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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 9	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-7	GF	6	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
2	4	Apr 10	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	46	10.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
3	8 (3)	Apr 16	SFG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
4	9	Apr 17	SFG		CIN	L,2-8	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
5	10	Apr 18	SFG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
6	11	Apr 19	SFG	@	SDP	L,6-13	GF	9	2.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
7	18 (6)	Apr 28	SFG		MON	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
8	19	Apr 29	SFG		MON	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	22 (2)	May 2 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
10	29 (6)	May 9	SFG	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	36	8.2	3	2	0	5	1	2B
11	30	May 10	SFG	@	MON	L,4-5	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
12	36 (5)	May 16	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
13	37	May 18	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
14	43 (5)	May 23 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
15	44	May 24	SFG		STL	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
16	50 (5)	May 31	SFG	@	STL	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	51	Jun 1	SFG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
18	52	Jun 2	SFG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
19	58 (5)	Jun 11	SFG		ATL	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
20	59	Jun 12	SFG		ATL	L,5-10	GF	8	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
21	61 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	SFG		ATL	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
22	64 (2)	Jun 17	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
23	65	Jun 18	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
24	70 (4)	Jun 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-8	GS	28	5.1	2	1	0	3	0	2B
25	71	Jun 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-3	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
26	72	Jun 25	SFG		SDP	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
27	74 (1)	Jun 27	SFG		SDP	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	3	3	2	8	0	2B
28	77 (2)	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	W,7-6	CG	50	12.0	3	9	1	13	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	79 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
30	80	Jul 3	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	60	15.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
31	81	Jul 4	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	5	2	0	7	2	2B
32	82	Jul 5	SFG	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	2B
33	83	Jul 6	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
34	84	Jul 7	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
35	85	Jul 8	SFG	@	NYM	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
36	89 (3)	Jul 15	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH 2B
37	97 (7)	Jul 25	SFG		MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
38	103 (5)	Jul 31 (2)	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-5	GS	22	6.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	109 (5)	Aug 6	SFG		HOU	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
40	112 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
41	117 (4)	Aug 13	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	44	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
42	118	Aug 14	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	GF	6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	2B
43	122 (3)	Aug 19	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
44	128 (5)	Aug 25	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
45	131 (2)	Aug 29	SFG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	140 (8)	Sep 9	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
47	147 (6)	Sep 17	SFG		SDP	L,2-4	GS	29	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
48	148	Sep 18	SFG		SDP	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
49	149	Sep 19	SFG		SDP	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
50	151 (1)	Sep 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
51	156 (4)	Sep 27	SFG		ATL	L,0-7	GF	13	4.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
							51gm		400.0	101	124	5	230	24