Description: (3) RYNE DUREN INDEX CARD SIGNED 1961 NY YANKEES PSA/DNA CERTIFIED 1929-2011 (ORIGINAL WILD THING)Rinold George "Ryne" Duren (February 22, 1929 – January 6, 2011) was an American PITCHER IN MLB.He was known for the combination of his blazing FASTBALL and his very poor vision. With his thick coke bottle glasses, few batters dared to dig in against Duren. CASEY STENGEL said, "I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be IN THE PAST TENSE.He was originally signed by the ST LOUIS BROWNS (now the BALTIMORE ORIOLES) as a free agent before the 1949 season. His first major league game was on September 25, 1954(by which time the Browns had moved to Baltimore), but that was the only game he ever played for the Orioles. On September 21, 1956 he was traded to the KC A'S as Duren and JIM PISONI went to the A's..The Athletics and YANKEES were frequent trading partners in that era, and on June 15, 1957 Duren, Pisoni, and HARRY SIMPSON were sent to the Yankees for BILLY MARTIN, RALPH TERRY, WILLIE HELD, and BOB MARTYN. Duren kept his A's uniform number of 26 with the Yankees. Duren received the first of his three ALL STAR selections in 1957. He has been retroactively credited with saving 20 games in 1958, the high mark in the AL that year. In 1959, his win–loss record was much poorer, but his ERA of 1.88 was the best of his career."Big guy. Throws like hell. Hitter can't see it. But he can't see you either. He's practically blind. Can't hit, field or RUN. CURVE not much. Neither is SINKER. Just throws fast one. Unpredictable where it'll go. — minor league scouting report.Duren was a showman. In those days the Yankee bullpen was a part of the short-porch right field and only a low chain link fence served as the boundary. When called upon by Casey Stengel to relieve, he wouldn't use the gate, but preferred to hop the fence with one hand and begin a slow walk to the mound with his blue Yankee warm-up jacket covering his pitching arm; he followed this routine even on the hottest days. When he finally took the ball and began his warmups, the first pitch was sometimes a hard fastball 20 feet over the catcher's head. The succeeding warmup pitches would be thrown lower and lower (but not slower) until Duren would finally "find" the plate.Duren stayed with the Yankees until May 8, 1961, when he was traded to the LA ANGELS; Duren, JOHNNY JAMES, and LEE THOMAS went to the Angels in exchange for TEX CLEVINGER AND BOB CERV Duren's NEPHEW is singer BLACKIE LAWLESS of the HEAVY METALl band W.A.S.P. Baseball Hall of Famer RYNE SANDBERG was named in honor of Duren.Duren was the inspiration for the character Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn in the movie MAJOE LEAGUE, according to its author and director.
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Sport: Baseball-MLB
Player: RYAN DUREN
Autograph Authentication: Professional Sports (PSA/DNA)
Original/Reprint: Original
Product: Index Card
Team: New York Yankees
