Duke Carmel

Leon James "Duke" Carmel
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: April 23, 1937 in New York, NY
Signed: 1955 by the St. Louis Cardinals
Acquired: traded from the Cardinals for Jacke Davis and cash, July 1963
Departed: selected by the New York Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft, November 1964

 

Duke was a major-league outfielder for the Cardinals, Mets, and Yankees. Perhaps he didn't achieve the stardom Sport Magazine apparently predicted for him (see 1960 Topps card above), but he still played for some pretty good teams. The Yankees and Cardinals, that is.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1959 StL NL  10  23  2  3  1  0  0   3  4  0  1  6  1   0   0  0 .167 .174 .130
1960 StL NL   4   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1  1  1   0   0  0 .250 .000 .000
1963 2teams 104 193 20 45  6  3  4  20 69  2  2 48 25   0   1  1 .320 .358 .233
1965 N Y AL   6   8  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  5  0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
METS TOTALS  47 149 11 35  5  3  3  18 55  2  2 37 16   0   1  1 .307 .369 .235
OTHER CLUBS  77  78 11 13  2  0  1   5 18  1  2 23 11   0   0  0 .270 .231 .167
CAREER TOTS 124 227 22 48  7  3  4  23 73  3  4 60 27   0   0  0 .294 .322 .211

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1963 StL NL  57  44  9 10  1  0  1   2 14  0  0 11  9   0   0  0 .358 .318 .227
1963 *METS*  47 149 11 35  5  3  3  18 55  2  2 37 16   0   1  1 .307 .369 .235

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This is a list of the Duke Carmel cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1960 Topps #120 (Rookie Star)

1964 Topps #44

1965 Topps #261

1976 SSPC 1963 Mets

1991 WIZ Mets #64 

Other Duke Carmel memorabilia in my collection: 

1964 Topps Coins #81

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