Duane Theiss

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1953)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name =Duane Theiss

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| position =Pitcher

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1953|11|20|mf=yes}}

| birth_place =Zanesville, Ohio

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| bats =Right

| throws =Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate =August 5

| debutyear =1977

| debutteam =Atlanta Braves

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate =October 1

| finalyear =1978

| finalteam =Atlanta Braves

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label =Win–loss record

| stat1value =1–1

| stat2label =Earned run average

| stat2value =5.33

| stat3label =Strikeouts

| stat3value =10

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| teams =

• Atlanta Braves (1977–1978)

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Duane Charles Theiss (born November 20, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played two seasons with the Atlanta Braves from 1977 to 1978.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/theisdu01.shtml Career statistics and history] at [https://www.baseball-reference.com Baseball-Reference.com]

Theiss attended Sheridan High School (Thornville, Ohio) then Marietta College, and in 1974 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}} He was drafted in the 12th round of the 1975 MLB Draft by the Braves.