Duane Kuiper

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: June 19, 1950 in Racine, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from J. I. Case HS (Racine, WI), the Seattle Pilots in the 9th round of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) and the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (21st) of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL).

High School: J. I. Case HS (Racine, WI)

Schools: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

Debut: September 9, 1974 (Age 24-082d, 13,561st in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 27, 1985 (Age 35-008d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Duane Eugene Kuiper

Nicknames: Kuip or Smoothie

Pronunciation: \KYE-per\

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Relatives: Cousin of Dick Bosman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

3379

917

.271

329

RBI

263

OBP

.325

SLG

.316

OPS

.641

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	35-37 / in Starts: 27-32
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	69 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 219 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	136 (61-43-32)
Avg. MLBer w/ 219 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	133 (65-44-22)

Most Driven In
T Harrah	4
V Hayes	4
R Manning	2
A Thornton	1
J Dybzinski	1
R Hassey	1
M Fischlin	1
C Bando	0

Most Driven In By
J Orta	3
R Manning	3
M DilonÃ©	2
A Bannister	1
P Kelly	1
K Pagel	1
M Hargrove	1
T Veryzer	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	715	14 (13)	May 2	CLE		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	8	.86	0.119	.78	0.07%	1.19	2B
2	716	16 (1)	May 6	CLE	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.56	0.052	.51	0.03%	0.12	2B
3	717	17	May 7	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	.56	-0.043	.53	-0.02%	-0.56	2B
4	718	18	May 8	CLE	@	MIN	L,7-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.90	-0.003	.78	0.00%	0.01	2B
5	719	19	May 9	CLE	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	1.38	-0.052	1.19	-0.03%	-0.01	2B
6	720	22 (2)	May 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-7	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	8	.88	-0.044	.88	-0.03%	-0.47	PH 2B
7	721	23	May 13	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	8	.68	0.044	.65	0.03%	0.37	2B
8	722	24	May 15	CLE		TOR	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.320	.320	.640	8	.35	-0.026	.35	-0.02%	-0.45	2B
9	723	25	May 16	CLE		TOR	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.61	-0.047	.62	-0.03%	-0.57	2B
10	724	26	May 17 (1)	CLE		TOR	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	8	1.16	-0.059	1.08	-0.03%	-0.60	2B
11	725	28 (1)	May 18	CLE		CAL	L,2-7	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.303	.303	.606	8	.87	0.040	.87	0.02%	0.40	2B
12	726	29	May 19	CLE		CAL	W,7-3	4-GF	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.28	0.020	.26	0.01%	0.27	PH 2B
13	727	30	May 20	CLE		SEA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	8	1.28	-0.102	1.21	-0.06%	-0.65	2B
14	728	31	May 21	CLE		SEA	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.302	.302	.605	8	.57	-0.012	.49	-0.01%	-0.28	2B
15	729	32	May 22	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.295	.295	.591	7	.08	-0.002	.08	0.00%	-0.09	2B
16	730	33	May 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.295	.295	.591	1						2B
17	731	34	May 24	CLE	@	NYY	W,12-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.289	.289	.578	5	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.14	2B
18	732	35	May 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.306	.592	8	.50	-0.050	.54	-0.03%	-0.60	2B
19	733	36	May 26	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.283	.302	.585	8	.37	0.028	.36	0.02%	-0.23	2B
20	734	37	May 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-10	5-GF	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.321	.327	.649	5	.59	0.033	.61	0.02%	0.70	PH 2B
21	735	39 (1)	May 30	CLE		NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.305	.310	.615	8	2.08	-0.147	1.84	-0.08%	-0.91	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	736	41 (1)	Jun 1	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.302	.306	.608	8	1.26	-0.083	1.16	-0.05%	-0.64	2B
23	737	42	Jun 2	CLE		BOS	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.288	.292	.580	8	1.11	-0.086	.90	-0.04%	-0.61	2B
24	738	44 (1)	Jun 4	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.275	.279	.555	8	.84	-0.053	.68	-0.03%	-0.48	2B
25	739	45	Jun 5	CLE	@	SEA	W,8-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.288	.292	.579	8	.59	0.081	.40	0.03%	-0.34	2B
26	740	46	Jun 6	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.280	.284	.564	8	2.49	-0.128	1.72	-0.05%	-1.08	2B
27	741	47	Jun 7	CLE	@	SEA	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.295	.299	.594	8	.98	0.059	.70	0.03%	0.28	2B
28	742	49 (1)	Jun 9	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.305	.309	.614	8	.98	0.059	.56	0.02%	0.86	2B
29	743	50	Jun 10	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.291	.294	.585	8	1.97	-0.204	1.05	-0.07%	-0.98	2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	744	51	Aug 10	CLE		MIL	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.295	.299	.594	8	1.11	-0.013	1.40	-0.01%	-0.02	2B
31	745	53 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	CLE		MIL	L,1-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.297	.292	.589	8	.93	-0.060	.85	-0.03%	-0.34	2B
32	746	55 (1)	Aug 13	CLE		MIL	L,5-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.275	.290	.286	.576	8	.56	-0.014	.51	-0.01%	-0.09	2B
33	747	56	Aug 14	CLE		KCR	L,1-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.287	.283	.570	7	.67	-0.019	.36	-0.01%	-0.21	2B
34	748	57	Aug 15	CLE		KCR	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.296	.292	.588	8	.69	-0.002	.33	0.00%	0.00	2B
35	749	59 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	CLE		KCR	W,8-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.294	.290	.584	8	.66	-0.027	.19	-0.01%	-0.60	2B
36	750	60	Aug 18	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.292	.288	.581	8	.83	-0.024	.33	-0.01%	-0.56	2B
37	751	62 (1)	Aug 20	CLE	@	SEA	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.287	.283	.570	8	1.10	-0.034	.39	-0.01%	-0.42	2B
38	752	63	Aug 21	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-12	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.295	.300	.595	8	.79	0.012	.40	0.00%	0.47	2B
39	753	64	Aug 22	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.284	.289	.574	8	1.36	-0.132	.47	-0.03%	-1.23	2B
40	754	65	Aug 23	CLE	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.283	.288	.571	8	.49	-0.008	.13	0.00%	-0.21	2B
41	755	66	Aug 24	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-16	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.290	.303	.594	8	.32	-0.005	.09	0.00%	-0.09	2B
42	756	67	Aug 25	CLE	@	OAK	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.307	.320	.627	8	1.48	0.300	.35	0.04%	1.90	2B
43	757	68	Aug 27	CLE		SEA	W,12-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.305	.313	.618	8	.27	-0.019	.09	0.00%	-0.68	2B
44	758	69	Aug 28	CLE		SEA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.299	.305	.604	8	1.38	-0.110	.58	-0.03%	-0.72	2B
45	759	71 (1)	Aug 30	CLE		SEA	W,17-11	8-GF	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.309	.331	.640	8	.93	0.094	.60	0.04%	2.45	PH 2B
46	760	72	Aug 31	CLE		OAK	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.294	.309	.331	.640	8	1.50	-0.111	1.14	-0.05%	-0.57	2B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	761	73	Sep 2 (1)	CLE		OAK	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.303	.324	.627	8	1.36	-0.115	.70	-0.04%	-1.42	2B
48	762	74	Sep 2 (2)	CLE		OAK	W,10-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.284	.301	.319	.621	8	1.20	-0.010	.74	0.00%	0.12	2B
49	763	76 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		CAL	W,4-2	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.304	.322	.626	8	1.63	0.081	.97	0.03%	0.50	2B
50	764	77	Sep 5 (2)	CLE		CAL	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.307	.324	.631	8	.82	0.027	.58	0.01%	0.24	2B
51	765	78	Sep 6	CLE		CAL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.301	.318	.618	8	.84	-0.065	.57	-0.03%	-0.70	2B
52	766	79	Sep 7	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-9	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.308	.320	.628	8	.53	0.065	.43	0.03%	0.47	2B
53	767	80	Sep 8	CLE	@	BAL	L,5-14	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.300	.312	.612	8	.85	-0.067	.51	-0.02%	-0.82	2B
54	768	81	Sep 9	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-5	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.297	.314	.611	8	.50	0.085	.24	0.02%	0.29	2B
55	769	82	Sep 10	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.290	.307	.597	8	.83	-0.071	.63	-0.03%	-1.05	2B
56	770	83	Sep 11	CLE	@	DET	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.285	.301	.586	8	.91	-0.068	1.11	-0.05%	-0.54	2B
57	771	84	Sep 12	CLE	@	DET	L,9-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.283	.299	.583	8	.64	-0.017	.52	-0.01%	-0.35	2B
58	772	85	Sep 13	CLE	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.282	.298	.581	8	1.64	-0.114	.87	-0.04%	-0.85	2B
59	773	86	Sep 15	CLE		BAL	L,6-7	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.293	.305	.597	8	1.04	0.078	.29	0.01%	0.73	2B
60	774	88 (1)	Sep 18	CLE		DET	W,8-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.290	.301	.591	8	.17	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.55	PH 2B
61	775	89	Sep 19	CLE		DET	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.289	.300	.589	8	1.88	-0.048	.22	0.00%	-0.14	2B
62	776	90	Sep 20	CLE		DET	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.283	.293	.576	8	1.21	-0.115	.04	0.00%	-1.03	2B
63	777	91	Sep 21	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-0	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.286	.293	.580	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.16	PH 2B
64	778	92	Sep 22	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.284	.290	.574	8	.65	-0.030	.01	0.00%	-0.74	2B
65	779	93	Sep 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.284	.291	.575	8	1.21	-0.002	.01	0.00%	0.16	2B
66	780	94	Sep 24	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.285	.288	.573	8	2.19	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.58	2B
67	781	96 (1)	Sep 26	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.289	.292	.582	8	.53	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.62	2B
68	782	97	Sep 27	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-7	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.288	.291	.579	1	2.29	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.23	2B
69	783	98	Sep 28	CLE		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.282	.285	.567	8	.53	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.84	2B
70	784	100 (1)	Oct 2	CLE		BOS	W,11-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.283	.286	.569	8	1.34	-0.042	.00	0.00%	0.40	2B
71	785	102 (1)	Oct 4	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.284	.286	.570	8	.89	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.24	2B
72	786	103	Oct 5	CLE		KCR	L,0-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.284	.286	.570	7						2B
							35-37		219	206	15	53	6	0	0	14	8	2	13	0	4	1	3	1	1	1	.257	.284	.286	.570		.95	-1.423	.54	-0.51%	-14.03

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