IV 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 117 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2011 Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California (for herself and Mr. Baca) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 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

That the House of Representatives honors the life of Edwin Donald “Duke” Snider and expresses condolences to the Snider family on his passing.