Dave Duncan
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David Edwin Duncan
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
- Debut May 6, 1964
- Final Game October 1, 1976
- Born September 26, 1945 in Dallas, TX USA
[edit] Biographical Information
The father of Chris Duncan and Shelley Duncan, Dave Duncan was a light-hitting catcher who is better known as a long-time major league pitching coach.
He was a member of the Cleveland Indians coaching staff from 1978 to 1981 and the Seattle Mariners pitching coach in 1982. He has been on the coaching staff of Tony LaRussa with the Chicago White Sox (1983-1986), the Oakland Athletics (1986-1995), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1996-2011). He was absent from the Cardinals for the final weeks of the 2011 season, tending to his ailing wife, but returned for the season finale, which could have been LaRussa's final game as a big league skipper. When the Cardinals miraculously made it into the postseason, he stayed on for the length of the playoffs, all the way until their surprising seven-game triumph in the 2011 World Series. After LaRussa's retirement that off-season, Duncan was scheduled to return to the Cardinals in 2012, but in early January, it was announced that he was taking an indefinite leave of absence to be with his wife, who was suffering from a brain tumor.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 1966 MVP California League Modesto Reds
- AL All-Star (1971)
- Won a World Series with the Oakland Athletics in 1972
