Dick Luebke

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13+13 innings, allowed four earned runs, 12 hits and six bases on balls, with seven strikeouts.

During the offseason, however, the Orioles traded Luebke and minor-league infielder Willard Oplinger to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Joe Gaines. Luebke was not listed on the Reds' 40-man spring training roster for 1963, [3] and spent the year with their Triple-A affiliate, the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League, before leaving baseball. [1]

He died at age 39 in San Diego in December 1974.

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Dick Luebke
Pitcher
Born:(1935-04-08)April 8, 1935
Chicago
Died: December 4, 1974(1974-12-04) (aged 39)
San Diego, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 10, 1962, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1962, for the Baltimore Orioles