Duke Snider, forever remembered as the “Duke of Flatbush”, stands among the most revered figures in the long history of professional baseball. Born on Sept. 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, Snider rose from a sun-soaked West Coast childhood to become the centerpiece of the Brooklyn Dodgers. With his effortless batting motion, towering home

Edwin Donald Snider, forever remembered as the “Duke of Flatbush”, stands among the most celebrated figures in the long history of professional baseball. Born on Sept. 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA, Snider rose from a working-class Los Angeles neighborhood to become the centerpiece of the Brooklyn Dodgers. With his silky lefty stroke, towering ho