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50 DUANE DEWEY

Click here for our interview with Duane Dewey

Position: C

Duane Arthur Dewey
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.
Colleges: Miami-Dade College & LSU

Born: August 28, 1958 in Westfield, NY
Acquired: June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1979 Amateur Draft (secondary phase)
Traded: December 8, 1983: Traded by the Royals with Mike Armstrong to the New York Yankees for Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson

MLB Debut: none Royals Debut: none (on active roster in 1983)

Statistics with the Royals

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA

1983 Appeared on active roster from May 16 to June 1 (did not appear in a game)

Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---


Significant dates in Dewey's career:
June 5, 1979	Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1979 Amateur Draft (secondary phase)
May 16, 1983	Purchased from the Jacksonville Suns
June 1, 1983	Optioned to the Jacksonville Suns
August 22, 1983	Designated for assignment
August 26, 1983	Recalled from the Omaha Royals (not to report)
August 26, 1983	Outrighted to the Omaha Royals
December 8, 1983	Traded by the Royals with Mike Armstrong to the New York Yankees for Steve Balboni and Roger Erickson

From the Kansas City Royals 1983 Media Guide:

Career Highlights: Split the 1982 campaign between Jacksonville and Omaha...opened with the Suns and hit .301 in 32 games...while in Omaha he appeared in 20 contests and hit .220 with 3 home runs...has experience from 4 professional seasons...originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox in January and June of 1978 but did not sign...attended Louisiana State University during the off-season and played varsity baseball there...in 1979 he hit .311 in 54 games and was named catcher on the All-Southeastern Conference Western Division Team...graduated from Fort Myers (FL) High School.

Career Minor League Statistics
Year	Club	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
1979	Sarasota (Blue) (Rookie)	.237	23	59	10	14	5	2	0	4	14	6	1
1979	Fort Myers (A)	.087	8	23	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	11	0
1980	Fort Myers (A)	.207	53	140	15	29	2	0	2	17	31	33	1
1981	Fort Myers (A)	.231	87	238	29	55	6	3	2	32	39	65	5
1982	Jacksonville (AA)	.301	32	93	15	28	1	0	5	21	19	28	3
1982	Omaha (AAA)	.220	20	50	9	11	4	0	3	8	4	15	0
1983	Jacksonville (AA)	.153	58	176	18	27	6	0	2	16	23	38	4
1983	Omaha (AAA)	.206	25	63	4	13	1	0	0	3	2	24	1
1984	Nashville (AA)	.500	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career		.213	307	844	103	180	25	5	14	102	134	220	15

Quick interview with Duane Dewey*

Q: What are some of your favorite memories of your college career?

A: Playing with Paul Mainieri, the current LSU Head Coach, at Miami-Dade North for his father, Demie. Also playing with Randy Bush (Twins) at Dade North. Everything at LSU was great, especially my teammates.

Q: What are some of your favorite memories of the minor leagues?

A: Pretty much all the teammates through the years. Going to Omaha for the first time. My first home run in AAA.

Q: What was the first thing you did when you got called up to the Major Leagues? What were your thoughts, emotions, etc.?

A: Called my wife. Disbelief as I was called up from AA, Gene Lamont was my manager.

Q: What was the closest you came to getting into a game for the Royals?

A: John Wathan was the catcher, he took a foul ball off of his foot and I was up getting loose, he stayed in the game however.

Q: What was your favorite memory of your time in the Big Leagues? Any regrets?

A: Meeting the team in Boston, (the team was) playing in Boston. We also were on the Saturday Game of the Week while in KC during my stay. No regrets!!

Q: What were your feelings on being traded to the Yankees?

A: I loved the Royals organization and was very proud to be in the organization...but the Yankees are so historic. I looked forward to competing for a job.

Q: Why did you only play one game in the Yankees organization?

A: I started the season in AA, I was 25 years old, a college graduate and ready to start graduate school at LSU. I asked to be traded or released and they released me early in the season.

Q: Does it irritate you that you are not included in the MLB record books and the Royals All-Time Roster even though you accumulated active service time in the MLB?

A: No, I really wasn't aware.

Q: Finally, what have you been doing post-baseball?

A: I went back to LSU, went to graduate school in business and have been a banker/investment professional for 23 years. I am currently a divisional President at Trustmark Bank in Jackson, Mississippi.

* this interview was conducted by mail and dated August 15, 2007. Thanks Mr. Dewey!