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Duane Josephson
Topps baseball card - 1970 Series, #263Catcher Born: June 3, 1942
New Hampton, IowaDied: January 30, 1997 (aged 54)
New Hampton, IowaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 15, 1965 for the Chicago White Sox Last MLB appearance July 2, 1972 for the Boston Red Sox Career statistics Batting average .258 Home runs 23 Runs batted in 164 Teams - Chicago White Sox (1965–1970)
- Boston Red Sox (1971–1972)
Career highlights and awards - American League All-Star selection (1968)
Duane Charles Josephson (June 3, 1942 — January 30, 1997) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher who played for the Chicago White Sox (1965–69) and Boston Red Sox (1971–72) of Major League Baseball.
Josephson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New Hampton, Iowa. In an eight-season career, Josephson posted a .258 batting average with 23 home runs and 164 RBI in 470 games played.
Forced to retire from baseball at the age of 30 due to pericarditis,[1] Josephson died in New Hampton, Iowa, at the age of 54.
Best season
- 1968: Posted career-highs in hits (107), doubles (16), triples (six), RBI (45), games (128), and was selected to the All-Star Game
References
- ^ Nowlin, Bill, Society for American Baseball Research Biography project
External links
- Baseball Almanac
- Baseball Library
- Baseball Reference
- Nowlin, Bill, "Duane Josephson," SABR Baseball Biography Project
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Categories:- American League All-Stars
- Boston Red Sox players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Iowa
- People from Chickasaw County, Iowa
- 1942 births
- 1997 deaths
- American baseball catcher stubs
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