Duke Carmel

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 202lb (190cm, 91kg)

Born: April 23, 1937 in New York, NY us

Died: August 3, 2021 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Ben Franklin HS (Manhattan, NY)

Debut: September 10, 1959 (Age 22-140d, 11,683rd in major league history)
vs. MLN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 2, 1965 (Age 28-009d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Leon James Carmel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

227

.211

RBI

OBP

.294

SLG

.322

OPS

.616

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1955	18	STL-min	D	24	74	65	10	19	2	0	1	4	0		7	15	.292	.378	.369	.748		24		2	0	0			ABY · GAFL
1956	19	STL-min	D	109	457	398	76	102	20	4	10	61	14		50	86	.256	.337	.402	.739		160		1	3	5			DEC,ABY · MIDW,GAFL
1957	20	STL-min	C	126	569	454	118	147	21	12	29	121	6		104	92	.324	.446	.615	1.061		279		2	2	7			BIL · PION
1958	21	STL-min	AA,AAA	120	434	362	58	84	19	3	15	36	2	1	64	81	.232	.346	.425	.772		154		2	1	5	3		HSN,ROC,OMA · TL,IL,AA
1959	22	STL-min	AA,AAA	126	502	425	86	116	24	8	23	71	10	3	71	65	.273	.377	.529	.906		225		1	3	2	0		TUL,ROC · TL,IL
1959	22	STL	NL	10	24	23	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	6	.130	.167	.174	.341	-11	4	0	0	0	0	0	/897
1960	23	LAD-STL-min	AAA	126	440	383	48	89	11	7	10	38	10	1	53	90	.232	.326	.376	.702		144		1	1	2	4		STP,ROC · AA,IL
1960	23	STL	NL	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	-26	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H39

1961	24	LAD-STL-min	AAA	109																									SPO,POR · PCL
1962	25	CLE-min	AAA	134	487	419	69	102	18	7	20	74	2	0	62	103	.243	.340	.463	.803		194		1	2	3			JCK · IL
1963	26	TOT	NL	104	220	193	20	45	6	3	4	20	2	2	25	48	.233	.320	.358	.677	93	69	0	0	1	1	2	H873/9
1963	26	STL	NL	57	53	44	9	10	1	0	1	2	0	0	9	11	.227	.358	.318	.677	90	14	0	0	0	0	0	H7/983
1963	26	NYM	NL	47	167	149	11	35	5	3	3	18	2	2	16	37	.235	.307	.369	.676	94	55	0	0	1	1	2	83/H

1964	27	NYM-min	AAA	137	554	447	95	121	20	5	35	99	6	3	100	113	.271	.404	.573	.977		256		3	0	4			BFL · IL
1965	28	NYM-SFG-min	AAA	121	425	343	40	60	6	2	12	38	4	1	75	123	.175	.329	.309	.638		106		4	3	0			BFL,TAC · IL,PCL
1965	28	NYY	AL	6	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H3
1966	29	NYM-CIN-min	AAA	110																									JCK,BFL · IL
1967	30	CIN-min	AAA	124	411	348	36	58	8	1	12	34	7	0	55	100	.167	.279	.299	.578		104		1	3	4			BFL · IL
4 Yrs				124	256	227	22	48	7	3	4	23	3	4	27	60	.211	.294	.322	.616	74	73	0	0	1	1	2
162 Game Avg.				162	334	297	29	63	9	4	5	30	4	5	35	78	.211	.294	.322	.616	74	95	0	0	1	1	3

STL (3 yrs)				71	81	70	11	13	2	0	1	5	1	2	11	18	.186	.296	.257	.553	52	18	0	0	0	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				47	167	149	11	35	5	3	3	18	2	2	16	37	.235	.307	.369	.676	94	55	0	0	1	1	2
NYY (1 yr)				6	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				118	248	219	22	48	7	3	4	23	3	4	27	55	.219	.304	.333	.637	80	73	0	0	1	1	2
AL (1 yr)				6	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

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