Del Bissonette was born on Wednesday, September 6, 1899, in Winthrop, Maine. Bissonette was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1928, with the Brooklyn Robins. 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 Del Bissonette baseball stats page.
"On this date in 1930, the Robins split a boisterous double-header with the Cubs at Ebbets Field, losing 6-4 and winning 5-3. The crowd in excess of 30,000 overflowed the stands and circled the diamond. In the first game, Del Bissonette tried to stretch a triple into an inside-the-park home run, and as he slid into home plate, knocked himself unconscious by hitting his head on the plate. Many in the stands blamed Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett for Bissonette's injury and threw bottles at Hartnett." - Snyder, John. Author. 365 Oddball Days in Dodgers History. Clerisy Press Publishers. 16 March 2010. Page 16.
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Del BissonetteDel Bissonette Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Del BissonetteDel Bissonette Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1928 | 29 | Robins | 155 | 587 | 90 | 188 | 30 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 106 | 70 | 7 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .320 | .396 | .543 |
1929 | 30 | Robins | 116 | 431 | 68 | 121 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 46 | 4 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .281 | .351 | .476 |
1930 | 31 | Robins | 146 | 572 | 102 | 192 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 113 | 56 | 3 | 66 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .336 | .396 | .523 |
1931 | 32 | Robins | 152 | 587 | 90 | 170 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 59 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .290 | .354 | .431 |
1933 | 34 | Dodgers | 35 | 114 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .246 | .259 | .333 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
5 Years | 604 | 2,291 | 359 | 699 | 117 | 50 | 66 | 3 | 391 | 233 | 15 | 269 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 36 | .305 | .371 | .486 |
Del BissonetteDel Bissonette Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1928 Robins | 1B | 155 | 155 | 4,187 | 1,579 | 10.2 | 1,559 | 1,482 | 77 | 20 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 10.05 |
1929 Robins | 1B | 113 | 113 | 2,954 | 1,155 | 10.2 | 1,140 | 1,093 | 47 | 15 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 10.42 |
1930 Robins | 1B | 146 | 146 | 3,760 | 1,519 | 10.4 | 1,499 | 1,427 | 72 | 20 | 142 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 10.76 |
1931 Robins | 1B | 152 | 152 | 3,992 | 1,542 | 10.1 | 1,526 | 1,460 | 66 | 16 | 136 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.32 |
1933 Dodgers | 1B | 32 | 30 | 787 | 321 | 10.0 | 317 | 298 | 19 | 4 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.88 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 598 | 596 | 15,680 | 6,116 | 10.2 | 6,041 | 5,760 | 281 | 75 | 468 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.40 | |
5 Years | 598 | 596 | 15,680 | 6,116 | 10.2 | 6,041 | 5,760 | 281 | 75 | 468 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.40 |
Del BissonetteDel Bissonette Miscellaneous Stats |
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Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1928 Robins | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 23.5 | 7.8 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1929 Robins | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 35.9 | 7.4 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1930 Robins | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 35.8 | 8.7 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1931 Robins | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.9 | 11.1 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1933 Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 114.0 | 6.7 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
5 Years | 17 | 4 | .810 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 34.7 | 8.5 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
Del BissonetteDel Bissonette Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1928 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $6,200.00 | n/a | - |
1929 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $11,000.00 | n/a | - |
1930 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $11,000.00 | n/a | - |
1931 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1933 Brooklyn Dodgers | 14 | $9,000.00 | - | - |
Del Bissonette Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Delphia Louis Bissonette was a Major League Baseball player with the Brooklyn Robins (1928-1931) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1933). Did you know that Del, his nickname, on April 21, 1930, became the first player in major league history to hit a bases-loaded triple AND a grand slam in the same game? Too easy? Did you know he was inducted into the Buffalo Bison Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986?
Buffalo Bison Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque
Bissonette played only one year in a Buffalo uniform but it was arguably the greatest offensive season in Bisons history.
In 1927, Bissonette batted .365, with 31 homers, 167 RBI, 229 hits, 168 runs, 46 doubles, and 20 triples. He led the Bisons in all three triple crown categories and topped all International League hitters with his 167 RBI. The triples and RBI totals still stand as Bisons all-time records for a single season.
The 1927 Bisons won 112 games and an International League pennant.
Bissonette played five years in the Major Leagues, all with Brooklyn, and hit 66 home runs in 604 career games.
Source: Buffalo Bisons Hall of Fame. July 8, 2011.
Del Bissonette | Brooklyn Dodgers Press Photo | Photoshop by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Baseball Almanac Research Library
If one event in baseball signifies true respect, it has to be an intentional walk with the bases loaded [Box] — Del Bissonette is one of the few in history in that "club" and details of the event are in the Intentional Bases On Balls Record Book (Click Link / See Fast fact #2).
"The Dodgers have Del Bissonette;
No meal has he ever missed yet;
The question that rises
Is one that surprises:
Who paid for all Del Bissonette?"
— L. H. Addington
The limerick above appeared in the Fireside Book of Baseball and immortalized Bissonette who died at 72 in Augusta, Maine, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound (see obituary below).
Del Bissonette Obituary | New York Times | June 10, 1972Baseball Almanac Research Library