Monday, July 6, 2009

1993 O-Pee-Chee #95 Mariano Duncan

1993 Phillies - The Bench

Uniform Number: 7
1993 Stats: In 124 games, Mariano hit .282 with 11 home runs, 26 doubles and 73 RBI. He played 65 games at second base and 59 games at shortstop.
1993 Notable: The Phils were 70-40 in games started by Mariano. He hit two dramatic grand slams during the year - May 9th in the 8th inning against the Cardinals for a 6-5 win and September 28th against the Pirates in the NL East division clincher. Mariano had an 18-game hit streak from late August until mid-September. He hit .345 in the World Series with 10 hits - a club record that still stands. (Jayson Werth had 8 hits in the 2008 World Series).
How Acquired: Signed as a free agent formerly with the Cincinnati Reds, December 10, 1991
Phillies Career: 1992-1995
How Departed: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds, August 8, 1995

Mariano Duncan enjoyed a 12-year Major League career with the Dodgers, Reds, Phillies, Reds again, Yankees and Blue Jays. He played in the 1990, 1993 and 1996 World Series - winning with the Reds and Yankees, but not with the Phils. He's currently the first base coach for the Dodgers.

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