Linda Sánchez Honors Dodgers Great Duke Snider (Feb. 28 2011)

Washington, DC – On Monday, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez introduced a House Resolution (H. Res. 117) honoring the life of Baseball Hall-of-Famer and Dodgers great, Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider. Snider passed away on Sunday February 27, 2011 at the age of 84. The Congresswoman released this statement following the introduction of the resolution:

"I was such a big fan of Duke Snider," said Congresswoman Sánchez. "As a baseball player, he brought so much joy to my family and Dodgers fans everywhere. The Dodgers won their first two World Series championships in large part because of his clutch play. Duke Snider was a special player during a very special time in baseball. Like all Dodgers fans, I send my deepest sympathies to his family."

Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider played 16 of his 18 Major League baseball seasons with the Dodgers franchise and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980. Snider had a lifetime batting average of .295 with 407 home runs and 1,333 runs batted in (RBIs). Duke Snider is the only player to have twice hit four home runs in the World Series and one of three National League players to have hit 40 or more home runs in five consecutive seasons.