Duane Josephson Baseball player

Duane Charles Josephson (June 3, 1942 – January 30, 1997) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher who played for the Chicago White Sox (1965–69) and Boston Red Sox (1971–72) of Major League Baseball.Josephson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New Hampton, Iowa, where he attended New Hampton High School. In an eight-season career, Josephson posted a .258 batting average with 23 home runs and 164 RBI in 470 games played.Forced to retire from baseball at the age of 30 due to pericarditis, Josephson died in New Hampton, Iowa, at the age of 54.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 03, 1942
Birth place
New Hampton Iowa
Date of deathJanuary 30, 1997
Place of death
New Hampton Iowa

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 15, 1965
Career endJuly 02, 1972
batting sideRight
former teams
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
position
Catcher
teams
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
throwing sideRight

Duane Josephson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=7200&bid=3045
  2. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=josepdu01
  3. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/J/Josephson_Duane.stm