Doug DeCinces
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Douglas Vernon "Doug" DeCinces (born August 29, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball
third baseman
. He was traded from the Baltimore Orioles
to the California Angels
in 1982 to make room for Cal Ripken Jr. after having begun his career as the successor to Orioles third baseman
Brooks Robinson
. He played for fifteen seasons (1973–1987) in the major leagues for three different teams, including nine years with the Orioles and six years with the California Angels. He retired after playing in four games for the St. Louis Cardinals
at the end of the 1987 season.
DeCinces was a member of the American League
All Star Team in 1983. He attended and played for Los Angeles Pierce College
, and is in their Athletic Hall of Fame.
He was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame on August 26, 2006.
On August 4, 2011, Doug DeCinces, along with three others, was charged with insider trading ahead of a company buyout by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC alleges that DeCinces and his associates made more than $1.7 million in illegal profits when Abbott Park, Ill.-based Abbott Laboratories Inc. announced its plan to purchase Advanced Medical Optics Inc. through a tender offer.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
. He was traded from the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
to the California Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...
in 1982 to make room for Cal Ripken Jr. after having begun his career as the successor to Orioles third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
Brooks Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. is a former American professional baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles . Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner", he is generally acclaimed as the greatest defensive third-basemen in major league history...
. He played for fifteen seasons (1973–1987) in the major leagues for three different teams, including nine years with the Orioles and six years with the California Angels. He retired after playing in four games for the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
at the end of the 1987 season.
DeCinces was a member of the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
All Star Team in 1983. He attended and played for Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Pierce College, also known as Pierce College, Pierce, is a community college that serves more than 23,000 students in the northern Chalk Hills of Woodland Hills, a community within the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.The college began with 70 students...
, and is in their Athletic Hall of Fame.
He was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame on August 26, 2006.
On August 4, 2011, Doug DeCinces, along with three others, was charged with insider trading ahead of a company buyout by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC alleges that DeCinces and his associates made more than $1.7 million in illegal profits when Abbott Park, Ill.-based Abbott Laboratories Inc. announced its plan to purchase Advanced Medical Optics Inc. through a tender offer.