#98 Dale Long, First Base, 28 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Dale Long
2/6/1926 28 USA,MO,SPRINGFIELD 6"4 210
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1954 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 70 Days (586 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 70 Days (586 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | @PIT | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/22 | SLN | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/23 | SLN | W 7-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/24 | SLN | L 5-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | CHA | W 5-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/28 | CHA | L 8-9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/30 | @CHA | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/1 | @CHA | L 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/2 | @CHA | W 12-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
10/4 | CHA | L 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 140 | 477 | 128 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 110 | 93 | 67 | 75 | .268 | .354 | .499 | .853 | .832 | .231 |
Projected | 147 | 502 | 135 | 19 | 1 | 32 | 116 | 98 | 70 | 79 | .268 | .354 | .499 | .853 | .832 | .231 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 127 | 551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 238 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 85.8 | 6.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 116 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .385 | .517 | .902 |
vs. RHP | 361 | 95 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 79 | 67 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .344 | .493 | .837 |
Close/Late | 55 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .145 | .246 | .236 | .483 |
Scoring Position | 181 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .343 | .464 | .807 |
Pinch Hitting | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 70 | 227 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 34 | .260 | .362 | .515 | .878 |
Road | 70 | 250 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 62 | 49 | 30 | 41 | .276 | .346 | .484 | .830 |
This Week | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .222 | .143 | .365 |
Last Week | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .294 | .313 | .607 |
March/April | 20 | 74 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | .351 | .402 | .554 | .956 |
May | 24 | 82 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 11 | .268 | .362 | .451 | .813 |
June | 27 | 82 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 11 | .305 | .442 | .695 | 1.137 |
July | 25 | 95 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 17 | .263 | .340 | .453 | .792 |
August | 24 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 17 | .208 | .300 | .429 | .729 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 12 | .209 | .253 | .403 | .656 |
Postseason | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .217 | .269 | .261 | .530 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 52 | 180 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .404 | .606 | 1.010 | PHI |
1952 | 145 | 529 | 144 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 104 | 84 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 2 | 2 | .272 | .343 | .518 | .861 | PHI |
1953 | 83 | 283 | 99 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 72 | 61 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .413 | .664 | 1.078 | PHI |
1954 | 140 | 477 | 128 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 110 | 93 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 3 | 3 | .268 | .354 | .499 | .853 | PHI |
Total | 420 | 1469 | 433 | 62 | 16 | 94 | 313 | 265 | 176 | 1 | 15 | 199 | 6 | 5 | .295 | .367 | .551 | .918 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1951, AAA | 86 | 281 | 97 | 15 | 1 | 41 | 84 | 84 | 50 | 41 | 2 | 9 | .345 | .439 | .843 | 1.282 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1952 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .412 | .667 | 1.078 |
1953 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .217 | .190 | .408 |
1954 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .269 | .261 | .530 |
Total | 16 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .292 | .339 | .631 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 136 | 127 | 1393 | 117 | 118 | 1519 | 9 | .994 | 1142.0 | 11.97 | | | | |
Rightfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1951... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1951, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1952, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1952, hitting .591 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Milestones Had first career hit on 7/19/1951, off Preacher Roe (BRO)... Hit first career homerun on 7/20/1951, off Chuck Stobbs (BRO)... Injuries Injured on 9/17/1951 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks... Injured on 4/8/1953 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 8 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1953, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 14 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1953, hitting .519 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 8/30/1953... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1953, hitting .640 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/15/1954...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1952 - 7 - 4th
| Homeruns 1952 - 34 - 5th
| RBI 1952 - 104 - 9th
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