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	19-23 / in Starts: 19-23
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	42 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 166 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	95 (46-32-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 166 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	101 (49-34-17)

Most Driven In
M DilonÃ©	2
J Orta	2
J Charboneau	1
J Dybzinski	1
T Harrah	1
R Hassey	1
T Veryzer	1
D Alston	0

Most Driven In By
M Hargrove	3
J Orta	2
T Veryzer	1
T Harrah	1
M DilonÃ©	1
R Manning	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	673	1	Apr 11	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	.38	-0.033	.48	-0.02%	-0.01	2B
2	674	2	Apr 12	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	8	.61	0.017	.73	0.01%	0.16	2B
3	675	3	Apr 13	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.455	.955	8	1.19	0.043	1.63	0.04%	0.20	2B
4	676	4	Apr 14	CLE	@	TEX	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.438	.467	.904	8	.85	-0.050	1.05	-0.04%	-0.47	2B
5	677	5	Apr 15	CLE	@	TEX	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.389	.412	.801	8	1.27	-0.062	1.48	-0.04%	-0.51	2B
6	678	6	Apr 16	CLE	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.350	.391	.450	.841	8	.46	0.072	.50	0.05%	1.30	2B
7	679	7	Apr 19	CLE		TOR	W,8-1	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.423	.455	.878	8	.76	-0.001	.86	0.00%	0.26	2B
8	680	8	Apr 20	CLE		TOR	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.367	.385	.751	8	1.07	-0.110	1.43	-0.09%	-0.91	2B
9	681	9	Apr 21	CLE	@	MIL	L,5-7	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.314	.323	.637	8	1.54	-0.189	1.86	-0.14%	-1.45	2B
10	682	10	Apr 22	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.316	.324	.639	8	.73	-0.013	.85	-0.01%	-0.40	2B
11	683	11	Apr 23	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.357	.351	.708	8	.54	0.053	.58	0.03%	0.92	2B
12	684	12	Apr 25	CLE		TEX	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.370	.350	.720	8	2.47	0.040	2.52	0.02%	-0.17	2B
13	685	13	Apr 26	CLE		TEX	W,8-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.360	.341	.701	8	1.42	-0.043	1.39	-0.03%	-0.09	2B
14	686	14	Apr 27	CLE		TEX	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.319	.389	.362	.751	8	.59	0.067	.60	0.04%	1.76	2B
15	687	15	Apr 29	CLE		MIL	L,1-14	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.368	.340	.708	8	.77	-0.122	.98	-0.09%	-1.61	2B
May		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
16	688	16	May 1	CLE	@	TOR	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.367	.340	.706	2	1.01	-0.011	1.24	-0.01%	-0.02	2B
17	689	17	May 2	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.369	.345	.714	2	.41	0.012	.54	0.01%	0.67	2B
18	690	18	May 3	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	5	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.391	.371	.762	2	1.57	0.022	2.07	0.02%	0.32	2B
19	691	19	May 4 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	L,8-9	CG(10)	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.373	.353	.726	2	.82	-0.065	.99	-0.05%	-0.80	2B
20	692	20	May 4 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.363	.342	.705	2	.95	0.004	1.08	0.00%	-0.22	2B
21	693	21	May 5	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.345	.325	.670	2	.62	-0.064	.51	-0.03%	-0.68	2B
22	694	22	May 6	CLE	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.348	.321	.669	2	.98	-0.028	.70	-0.01%	0.54	2B
23	695	23	May 7	CLE	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.344	.329	.673	2	1.00	0.095	.85	0.05%	0.36	2B
24	696	24	May 9	CLE	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.340	.318	.658	8	.67	-0.064	.56	-0.03%	-0.67	2B
25	697	25	May 10	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.340	.319	.659	8	.47	-0.025	.45	-0.01%	-0.37	2B
26	698	26	May 11	CLE	@	SEA	L,4-9	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.340	.319	.659	8	.30	-0.005	.34	0.00%	0.11	2B
27	699	27	May 14	CLE		CAL	L,7-13	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.343	.316	.659	2	.60	0.061	.63	0.04%	0.43	2B
28	700	28	May 15	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	CG	5	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.366	.347	.713	2	.81	0.101	.81	0.06%	0.79	2B
29	701	29	May 16	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.357	.337	.693	2	1.14	-0.092	1.03	-0.05%	-0.69	2B
30	702	30	May 17	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.358	.333	.692	2	1.26	-0.024	.97	-0.01%	0.21	2B
31	703	31	May 18	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.304	.363	.348	.711	2	1.02	0.048	.89	0.03%	0.09	2B
32	704	32	May 19	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.359	.345	.704	2	.93	-0.052	.90	-0.03%	-0.64	2B
33	705	33	May 20 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.348	.333	.682	2	.81	-0.088	.56	-0.04%	-1.47	2B
34	706	34	May 20 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,0-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.287	.348	.328	.676	2	.61	0.046	.48	0.02%	0.54	2B
35	707	35	May 21	CLE		BAL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.345	.325	.671	8	.46	-0.029	.36	-0.01%	-0.03	2B
36	708	36	May 23	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.338	.318	.656	2	1.14	-0.116	1.18	-0.07%	-1.01	2B
37	709	37	May 24	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.333	.313	.647	2	.73	-0.036	.63	-0.02%	-1.02	2B
38	710	38	May 25	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.327	.307	.633	2	1.17	-0.100	1.13	-0.06%	-0.91	2B
39	711	42 (3)	May 29	CLE		MIL	W,5-0	CG	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.340	.321	.661	8	.57	0.098	.64	0.07%	0.85	2B
40	712	43	May 30	CLE		SEA	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.331	.313	.644	8	1.70	-0.080	1.81	-0.05%	-0.56	2B
41	713	44	May 31	CLE		SEA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.335	.318	.653	8	.51	0.052	.47	0.03%	0.22	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
42	714	45	Jun 1	CLE		SEA	L,7-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.337	.315	.653	8	1.27	-0.022	1.27	-0.01%	-0.23	2B
							19-23		166	149	10	42	5	0	0	9	13	3	8	0	3	1	3	1	0	1	.282	.337	.315	.653		.90	-0.693	.94	-0.45%	-5.21

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