| Hal Dues | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1954 |
| Birth Place: | La Marque, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Dickinson, Texas, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 9 |
| Debutyear: | 1977 |
| Debutteam: | Montreal Expos |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | October 5 |
| Finalyear: | 1980 |
| Finalteam: | Montreal Expos |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 6–8 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.08 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 47 |
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Hal Joseph Dues (September 22, 1954 - October 20, 2020) was an American professional baseball player and former Major League pitcher. The 6inchesft3inchesin (ftin), 180lb right-hander played for the Montreal Expos in and, and again in .
Signed as an undrafted free agent by Montreal on May 20, 1974, after attending the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, Texas, Dues appeared in 37 games in the Majors, 17 as a starting pitcher. He spent the entire campaign with the Expos, working in 25 games (including 12 starts) and 99 innings pitched, and compiling a low 2.36 earned run average. He threw his only MLB complete game on July 8 against the Philadelphia Phillies, a six-hit, 8–1 victory at Veterans Stadium; Dues helped himself as a batsman that day, with two hits in four at bats with a run batted in and a run scored.[1] [2]
All told as a Major Leaguer, he allowed 128 hits and 55 bases on balls in 134 innings pitched, with 47 career strikeouts. On June 17, 1978, in Dodgers Stadium, Dues pitched the final 4 innings of a 6-3 Expos victory, registering his only career major league save. [3]
Dues died October 20, 2020.[4]