Rest in Peace Duke Carmel

Born:

• April 23rd, 1937 - New York, New York

Died:

• August 3rd, 2021 (Age 84) - New Orleans, Louisiana

Positions:

• Outfielder
• First Baseman

Batted:

• Left

Threw

• Left

Teams:

• St. Louis Cardinals (1959-1960, 1963)
• New York Mets (1963)
• New York Yankees (1965)

Awards:

Key Notes:

Duke Carmel, a big left-handed swinging first baseman/outfielder, was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals shortly before the 1955 season. The 18-year-old started his career with the Albany Cardinals in the Class D Georgia-Florida League, where he appeared in 24 games and hit .292. Duke was with six different minor league clubs before appearing in 10 games with the Cardinals in 1959. In 1960, he was at Sportsman's Park for a four-game appearance. He had a two-year stint in AAA ball and came back to St. Louis in 1963 where he appeared in his longest big league stint, 57 games, hitting only .227. 
Duke was traded to the New York Mets on July 29, 1963 for Jacke Davis and cash. He finished the year with the Mets, playing in 47 games and hitting .235. He spent 1964 with the AAA Buffalo Bisons, where he hit .271 with 35 homers and made the All-Star team. On November 30th, the New York Yankees drafted him from the Mets in the 1964 Rule V Draft. Duke got into 6 games for the Yankees in 1965 with no results and ended his four-year major league career, having played in 124 games and hitting .211 (48-for-227). He spent the rest of his career in AAA, wrapping it up in 1967. In the minors, he played 1,366 games and hit .245 (1,050-for 4,285) with 198 home runs. *From BR Bullpen

Cards:

• St. Louis Cardinals

1960 Topps #120 RC

1963 Topps #544

• New York Mets

1964 Topps #44

• New York Yankees

1965 Topps #261