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Dale
Long		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 6, 1926 in Usa, MO, SPRINGFIELD
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1959   
All-Star Selections 1952    1956   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 7 6 6 7 7
1952 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 7 6 6 7 6
1953 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 7 6 6 7 6
1954 28 CIN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 7 6 5 6 6
1955 29 CIN NL $ 2,178,571   7 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 7 6 6 7 6
1956 30 CIN NL $ 2,178,571   7 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 7 6 6 7 7
1957 31 CIN NL $ 2,514,286   7 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 5 7 6 6 7 7
1958 32 CIN NL $ 4,390,000   7 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 5 7 6 6 7 7
1959 33 OAK AL $ 4,390,000   7 7 6 7 8 7 6 8 7 5 7 6 6 7 7
1960 34 OAK AL $ 4,390,000   6 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 7 4 6 5 6 7 6
1961 35 TAM AL $ 800,000   6 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 6 4 6 5 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 5 6 7 7 6 7 6 4 6 5 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,390,000   7 7 6 7 8 7 7 8 8 5 7 6 6 7 7
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
1951 25 CIN NL 97 320 56 99 21 6 18 57 0 0 39 44 .309 .385 .581 .966 64.7 11.3
    AAA   54 213 43 56 10 0 17 53 5 3 27 33 .263 .346 .549 .895 40.2  
1952 26 CIN NL 152 561 89 152 28 2 29 112 0 2 67 81 .271 .347 .483 .830 92.5 16.3
1953 27 CIN NL 147 518 65 128 22 3 27 80 0 0 46 97 .247 .307 .458 .765 70.3 9.2
1954 28 CIN NL 136 469 73 124 16 2 28 80 2 0 63 89 .264 .349 .486 .835 79.6 13.4
1955 29 CIN NL 137 449 65 117 21 4 20 77 0 1 48 79 .261 .331 .459 .789 66.0 10.4
1956 30 CIN NL 149 470 82 128 23 2 25 87 0 1 52 80 .272 .343 .489 .832 75.9 13.9
1957 31 CIN NL 141 385 70 111 14 3 24 75 0 1 45 55 .288 .362 .527 .889 71.0 16.9
1958 32 CIN NL 139 354 52 85 20 6 20 67 0 0 41 57 .240 .320 .500 .820 55.3 11.1
1959 33 OAK AL 144 512 86 136 23 5 33 109 0 0 48 94 .266 .326 .523 .849 84.0 16.1
1960 34 OAK AL 156 546 70 128 29 6 21 99 0 0 34 117 .234 .276 .425 .701 61.1 8.8
1961 35 AAA   107 195 38 55 9 3 17 34 1 1 26 39 .282 .367 .621 .987 42.3  
10 Years Sim 1398 4584 708 1208 217 39 245 843 2 5 483 793 .264 .332 .488 .820 720.3 127.4
2 Years AAA 161 408 81 111 19 3 34 87 6 4 53 72 .272 .353 .583 .937 82.6  
162 Game Average 531 82 139 25 4 28 97 0 0 55 91 .264 .332 .488 .820 83.5  
Career Highs 156 561 89 152 29 6 33 112 2 2 67 117 .309 .385 .581 .966 92.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3118 512 871 141 24 185 635 0 5 352 453 .279 .351 .518 .869 555.7
vs LH   1466 196 337 76 15 60 208 2 0 131 340 .230 .291 .425 .716 186.2
Home 695 2220 330 592 90 17 117 394 0 1 230 369 .267 .333 .481 .814 356.6
Away 703 2364 378 616 127 22 128 449 2 4 253 424 .261 .331 .495 .826 385.4
RISP   1178 0 317 56 13 68 569 0 0 148 202 .269 .342 .512 .854 209.4
Pinch Hitting   196 42 58 9 2 13 54 0 0 18 31 .296 .358 .561 .919 37.2
Close/Late   556 94 154 30 5 36 129 0 0 69 90 .277 .357 .543 .900 105.0
Mar/Apr 216 691 101 178 34 3 30 127 1 1 87 125 .258 .340 .446 .786 106.5
May 231 760 108 198 41 5 38 111 1 1 73 131 .261 .323 .478 .801 117.2
June 231 775 118 194 33 7 43 138 0 0 70 146 .250 .310 .477 .788 116.5
July 230 773 129 225 29 7 52 169 0 0 73 117 .291 .351 .549 .900 143.8
August 244 821 130 229 46 8 46 147 0 1 91 140 .279 .349 .523 .872 146.0
Sep/Oct 246 764 122 184 34 9 36 151 0 2 89 134 .241 .317 .450 .767 112.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1951 25 CIN NL 1B 96 89 774.3 884 90 9 95 .991 11.32 0 0 .000 0 1.5
1952 26 CIN NL 1B 151 144 1297.7 1526 135 20 173 .988 11.52 0 0 .000 0 1.9
1953 27 CIN NL 1B 146 139 1227.3 1412 102 7 148 .995 11.10 0 0 .000 0 2.2
1954 28 CIN NL 1B 130 123 1111.7 1270 113 7 128 .995 11.20 0 0 .000 0 2.8
1955 29 CIN NL 1B 130 115 1045.7 1203 102 7 128 .995 11.23 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1956 30 CIN NL 1B 125 111 1006.7 1148 101 6 108 .995 11.17 0 0 .000 0 1.8
    2B 9 9 77.0 16 11 1 5 .964 3.16 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    C 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1957 31 CIN NL 1B 116 83 791.0 901 64 10 78 .990 10.98 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    CF 2 2 18.7 5 1 1 1 .857 2.89 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1958 32 CIN NL 1B 122 79 774.7 854 62 7 83 .992 10.64 0 0 .000 0 1.2
1959 33 OAK AL 1B 139 126 1119.3 1236 97 9 101 .993 10.72 0 0 .000 0 2.3
1960 34 OAK AL 1B 151 146 1277.0 1396 107 12 114 .992 10.59 0 0 .000 0 2.6
  1B 1306 1155 10425.3 11830 973 94 1156 .993 11.05 0 0 .000 0 18.8
  2B 9 9 77.0 16 11 1 5 .964 3.16 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  CF 2 2 18.7 5 1 1 1 .857 2.89 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1319 1166 10523.0 11852 986 96 1162 .993 10.98 0 0 .000 0 18.9
Career Highs   151 146 1297.7 1526 135 20 173 .995 11.52 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1959 33 OAK AL 6 17 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 .235 .350 .353 .703
Career Post-Season Batting 6 17 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 .235 .350 .353 .703
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1959-4-.523
 OPS
1959-8-.849
 Games
1960-5-156
 Total Bases
1952-8-271
1959-10-268
 Triples
1951-5-6
1958-6-6
1960-9-6
 Homeruns
1952-9-29
1959-8-33
RBIs
1952-5-112
1959-3-109
1960-7-99
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 27    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  8. Luke Easter (885)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1951
Had first career hit (homerun) on 6/5/1951, off Saul Rogovin (NYA)
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/11/1951
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Drove in 7 runs against Boston (A) on 7/28/1952
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 8/16/1952
Injured on 8/24/1952 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1953, hitting .600 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis on 7/27/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1953, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 5/22/1955
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,514,286 through salary arbitration
10/10/1957: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $4,390,000 per year, for 3 years
Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 6/27/1958
Traded from Cincinnati to Oakland on 2/1/1959 (Going to CIN: 2B Reno Bertoia, P Ted Gray, P Ben Flowers. Going to OAK: 1B Dale Long)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1959, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 14 RBI
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1959
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/8/1961 to a 1-year deal worth $800,000 per year
Injured on 6/7/1961 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
 
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