Robert John Duliba (born January 9, 1935) is a former

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. The , right-hander played for the

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(1959–60, 1962),

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(1963–1964),

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(1965) and

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(1967). Duliba made his major league debut on August 11, 1959, against the

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. He pitched two scoreless

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s in the 5–4 Cardinal loss. He struck out one batter,

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. He earned his first big league save eighteen days later in a home game against the

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. After relieving in 28 games with a 2.06

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for the Cardinals in 1962, he was traded to the Los Angeles Angels for relief pitcher

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. In 1964, Duliba had his busiest season, finishing in the

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top ten in

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(58) and

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(35). He was 6–4 with nine saves and an ERA of 3.59 for the Angels that season. Traded to the Boston organization the following spring, Duliba appeared in 39 games for the 1965 Red Sox and led the team's pitching staff in earned run average (3.17). Duliba closed out his major league career with the A's in 1967, their last season in Kansas City. Career totals include 176 games pitched, all in relief, a 17–12 record, 93

, and 14 saves. In 257

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he allowed 257 hits and 96 walks for a

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of 1.374. He struck out 129 and had an

of 3.47.

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