Today's Birthday - January 31: Duke Maas (Jamestown Falcons, 1950)

Credits: Topps Co. via Trading Card Database

Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Duke Maas was born on this date in 1929. He pitched for the 1950 Jamestown Falcons (12-7, 4.47 ERA).

He played in the majors for the Detroit Tigers (1955-57), Kansas City Athletics (1958), and New York Yankees (1958-61).

Maas died on December 7, 1976, at the age of 47.

 

 

Source: Baseball Reference and Associated Press via Newspapers.com

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