Duffy Dyer
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| Duffy Dyer | ||
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| Catcher | ||
| Born: August 15, 1945 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 21, 1968 for the New York Mets |
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| Final game | ||
| April 15, 1981 for the Detroit Tigers |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .221 | |
| Home runs | 30 | |
| Runs batted in | 173 | |
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Donald Robert Dyer (born August 15, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball Catcher for the New York Mets (1968-74), Pittsburgh Pirates (1975-78), Montreal Expos (1979), and Detroit Tigers (1980-81).
He helped the Mets win the 1969 World Series and the 1973 National League Pennant and the Pirates win the 1975 National League Eastern Division.
In 14 seasons he played in 722 Games and had 1,993 At Bats, 151 Runs, 441 Hits, 74 Doubles, 11 Triples, 30 Home Runs, 173 RBI, 10 Stolen Bases, 228 Walks, .221 Batting Average, .306 On-base percentage, .315 Slugging Percentage, 627 Total Bases, 16 Sacrifice Hits, 10 Sacrifice Flies and 49 Intentional Walks.
He was also a third base coach for the Milwaukee Brewers.
[edit] Popular Culture
In the film "Into My Heart", Ben (Rob Morrow) refers to Duffy Dyer as "a cultural icon".
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