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Dale Mitchell
Loren Dale Mitchell
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 23, 1921 in Colony, OK
Schools: University of Oklahoma
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1946
Final Game: September 26, 1956
Died: January 5, 1987 in Tulsa, OK
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Standard Batting

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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
1946 24 CLE AL 11 45 44 7 19 3 0 0 5 1 0 1 2 .432 .444 .500 .944 170 22 1 0 0 O
1947 25 CLE AL 123 518 493 69 156 16 10 1 34 2 5 23 14 .316 .347 .396 .742 109 195 2 0 2 *O MVP-26
1948 26 CLE AL 141 656 608 82 204 30 8 4 56 13 18 45 17 .336 .383 .431 .814 118 262 9 2 1 *O
1949 27 CLE AL 149 685 640 81 203 16 23 3 56 10 3 43 11 .317 .360 .428 .788 110 274 8 0 2 *O MVP-26
1950 28 CLE AL 130 577 506 81 156 27 5 3 49 3 7 67 21 .308 .390 .399 .789 105 202 7 1 3 *O
1951 29 CLE AL 134 570 510 83 148 21 7 11 62 7 7 53 16 .290 .358 .424 .782 115 216 8 1 6 *O MVP-28
1952 30 CLE AL 134 571 511 61 165 26 3 5 58 6 6 52 9 .323 .387 .415 .801 129 212 14 1 7 *O MVP-20
1953 31 CLE AL 134 542 500 76 150 26 4 13 60 3 1 42 20 .300 .354 .446 .800 117 223 11 0 0 *O
1954 32 CLE AL 53 69 60 6 17 1 0 1 6 0 0 9 1 .283 .377 .350 .727 99 21 1 0 0 0 /73
1955 33 CLE AL 61 63 58 4 15 2 1 0 10 0 0 4 3 .259 .302 .328 .629 67 19 2 0 0 1 2 /37
1956 34 TOT 57 61 54 5 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 7 5 .204 .295 .222 .517 38 12 2 0 0 0 1 /7
1956 34 CLE AL 38 37 30 2 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 2 .133 .297 .133 .431 17 4 0 0 0 0 1 /7
1956 34 BRO NL 19 24 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 .292 .333 .625 62 8 2 0 0 0 0 /7
11 Seasons 1127 4357 3984 555 1244 169 61 41 403 45 47 346 119 .312 .368 .416 .784 113 1658 65 5 21 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 626 573 80 179 24 9 6 58 6 7 50 17 .312 .368 .416 .784 113 238 9 1 3
CLE (11 yrs) 1108 4333 3960 552 1237 168 61 41 402 45 47 346 116 .312 .368 .417 .785 113 1650 63 5 21 1 3
BRO (1 yr) 19 24 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 .292 .333 .625 62 8 2 0 0 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 1108 4333 3960 552 1237 168 61 41 402 45 47 346 116 .312 .368 .417 .785 113 1650 63 5 21 1 3
NL (1 yr) 19 24 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 .292 .333 .625 62 8 2 0 0 0 0

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Detailed Stats

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1946 CLE AL 24 OF 11 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 2.55 .975 2.24 0-11-0
1947 CLE AL 25 OF 115 266 252 8 6 1 .977 2.26 .979 2.35 83-42-1 MVP-26
1948 CLE AL 26 OF 140 322 307 12 3 3 .991 2.28 .975 2.36 140-1-0
1949 CLE AL 27 OF 149 349 337 10 2 2 .994 2.33 .980 2.27 149-0-0 MVP-26
1950 CLE AL 28 OF 127 246 236 3 7 1 .972 1.88 .979 2.34 127-0-0
1951 CLE AL 29 OF 124 258 253 3 2 0 .992 2.06 .977 2.23 124-0-0 MVP-28
1952 CLE AL 30 OF 128 262 258 2 2 0 .992 2.03 .980 2.18 128-0-0 MVP-20
1953 CLE AL 31 OF 125 233 224 2 7 1 .970 1.81 .981 2.18 125-0-0
1954 CLE AL 32 LF 6 4 37.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -1.3 -42.2 -1.3 -1.7 0.4 0 1.95 1.33 .978 2.26 1.93
1954 CLE AL 32 OF 6 4 37.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -1.3 -42.2 -1.3 -1.7 0.4 0 1.95 1.33 .978 2.38 2.17
1954 CLE AL 32 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.00
1955 CLE AL 33 1B 8 2 32.0 28 26 2 0 5 1.000 -0.3 -11.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 7.88 3.50 .989 9.62 8.18
1955 CLE AL 33 LF 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.80 0.33 1.000 2.34 1.77
1955 CLE AL 33 OF 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.80 0.33 1.000 2.34 2.07
1956 TOT 34 LF 3 2 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 7.1 0.1 0.6 -0.4 0 1.59 1.00 .967 2.06 1.70
1956 TOT 34 OF 3 2 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 7.1 0.1 0.6 -0.4 0 1.59 1.00 .967 2.28 2.03
1956 CLE AL 34 LF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.70
1956 CLE AL 34 OF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
1956 BRO NL 34 LF 2 2 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 18.5 0.2 0.7 -0.4 0 2.08 1.50 .967 2.08 1.70
1956 BRO NL 34 OF 2 2 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 18.5 0.2 0.7 -0.4 0 2.08 1.50 .967 2.28 2.05
11 Seasons OF 931 6 59.0 1977 1906 41 30 8 .985 -1.4 -28.5 -1.4 -1.3 0.0 0 297.00 2.09 .978 2.35 2.27 888-54-1
3 Seasons (incomplete) LF 12 6 59.0 13 11 1 1 0 .923 -1.4 -28.5 -1.4 -1.3 0.0 0 1.83 1.00 .977 2.21 1.83
2 Seasons 1B 9 2 33.0 30 28 2 0 5 1.000 -0.4 -14.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 8.18 3.33 .990 9.63 8.16
11 Seasons TOT 940 8 92.0 2007 1934 43 30 13 .985 -1.8 -23.5 -1.8 -1.6 -0.1 0 0 193.40 2.10 .964 4.96 2.33 888-54-1
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1949 *
1952 (LF)

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1947-AL-26-1%
1949-AL-26-1%
1951-AL-28-1%
1952-AL-20-3%
0.06 Career Shares (1033rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1947 AL--.316--6th
1948 AL--.336--3rd
1949 AL--.317--4th
1952 AL--.323--2nd
Career--.312--83rd

On-Base% s c a p y
1952 AL--.387--7th

At Bats s c a p y
1948 AL--608--5th
1949 AL--640--1st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1948 AL--656--10th
1949 AL--685--7th

Hits s c a p y
1948 AL--204--2nd
1949 AL--203--1st
1952 AL--165--7th

Total Bases s c a p y
1949 AL--274--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1952 AL--26--10th

Triples s c a p y
1947 AL--10--4th
1949 AL--23--1st
1951 AL--7--7th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1948 AL--13--4th
1949 AL--10--5th

Singles s c a p y
1947 AL--129--5th
1948 AL--162--1st
1949 AL--161--1st
1952 AL--131--4th

Runs Created s c a p y
1949 AL--99--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1948 AL--18--1st
1950 AL--7--4th
1951 AL--7--7th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1951 AL--8.6--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
1947 AL--35.214--3rd
1948 AL--35.765--2nd
1949 AL--58.182--1st
1950 AL--24.095--5th
1951 AL--31.875--4th
1952 AL--56.778--1st
1953 AL--25.000--3rd
Career--33.480--15th

Outs Made s c a p y
1948 AL--432--8th
1949 AL--450--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 5 (393), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 36 (672), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 45 (404), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 22 (531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

July 29, 1956: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.

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Name and misspellings: Loren Dale Mitchell

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