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Duke Maas
Given Name: Duane Frederick
1929-1976

RHP 1955-61 Tigers, Athletics, Yankees

	IP	W-L	ERA
Career	`735`	`45-44`	`4.19`

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Maas figured in one of the largest trades of the 1950s. In November 1957 the Tigers traded him with Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, John Tsitouris, Frank House, Kent Hadley, and Jim McManus to Kansas City for Billy Martin, Gus Zernial, Lou Skizas, Tom Morgan, Mickey McDermott, and Tim Thompson. The next year Maas went to the Yankees with Virgil Trucks for Bob Grim and Harry Simpson. In 1959, his best season, Maas was 14-8 with a 4.43 ERA and four saves, going 5-0 in relief. (NLM)

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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY

» May 24, 1956: Mickey Mantle goes 5-for-5 with an intentional walk in an 11–4 win against the Tigers. Mantle is hitting .421. He combines with Joe Collins for back-to-back homers, off Duke Maas.

» June 15, 1958: On the last day of trading, the Yanks send 1954 Rookie of the Year P Bob Grim and OF/1B Harry "Suitcase" Simpson to the Athletics for P Virgil Trucks and RHP Duke Maas. The Tigers trade P Bob Shaw and 1B Ray Boone to the White Sox for OF Tito Francona and P Bill Fischer.

» June 21, 1958: Frank Lary pitches his 3rd straight shutout, beating the Yankees Duke Maas, 1–0. Al Kaline throws out Maas at the plate and hits his 7th home run to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.

» April 4, 1961: The Yankees reacquire P Duke Maas, trading INF Fritz Brickell to the Angels in exchange. The Angels had paid the Yanks $75,000 for Maas in the 1960 expansion draft.