Sam
Dente
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: April 26, 1922 in Usa, NJ, HARRISON
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
1948 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
1949 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1950 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1951 29 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1952 30 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1953 31 BSN NL $ 350,000   5 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1954 32 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1955 33 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 25 NYA AL 12 25 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .240 .296 .240 .536 1.6 0.0
    A   135 519 57 158 21 4 7 53 7 6 85 20 .304 .402 .401 .803 85.9  
1948 26 BSN NL 20 17 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .222 .294 .516 0.4 0.0
1949 27 BSN NL 33 33 3 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 5 1 .152 .256 .242 .499 2.2 0.0
    AAA   45 131 10 31 3 0 5 17 1 1 11 7 .237 .296 .374 .670 14.9  
1950 28 BSN NL 85 222 20 37 7 2 0 11 0 0 14 18 .167 .218 .216 .435 6.0 0.0
1951 29 BSN NL 86 93 13 19 2 1 3 14 0 0 11 5 .204 .288 .344 .633 8.9 0.3
1952 30 AA   126 439 58 116 21 2 15 69 5 5 53 23 .264 .343 .424 .767 64.1  
1953 31 AAA   137 551 66 150 28 4 16 94 5 3 32 26 .272 .312 .425 .737 70.7  
1954 32 AAA   65 136 23 34 2 0 3 12 3 1 26 6 .250 .370 .331 .701 19.5  
1955 33 AAA   136 564 81 148 20 2 16 56 2 4 31 26 .262 .301 .390 .691 64.2  
5 Years Sim 236 390 40 70 9 4 4 31 0 0 33 25 .179 .244 .254 .498 19.0 0.4
4 Years AAA 383 1382 180 363 53 6 40 179 11 9 100 65 .263 .311 .397 .707 169.3  
1 Years AA 126 439 58 116 21 2 15 69 5 5 53 23 .264 .344 .424 .768 64.1  
1 Years A 135 519 57 158 21 4 7 53 7 6 85 20 .304 .404 .401 .804 85.9  
6 Years Minors 644 2340 295 637 95 12 62 301 23 20 238 108 .272 .339 .403 .741 319.3  
162 Game Average 267 27 48 6 2 2 21 0 0 22 17 .179 .244 .254 .498 13.1  
Career Highs 86 222 20 37 7 2 3 14 0 0 14 18 .240 .296 .344 .633 8.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   254 26 48 8 3 3 21 0 0 25 15 .189 .264 .280 .544 18.9
vs LH   136 14 22 1 1 1 10 0 0 8 10 .162 .205 .206 .411 4.5
Home 109 201 20 36 4 3 1 16 0 0 13 12 .179 .231 .244 .475 10.0
Away 127 189 20 34 5 1 3 15 0 0 20 13 .180 .257 .265 .522 13.4
RISP   97 0 19 1 1 3 30 0 0 10 6 .196 .266 .320 .586 9.0
Pinch Hitting   6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 0.6
Close/Late   46 8 11 0 1 1 6 0 0 5 3 .239 .314 .348 .662 5.3
Mar/Apr 29 38 3 10 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 1 .263 .349 .342 .691 4.6
May 32 48 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 .167 .245 .188 .433 2.1
June 56 49 10 13 3 2 1 8 0 0 4 3 .265 .315 .469 .784 7.1
July 41 106 9 16 2 2 0 8 0 0 11 8 .151 .229 .208 .436 4.6
August 51 118 10 16 2 0 2 7 0 0 6 7 .136 .177 .203 .381 2.6
Sep/Oct 23 31 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .226 .294 .258 .552 2.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 25 NYA AL SS 4 4 33.0 3 18 0 3 1.000 5.73   0.3
    2B 2 2 14.0 5 3 0 1 1.000 5.14   0.0
    3B 2 1 9.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 5.00   0.0
1948 26 BSN NL 3B 13 2 39.7 4 13 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.2
    2B 3 1 8.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    SS 3 0 4.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1949 27 BSN NL 3B 14 2 36.7 1 16 0 1 1.000 4.17   0.4
    SS 13 2 34.0 6 12 2 4 .900 4.76   0.1
    2B 6 3 30.0 11 17 1 2 .966 8.40   0.1
1950 28 BSN NL 2B 69 55 498.7 144 221 7 43 .981 6.59   0.8
    SS 16 8 79.0 23 37 0 14 1.000 6.84   0.9
1951 29 BSN NL 3B 26 8 102.7 9 31 0 1 1.000 3.51   0.5
    2B 37 5 100.3 35 50 4 16 .955 7.62   0.5
    SS 19 6 81.0 16 43 2 7 .967 6.56   0.5
  2B 117 66 651.0 195 295 12 62 .976 6.77   1.5
  SS 55 20 231.0 48 112 4 28 .976 6.23   1.8
  3B 55 13 188.0 15 64 0 2 1.000 3.78   1.0
Career Totals   227 99 1070.0 258 471 16 92 .979 6.13   4.3
Career Highs   85 63 577.7 167 258 7 57 1.000 6.62    
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  6. Jerry Royster (973)
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  8. Bobby Floyd (961)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 58th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1947
Had first career hit on 9/1/1947, off Larry Jansen (BOS)
Traded from New York (A) to Boston (N) on 2/3/1948 (Going to NYA: 1B Nick Etten. Going to BSN: SS Sam Dente, P Jack Kramer)
Injured on 7/21/1948 with a Broken Foot, out for 6 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 6/5/1949, off Allie Reynolds (BRK)
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration