Herb Brett

Herbert James Brett
(Duke)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut August 8, 1924
• Final Game August 5, 1925
• Born May 23, 1900 in Lawrenceville, VA USA
• Died November 25, 1974 in St. Petersburg, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Duke Brett earned his lone big league win in his final big league appearance, pitching the final two innings of a 7-6 Chicago Cubs victory on August 5, 1925. In all, he appeared in 11 major league games, and posted a good ERA of 3.63 in the lively ball environment of the 1925 National League. The team had an overall ERA of 4.41, and star pitcher Pete Alexander had an ERA of 3.39 that year.

Duke also pitched at least 17 years in the minors, and managed an impressive 18 seasons. Seven of those years were with the Danville Leafs.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1934	Danville Leafs	Bi-State League	53-25	1st	none	League Champs
1935	Danville Leafs	Bi-State League	68-46	2nd	none	League Champs
1936	Danville Leafs	Bi-State League	74-45	2nd	Boston Red Sox
1937	Danville Leafs	Bi-State League	68-47	3rd	Boston Red Sox
1938	Rocky Mount Red Sox	Piedmont League	70-64	3rd	Boston Red Sox	Lost League Finals
1939	Rocky Mount Red Sox	Piedmont League	70-67	3rd	Boston Red Sox	Lost League Finals
1940	Little Rock Travelers	Southern Association	59-90	7th	none
1942	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Interstate League	79-57	2nd	Philadelphia A's	League Champs
1943	Wellsville Yankees	PONY League	14-12	--	New York Yankees	--	replaced by Hugh Taylor on June 17
	Allentown Wings	Interstate League	17-42	--	St. Louis Cardinals	--	replaced Thomas Liles (5-14) on June 20 replaced by Thomas Koval (8-32) on August 9
1944	Hagerstown Owls	Interstate League	65-73	5th	Detroit Tigers
1945	Danville Leafs	Carolina League	94-44	1st	New York Giants	League Champs
1946	Danville Leafs	Carolina League	60-82	7th	New York Giants
1947	Danville Leafs	Carolina League	22-36	--	New York Giants	--	replaced by Eugene Petty (43-41) on June 21
1950	Reidsville Luckies	Carolina League	82-72	4th	none	Lost in 1st round
1951	Reidsville Luckies	Carolina League	76-64	4th	none	Lost League Finals
1952	Raleigh Capitals	Carolina League	79-57	1st	none	Lost in 1st round
1953	Raleigh Capitals	Carolina League	83-57	1st	none	Lost in 1st round
1954	Wichita Indians	Western League	12-23	--	Baltimore Orioles	--	replaced by Les Layton (64-54) on May 27
	Winston-Salem Twins	Carolina League	30-63	8th	none		replaced Ralph Hodgin (14-31) on June 8
Totals	18 Seasons		1,175-1,066			4 League Championships