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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
Duke Piche First Base
Retired (1975, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .774 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 1656 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 05-22-1939
HR 281 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(54 games)
RBI 1026
SB 124
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B  Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1961 CIN
83
278
24
55
8
1
8
33
13
 68 1 1
2
 1 6
.556
.235
.320
.122
.198
1962 CIN
85
318
31
69
15
3
12
43
31
 74 2 1
5
 2 11
.686
.290
.396
.179
.217
1963 CIN
135
491
59
110
17
1
19
67
34
 105 4 1
7
 12 6
.658
.279
.379
.155
.224
1964 CIN
135
527
61
145
29
3
18
79
34
 101 3 2
16
 6 6
.766
.322
.444
.169
.275
1965 CIN
136
553
81
156
21
2
29
97
26
 99 1 2
7
 7 5
.799
.314
.485
.203
.282
1966 CIN
98
356
54
97
17
2
18
47
29
 74 2 0
17
 3 4
.814
.331
.483
.211
.272
1967 CIN
112
403
58
114
23
4
17
63
35
 83 2 5
12
 9 3
.826
.339
.486
.203
.283
1968 CIN-DET
125
420
55
121
21
3
19
82
36
 73 0 3
12
 4 9
.830
.342
.488
.200
.288
1969 DET
135
541
76
155
26
4
26
99
46
 98 2 6
8
 4 10
.835
.341
.494
.207
.287
1970 DET
138
544
88
145
29
2
30
98
42
 107 1 3
6
 3 6
.811
.319
.493
.226
.267
1971 DET
136
535
81
145
24
5
21
95
52
 97 3 5
11
 6 0
.788
.336
.452
.181
.271
1972 DET
136
553
83
156
28
3
29
97
41
 108 3 1
6
 5 5
.835
.334
.501
.219
.282
1973 DET
64
218
36
55
7
2
12
38
24
 39 1 0
7
 1 3
.797
.329
.468
.216
.252
1974 DET
113
408
60
101
15
0
21
74
40
 71 1 5
6
 1 6
.752
.313
.439
.191
.248
1975 DET
61
132
12
32
6
3
2
14
9
 33 0 1
2
 0 2
.668
.289
.379
.136
.242
Total
1692
6277
859
1656
286
38
281
1026
492
 1230 26 36
124
 64 82
.774
.318
.456
.192
.264
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Duke Piche has retired from the Detroit Redhawks
1973-07-17Duke Piche of the Detroit Redhawks is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1973-05-13Duke Piche of the Detroit Redhawks is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1968-07-23A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Detroit Redhawks. The Detroit Redhawks receive Duke Piche, Jim Etten from the Cincinnati Redlegs in exchange for Marty Saffell.
1966-06-09Duke Piche of the Cincinnati Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1962-08-01Duke Piche of the Cincinnati Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1962-05-25The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Duke Piche to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Javier Tatum to the major league team.
1962-04-01The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jack Tavener to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Jim Hutchison to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have designated Tom Lundstedt for assignment. The Cincinnati Redlegs have sent Duke Piche to the minors.
1961-04-04The Cincinnati Redlegs have promoted Duke Piche to the major league team. The Cincinnati Redlegs have designated Frank Gorman for assignment.