Doug DeCinces
American baseball player (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Douglas Vernon DeCinces (/dəˈsɪn.seɪ/ də-SIN-say; born August 29, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman from 1973 to 1987 for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and St. Louis Cardinals.[1] He also played for one season in the Nippon Professional Baseball league for the Yakult Swallows in 1988.
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Doug DeCinces | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: (1950-08-29) August 29, 1950 (age 73) Burbank, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 9, 1973, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
NPB: April 8, 1988, for the Yakult Swallows | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: October 4, 1987, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
NPB: August 23, 1988, for the Yakult Swallows | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .259 |
Home runs | 237 |
Runs batted in | 879 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .244 |
Home runs | 19 |
Runs batted in | 44 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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In 1982, DeCinces won the Silver Slugger Award, which is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position and, was a member of the 1983 American League All-Star team. In 2006, he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.[2]