Angelo Dagres Stats

Angelo Dagres was born on Wednesday, August 22, 1934, in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Dagres was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1955, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Angelo Dagres baseball stats page.

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"It was never my ability that kept me out of the big leagues," Dagres said. "I was better than most of the players playing for the Orioles. God blessed me with everything a baseball player could want—speed, power, a great arm ... People said I made it look so easy, like I wasn't even trying. But then I started drinking. That's what I regret." - Dagres, Angelo. Reflections on what could have been. Guttenplan, Dan. Newburyport News Staff Writer. 20 August 2010.

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Birth Name:   Angelo George Dagres
Nickname:   Junior
Born On:   08-22-1934  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Newburyport, Massachusetts
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-23-2017 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Rowley, Massachusetts
Cemetery:   Rowley Burial Ground, Rowley, Massachusetts
High School:   Newburyport High School (Newburyport, MA)
College:   University of Rhode Island
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-11-1955 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-25-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Angelo Dagres Pitching Stats

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Angelo Dagres Hitting Stats

1955 21 Orioles 8 15 5 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 .267 .278 .267
1 Year 8 15 5 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 .267 .278 .267

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Angelo Dagres Fielding Stats

1955 Orioles LF 1 1 15 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1955 Orioles RF 4 3 78 7 1.8 5 5 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .714 1.73
RF Totals 4 3 78 7 1.8 5 5 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .714 1.73
LF Totals 1 1 15 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1 Year 5 4 93 10 2.0 8 8 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 2.32

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Angelo Dagres Miscellaneous Stats

1955 Orioles 0 0 .000 3 1 n/a 0.0 7.5 5.0 - - -
1 Year 0 0 .000 3 1 n/a 0.0 7.5 5.0 - - -

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Angelo Dagres Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 Baltimore Orioles 5 $4,000.00 - -

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Angelo Dagres once received some hitting tips from Ted Williams before a game. During the session, The Splendid Splinter told Junior, "Jesus Christ himself couldn't throw a fastball by me." Dagres did not laugh. An excerpt from that article:

Catching Up With ... former Oriole Angelo Dagres

Who is the only Orioles rookie ever to be signed off the street and suit up for the big league team on the same day?

Angelo Dagres, 21, hadn’t played an inning of pro baseball when he trotted out to left field in Memorial Stadium that warm September night in 1955. Fans glanced at their programs, puzzled. Reporters scratched their heads.

“My name wasn’t even in the scorecard,” said Dagres, who’d signed with the Orioles after an impressive, if hasty, tryout. “Nobody knew who I was.”

By season’s end, they knew. In eight games, Dagres hit .267, had one game-winning RBI and made several circus catches for the woebegone Orioles (57-97-2). For two weeks, he was the talk of the town.

“There’s a kid I wouldn’t take $150,000 for,” coach Luman Harris said, watching the kid take batting practice.

“He’s really a tiger, isn’t he?” Orioles manager Paul Richards said of Dagres. “He hustles from the time he steps on the field. Just how far he can go from here, you can't tell, but he’s got an awful lot of ability.”

Dagres never again played in the majors. Booze and a brash attitude did him in, he says. Miffed at being sent to the minors, he began drinking heavily. For six years, he kicked around in the bushes until sidelined by a freak injury. In 1961, during a road trip to Columbus, Ohio, Dagres hurt his shoulder when the ceiling collapsed in his hotel room. He retired thereafter, his abbreviated big league career forgotten.

Source: The Baltimore Sun. Klingaman, Mike. Author. 18 October 2010.

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