Duke Sedgwick

{{short description|American baseball player (1898-1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Duke Sedgwick |position=Pitcher |image= |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date|1898|6|1}} |birth_place=Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1982|12|4|1898|6|1}} |death_place=Clearwater, Florida, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=July 12 |debutyear=1921 |debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 31 |finalyear=1923 |finalteam=Washington Senators |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=1-4 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=5.46 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=25 |teams= * Philadelphia Phillies (1921) * Washington Senators (1923) }} '''Henry Kenneth "Duke" Sedgwick''' (June 1, 1898 – December 4, 1982) was an American baseball player. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators in the 1920s.

Sedgwick signed with the Phillies in July 1921 after being discovered playing amateur baseball in Washington, DC.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 12, 1921 |title=New Twirler for Donovan's Phils |work=Evening Public Ledger|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=16}} </ref>

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