Dale Long

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: February 6, 1926 in Springfield, MO us

Died: January 27, 1991 in Palm Coast, FL

Buried: Cheshire Cemetery, Cheshire, MA

High School: Adams HS (Adams, MA)

Debut: April 21, 1951 (Age 25-074d, 10,794th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 18, 1963 (Age 37-162d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Richard Dale Long

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.2

3020

805

132

.267

384

RBI

467

OBP

.341

SLG

.464

OPS

.805

OPS+

115

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1945	19	CIN-min	D	90																									LIM · OHSL
1946	20	CIN-min	C,A	116	501	464	65	153	22	8	2	62	15		29	58	.330	.373	.425	.798		197		3	5				OGD,CLM · PION,SALL
1947	21	BOS-CIN-min	C,B,D	106	425	394	60	121	16	5	8	67	12		22	32	.307	.345	.434	.779		171		1	8				ONE,PRV,MUN · CAML,NENL,OHSL
1948	22	BOS-min	B	125	550	493	97	149	22	3	18	119	1		56	80	.302	.373	.469	.842		231		0	1				LYN · NENL
1949	23	DET-min	A	140	581	493	90	142	35	2	11	81	12		87	97	.288	.395	.434	.829		214		0	1				WPT · EL
1950	24	NYY-min	A	133	526	526		151	26	5	27						.287	.287	.510	.797		268							BNG · EL
1951	25	NYY-min	AAA	36	138	128	10	34	4	1	4	23	0		9	23	.266	.314	.406	.720		52		0	1				SFR · PCL
1951	25	TOT	MLB	44	128	117	12	27	5	1	3	12	0	0	10	25	.231	.297	.368	.664	77	43	1	1	0		0	3H/7
1951	25	PIT	NL	10	12	12	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.417	.583	50	5	0	0	0		0	/H3
1951	25	SLB	AL	34	116	105	11	25	5	1	2	11	0	0	10	22	.238	.310	.362	.672	79	38	1	1	0		0	3/H7

1952	26	PIT-min	AA	153	548	548		139	34	6	33						.254	.254	.518	.772		284							NOR · SOUA
1954	28	PIT-min	Opn	129	492	410	69	115	27	5	23	68	3		76	69	.280	.393	.539	.932		221		2	1	3			HOL · PCL
1955	29	PIT	NL	131	479	419	59	122	19	13	16	79	0	1	48	72	.291	.362	.513	.875	132	215	14	1	6	4	6	*3H	MVP-19
1956	30	PIT	NL	148	582	517	64	136	20	7	27	91	1	0	54	85	.263	.326	.485	.812	118	251	10	0	0	11	11	*3H	AS,MVP-26
1957	31	TOT	NL	130	483	419	55	125	20	0	21	67	1	1	56	73	.298	.378	.496	.875	134	208	10	1	1	5	4	*3H
1957	31	PIT	NL	7	27	22	0	4	1	0	0	5	0	0	4	10	.182	.296	.227	.524	46	5	1	0	0	1	0	/3H
1957	31	CHC	NL	123	456	397	55	121	19	0	21	62	1	1	52	63	.305	.383	.511	.895	139	203	9	1	1	4	4	*3H
1958	32	CHC	NL	142	556	480	68	130	26	4	20	75	2	0	66	64	.271	.357	.467	.824	118	224	15	2	0	6	9	*3/H2
1959	33	CHC	NL	110	330	296	34	70	10	3	14	37	0	0	31	53	.236	.306	.432	.738	96	128	6	0	0	3	2	3H
1960	34	TOT	MLB	63	107	95	10	24	3	1	6	16	0	0	12	13	.253	.336	.495	.831	129	47	5	0	0	0	2	H3
1960	34	SFG	NL	37	61	54	4	9	0	0	3	6	0	0	7	7	.167	.262	.333	.596	67	18	3	0	0	0	1	H3
1960	34	NYY	AL	26	46	41	6	15	3	1	3	10	0	0	5	6	.366	.435	.707	1.142	211	29	2	0	0	0	1	H3
1961	35	WSA	AL	123	423	377	52	94	20	4	17	49	0	0	39	41	.249	.317	.459	.776	111	173	7	1	0	6	5	3H
1962	36	TOT	AL	108	327	285	29	74	12	0	8	41	6	1	36	31	.260	.340	.386	.726	96	110	8	1	0	4	0	3H
1962	36	WSA	AL	67	213	191	17	46	8	0	4	24	5	1	18	22	.241	.307	.346	.652	76	66	6	1	0	2	0	3H
1962	36	NYY	AL	41	114	94	12	28	4	0	4	17	1	0	18	9	.298	.404	.468	.872	137	44	2	0	0	2	0	3H
1963	37	NYY	AL	14	16	15	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.250	.200	.450	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	H/3
1964	38	STL-min	AAA	24	80	61	6	13	2	0	0	4	0	0	17	4	.213	.375	.246	.621		15		0	0	2			JCK · IL
10 Yrs				1013	3431	3020	384	805	135	33	132	467	10	3	353	460	.267	.341	.464	.805	115	1402	76	7	7	39	39
162 Game Avg.				162	549	483	61	129	22	5	21	75	2	0	56	74	.267	.341	.464	.805	115	224	12	1	1		6
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
PIT (4 yrs)				296	1100	970	124	264	40	20	44	176	1	1	106	170	.272	.339	.491	.830	122	476	25	1	6	16	17
CHC (3 yrs)				375	1342	1173	157	321	55	7	55	174	3	1	149	180	.274	.354	.473	.827	120	555	30	3	1	13	15
NYY (3 yrs)				81	176	150	19	46	7	1	7	27	1	0	24	18	.307	.398	.507	.904	146	76	4	0	0	2	1
WSA (2 yrs)				190	636	568	69	140	28	4	21	73	5	1	57	63	.246	.313	.421	.734	99	239	13	2	0	8	5
SFG (1 yr)				37	61	54	4	9	0	0	3	6	0	0	7	7	.167	.262	.333	.596	67	18	3	0	0	0	1
SLB (1 yr)				34	116	105	11	25	5	1	2	11	0	0	10	22	.238	.310	.362	.672	79	38	1	1	0		0

NL (7 yrs)				708	2503	2197	285	594	95	27	102	356	4	2	262	357	.270	.345	.477	.823	119	1049	58	4	7	29	33
AL (5 yrs)				305	928	823	99	211	40	6	30	111	6	1	91	103	.256	.329	.429	.758	105	353	18	3	0	10	6

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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