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Zach Duke

Birthdate:

4/19/1983

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 212 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Clifton, TX, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Pirates fans are quickly learning to appreciate the 6 ft 2, 212 pound Zach Duke, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2007 Opening Day starter. Second-year manager Jim Tracy

is pinning his hopes on one of the youngest pitching staff’s in MLB. As a 22-year old in 2005 left-hander Zach Duke came on strong and posted a resounding 8-2 record in 14 starts, with a stingy 1.81 ERA.

Upon Furtherv Review:

A control pitcher with a fastball in the mid-80s, the 6 ft 2, 212 pound Zach Duke can change the trajectory of his fastball up-or-down, and to either side of the plate. He works his slider and curve as good as anyone pitching in today’s game.

On Opening Day April 2 2007 Zach Duke pitched the first seven inning of a 10 inning, Pirates 4-2 win. He yielded just 2 two runs, walked just one, no Ks. Pittsburgh won on a 2-run, 2-out homer by left-fielder Jason Bay before 43,803 in Houston.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
2005	PIT (NL)	14	14	8	2	0	0	0	84.2	79	20	17	3	23	2	58	1	2	0	1.81
2006	PIT (NL)	34	34	10	15	0	2	1	215.1	255	116	107	17	68	6	117	8	7	1	4.47
2 years		48	48	18	17	0	2	1	300.0	334	136	124	20	91	8	175	9	9	1	3.72

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
2005	PIT (NL)	14	28	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.194	SLG
2006	PIT (NL)	34	68	2	13	3	0	0	7	1	32	0	0	0	0	9	0	.191	.203	SLG
2 years		48	96	3	17	3	0	0	8	3	42	0	0	0	0	9	1	.177	.200	.SLG

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