Dale Long Stats

Dale Long was born on Saturday, February 6, 1926, in Springfield, Missouri. Long was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1951, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Dale Long baseball stats page.

"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Dale Long

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Dale Long

Dale Long Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#414)

Dale Long Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#414)
 

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Birth Name:   Richard Dale Long
Nickname:   None
Born On:   02-06-1926  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Springfield, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-27-1991 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Palm Coast, Florida
Cemetery:   Cheshire Cemetery, Cheshire, Massachusetts
High School:   Adams High School (Adams, MA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   04-21-1951 (Age 25)
Last Game:   07-18-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dale Long

Dale Long Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dale Long

Dale Long Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 25 Pirates 10 12 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 .167 .167 .417
1951 25 Browns 34 105 11 25 5 1 2 0 11 10 - 22 0 - 1 1 .238 .310 .362
1955 29 Pirates 131 419 59 122 19 13 16 0 79 48 6 72 6 4 1 14 .291 .362 .513
1956 30 Pirates 148 517 64 136 20 7 27 0 91 54 11 85 0 11 0 10 .263 .326 .485
1957 31 Pirates 7 22 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 10 0 1 0 1 .182 .296 .227
1957 31 Cubs 123 397 55 121 19 0 21 0 62 52 4 63 1 4 1 9 .305 .383 .511
1958 32 Cubs 142 480 68 130 26 4 20 0 75 66 9 64 0 6 2 15 .271 .357 .467
1959 33 Cubs 110 296 34 70 10 3 14 0 37 31 2 53 0 3 0 6 .236 .306 .432
1960 34 Giants 37 54 4 9 0 0 3 0 6 7 1 7 0 0 0 3 .167 .262 .333
1960 34 Yankees 26 41 6 15 3 1 3 0 10 5 1 6 0 0 0 2 .366 .435 .707
1961 35 Senators 123 377 52 94 20 4 17 0 49 39 5 41 0 6 1 7 .249 .317 .459
1962 36 Senators 67 191 17 46 8 0 4 0 24 18 0 22 0 2 1 6 .241 .307 .346
1962 36 Yankees 41 94 12 28 4 0 4 0 17 18 0 9 0 2 0 2 .298 .404 .468
1963 37 Yankees 14 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,013 3,020 384 805 135 33 132 0 467 353 39 460 7 39 7 76 .267 .341 .464
Dale Long

Dale Long Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1951 Pirates 1B 1 1 21 8 8.0 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.29
1951 Browns 1B 28 26 723 249 8.9 246 227 19 3 23 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.19
1951 Browns LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1955 Pirates 1B 119 116 2,991 1,078 9.1 1,065 968 97 13 114 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.61
1956 Pirates 1B 138 136 6,357 1,324 9.6 1,300 1,201 99 24 92 n/a n/a n/a .982 5.52
1957 Pirates 1B 7 6 153 59 8.4 59 54 5 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.41
1957 Cubs 1B 104 103 2,760 985 9.5 980 908 72 5 81 n/a n/a n/a .995 9.59
1958 Cubs 1B 137 135 3,558 1,267 9.2 1,257 1,173 84 10 130 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.54
1958 Cubs C 2 0 5 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 5.40
1959 Cubs 1B 85 72 2,040 792 9.3 780 731 49 12 63 n/a n/a n/a .985 10.32
1960 Giants 1B 10 8 228 79 7.9 79 73 6 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.36
1960 Yankees 1B 11 6 219 83 7.5 82 78 4 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .988 10.11
1961 Senators 1B 95 94 2,451 904 9.5 889 827 62 15 87 n/a n/a n/a .983 9.79
1962 Senators 1B 51 47 1,233 493 9.7 491 459 32 2 46 n/a n/a n/a .996 10.75
1962 Yankees 1B 31 23 678 265 8.5 263 242 21 2 21 n/a n/a n/a .992 10.47
1963 Yankees 1B 2 1 27 12 6.0 11 11 0 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 11.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 819 774 23,439 7,598 9.3 7,510 6,960 550 88 672 n/a n/a n/a .988 8.65
C Totals 2 0 5 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 5.40
LF Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
10 Years 822 774 23,447 7,599 9.2 7,511 6,960 551 88 672 1 0 0 .988 8.65
Dale Long

Dale Long Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Pirates 0 0 .000 9 0 n/a 12.0 4.0 12.0 - - -
1951 Browns 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 52.5 4.8 9.5 - - -
1955 Pirates 0 1 .000 14 0 n/a 26.2 5.8 5.3 - - -
1956 Pirates 1 0 1.000 12 0 n/a 19.1 6.1 5.7 - - -
1957 Pirates 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 4.4 - - -
1957 Cubs 1 1 .500 20 0 n/a 18.9 6.3 6.4 - - -
1958 Cubs 2 0 1.000 5 0 n/a 24.0 7.5 6.4 - - -
1959 Cubs 0 0 .000 28 0 n/a 21.1 5.6 8.0 - - -
1960 Giants 0 0 .000 28 0 n/a 18.0 7.7 9.0 - - -
1960 Yankees 0 0 .000 16 0 n/a 13.7 6.8 4.1 - - -
1961 Senators 0 0 .000 29 0 n/a 22.2 9.2 7.7 - - -
1962 Senators 5 1 .833 16 0 n/a 47.8 8.7 8.0 - - -
1962 Yankees 1 0 1.000 12 1 n/a 23.5 10.4 5.5 - - -
1963 Yankees 0 0 .000 12 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 10 3 .769 207 1 n/a 22.9 6.6 6.5 - - -
Dale Long

Dale Long Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Browns 24 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 29 Undetermined - -
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Undetermined Stats -
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago Cubs 27 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined - -
1960 San Francisco Giants 7, 20 Undetermined - Stats
1960 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined - Stats
1961 Washington Senators 25 Undetermined - -
1962 Washington Senators 25 Undetermined - Stats
1962 New York Yankees 26 Undetermined - Stats
1963 New York Yankees 26 Undetermined - -


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