[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 117 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 117

                Commending Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2011

Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California (for herself and Mr. Baca) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                Commending Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider.

Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider was born on September 19, 1926, in Los 
        Angeles, California, the only child of Ward and Florence Snider;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider grew up in Compton, California, and 
        graduated from Compton High School in 1943;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider interrupted his professional baseball 
        career to serve in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider played 16 of his 18 Major League Baseball 
        seasons with the Dodger franchise, winning the World Series in 1955 with 
        the Brooklyn Dodgers and in 1959 with the Los Angeles Dodgers;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider had a lifetime batting average of .295 with 
        407 home runs and 1,333 runs batted in;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider is the only player to have twice hit 4 home 
        runs in the World Series;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider is 1 of 3 National League players to have 
        hit 40 or more home runs in 5 consecutive seasons;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider led all major leaguers in home runs, runs 
        batted in, runs scored, and slugging percentage during the 1950s;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider was named Major League Player of the Year 
        by the Sporting News in 1955;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider hit the last home run in the history of 
        Ebbets Field, in Brooklyn;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider made the first hit in the history of Dodger 
        Stadium, in Los Angeles;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider once threw a baseball out of the Los 
        Angeles Coliseum, winning $200;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 
        1980 with 86.49 percent of the vote;
Whereas the number 4 is retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in honor of Edwin 
        Donald ``Duke'' Snider;
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider was a loving husband, father, and 
        grandfather to his wife Bev, 4 children, and 10 grandchildren; and
Whereas Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011, 
        in Escondido, California, at the age of 84: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the life of 
Edwin Donald ``Duke'' Snider and expresses condolences to the Snider 
family on his passing.
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