jim Pisoni and Duren went to the A's in
exchange for Al Pilarcik and Art Ceccarelli). Kansas City assigned him uniform
number 26.
The Athletics and Yankees did a lot of trading in that era, and on June 15, 1957
Duren, Pisoni, and Harry Simpson were traded to the Yankees for Billy Martin,
Ralph Terry, Woodie Held, and Bob Martyn. Duren kept his A's uniform number of
26 on the Yankees. Duren's best year in terms of winning percentage was 1958,
when he won 6 and lost 4 for the Yankees; and he received the first of his 3
All-Star selections as well. He has also been retroactively credited with saving
20 games in 1958, the high mark in the American League that year. In 1959, his
won-lost record was much poorer, but his earned run average of 1.88 was the best
of his career.
Duren stayed with the Yankees until May 8, 1961, when he was traded to the Los
Angeles Angels; Duren, Johnny James, and Lee Thomas went to the Angels in
exchange for Tex Clevenger and Bob Cerv. With the Angels Duren wore uniform
number 30. Shortly after being traded to the Angels, he struck out seven
successive Red Sox batters, an American League record.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Duren's contract from the Angels on March
14, 1963, and assigned him uniform number 18.
The Cincinnati Reds purchased Duren's contract from the Phillies on May 13,
1964. Duren wore two different uniform numbers (33 and 53) in his short
Cincinnati career.
On April 13, 1965, the Reds released Duren to free agent status. That same day
he was signed by the Phillies and given uniform number 30 (not his old Phillies
number, but the number he had worn with the Angels). Duren was released to free
agent status again by the Phillies on June 8. He was immediately signed by the
Washington Senators and assigned uniform number 17, but was released again on
August 24 to bring a close to his 10-year Major League career.
In 1983, Duren was presented with the Yankee Family Award for his conquering
alcoholism, and for service as an alcohol abuse educator.
Duren's nephew is singer Blackie Lawless (born Steven Duren on September 4, 1956
in Staten Island, New York) of the heavy metal band W.A.S.P..
Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg was named in honor of Duren.
In 2003, Duren and author Tom Sabellico wrote the book, I Can See Clearly Now.
Duren Talkes from the heart about life, baseball and alcohol. the foreword was
written by Jim "Mudcat" Grant. ISBN 1-59330-013-151695
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Pitcher
Born: February 22, 1929 (1929-02-22) (age 79)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 25, 1954
for the Baltimore Orioles
Final game
August 18, 1965
for the Washington Senators
Career statistics
Pitching record 27-44
Earned run average 3.83
Strikeouts 630
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1954)
Kansas City Athletics (1957)
New York Yankees (1958-1961)
Los Angeles Angels (1961-1962)
Philadelphia Phillies (1963-1964, 1965)
Cincinnati Reds (1964)
Washington Senators (1965)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion: 1958
American League pennant: 1960
3-time American League All-Star
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Source: Wikipedia.org at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryne_Duren
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