Dugas first played professionally in 1930, with the minor league Wichita Aviators, a Class A team in the Western League, batting .349 with 203 hits (including 23 home runs) in 143 games. In September, he made his major league debut, appearing in nine games with the Pittsburgh Pirates, batting .290 (9-for-31) with one run batted in (RBI). In April 1931, before appearing in any games with the Pirates, Dugas collided with shortstop Ben Sankey during a practice, suffering a broken jaw. After recuperating, Dugas spent the season with the Kansas City Blues, a Double-A team in the American Association, batting .419 with 137 hits in 93 games.
Dugas returned to MLB in 1932, playing in 55 games with the Pirates, batting .237 with three home runs and 12 RBIs. In December, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, as part of a four-player deal involving the Pirates, Phillies, and New York Giants. During 1933, Dugas saw limited action with the Phillies, appeared in 37 games between mid-April and early August; he batted .169 with no home runs and nine RBIs. Defensively, he made the only non-outfield appearances of his major league career, playing 11 games as a first baseman. In August, Dugas was sent to the minor league Albany Senators of the American Association as the player to be named later from an earlier transaction for third baseman Jim McLeod. With Albany, Dugas batted .379 in 38 games through the end of the season.
In 1934, Dugas played for the Washington Senators from mid-April to late June; he appeared in 24 games, almost exclusively as a pinch hitter. He collected one hit in 19 at bats, for an .053 average. He spent the balance of the season with Albany, batting .371 in 57 games. In parts of four major league seasons with three teams, Dugas appeared in 125 games, batting .206 with three home runs and 23 RBIs. Defensively, he accrued a .926 fielding percentage in the outfield, and .984 at first base.

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