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Richard Lee (Dick) Stuart (November 7, 1932 - December 15, 2002) was a Major League Baseball first baseman from 1958 to 1969. Throughout his baseball career, Stuart was known as a fine hitter, but a subpar fielder, garnering the unique nickname of "Dr. Strangeglove" for his poor defense. That was a play on words of the movie Dr. Strangelove, which was released in the middle years of Stuart's career. Similarly, the movie Goldfinger inspired another nickname, "Stonefingers".

Stuart played the bulk of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox. He hit 228 home runs in his Major League Baseball career, with a batting average of .264. He was elected to the All-Star team in 1961. While Stuart never led the league in home runs, he finished in the top ten in five seasons (1959-61, 1963-64).

Stuart died of cancer in Redwood City, CA.

Teams

Pittsburgh Pirates (1958-62)
Boston Red Sox (1963-64)
Philadelphia Phillies (1965)
New York Mets (1966)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1966)
California Angels (1969)

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