Doug DeCinces
| Doug DeCinces | |
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| Third baseman | |
| Born: August 29, 1950 Burbank, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 9, 1973 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1987 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .259 |
| Home runs | 237 |
| Runs batted in | 879 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Douglas Vernon "Doug" DeCinces (born August 29, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the California Angels in 1982 to make room for Cal Ripken Jr. after having begun his career as the successor to Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson. He played for fifteen seasons (1973–1987) in the major leagues for three different teams, including nine years with the Orioles and six years with the California Angels. He retired after playing in four games for the St. Louis Cardinals at the end of the 1987 season.
DeCinces was a member of the American League All Star Team in 1983. He attended and played for Los Angeles Pierce College, and is in their Athletic Hall of Fame.
He was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame on August 26, 2006.
On August 4, 2011, Doug DeCinces, along with three others, was charged with insider trading ahead of a company buyout by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC alleges that DeCinces and his associates made more than $1.7 million in illegal profits when Abbott Park, Ill.-based Abbott Laboratories Inc. announced its plan to purchase Advanced Medical Optics Inc. through a tender offer.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "SEC Charges Former Professional Baseball Player Doug DeCinces and Three Others with Insider Trading". Securities and Exchange Commission. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60j5mEpXn. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Comak, Amanda. "DeCinces enjoying life as businessman," MLB.com, Thursday, August 14, 2008.
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