MLB Stats for Dale Long
Dale Long Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac
Dale Long, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Saturday, February 6, 1926, in Springfield, Missouri. Long was 25 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 21, 1951, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Dale Long stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." - Dale Long in The Gigantic Book of Baseball Quotations (Wayne Stewart, Skyhorse Publishing, 10/17/2007, Page 210)
Dale Long Checklist)" style="max-width: 211px; margin: 0 auto; border: solid 1px black">Dale Long Autograph on a 1959 Topps Baseball Card (#414 | Checklist) |
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Dale LongDale Long Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
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Dale LongDale Long Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1951 | 25 | Pirates | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .417 |
| 1951 | 25 | Browns | 34 | 105 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 | .310 | .362 |
| 1955 | 29 | Pirates | 131 | 419 | 59 | 122 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 79 | 48 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .291 | .362 | .513 |
| 1956 | 30 | Pirates | 148 | 517 | 64 | 136 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 91 | 54 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | .263 | .326 | .485 |
| 1957 | 31 | Pirates | 7 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .296 | .227 |
| 1957 | 31 | Cubs | 123 | 397 | 55 | 121 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 62 | 52 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .305 | .383 | .511 |
| 1958 | 32 | Cubs | 142 | 480 | 68 | 130 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | .271 | .357 | .467 |
| 1959 | 33 | Cubs | 110 | 296 | 34 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .236 | .306 | .432 |
| 1960 | 34 | Giants | 37 | 54 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .262 | .333 |
| 1960 | 34 | Yankees | 26 | 41 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .366 | .435 | .707 |
| 1961 | 35 | Senators | 123 | 377 | 52 | 94 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 49 | 39 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .249 | .317 | .459 |
| 1962 | 36 | Senators | 67 | 191 | 17 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .241 | .307 | .346 |
| 1962 | 36 | Yankees | 41 | 94 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .298 | .404 | .468 |
| 1963 | 37 | Yankees | 14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 10 Years | 1,013 | 3,020 | 384 | 805 | 135 | 33 | 132 | 0 | 467 | 353 | 39 | 460 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 76 | .267 | .341 | .464 | ||
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Dale LongDale Long Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1951 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.29 |
| 1951 Browns | 1B | 28 | 26 | 723 | 249 | 8.9 | 246 | 227 | 19 | 3 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.19 |
| 1951 Browns | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1955 Pirates | 1B | 119 | 116 | 2,991 | 1,078 | 9.1 | 1,065 | 968 | 97 | 13 | 114 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.61 |
| 1956 Pirates | 1B | 138 | 136 | 6,357 | 1,324 | 9.6 | 1,300 | 1,201 | 99 | 24 | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 5.52 |
| 1957 Pirates | 1B | 7 | 6 | 153 | 59 | 8.4 | 59 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.41 |
| 1957 Cubs | 1B | 104 | 103 | 2,760 | 985 | 9.5 | 980 | 908 | 72 | 5 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.59 |
| 1958 Cubs | 1B | 137 | 135 | 3,558 | 1,267 | 9.2 | 1,257 | 1,173 | 84 | 10 | 130 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.54 |
| 1958 Cubs | C | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 |
| 1959 Cubs | 1B | 85 | 72 | 2,040 | 792 | 9.3 | 780 | 731 | 49 | 12 | 63 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 10.32 |
| 1960 Giants | 1B | 10 | 8 | 228 | 79 | 7.9 | 79 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.36 |
| 1960 Yankees | 1B | 11 | 6 | 219 | 83 | 7.5 | 82 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.11 |
| 1961 Senators | 1B | 95 | 94 | 2,451 | 904 | 9.5 | 889 | 827 | 62 | 15 | 87 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 9.79 |
| 1962 Senators | 1B | 51 | 47 | 1,233 | 493 | 9.7 | 491 | 459 | 32 | 2 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.75 |
| 1962 Yankees | 1B | 31 | 23 | 678 | 265 | 8.5 | 263 | 242 | 21 | 2 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.47 |
| 1963 Yankees | 1B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 11.00 |
| Career | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF | |
| 1B Totals | 819 | 774 | 23,439 | 7,598 | 9.3 | 7,510 | 6,960 | 550 | 88 | 672 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 8.65 | |
| C Totals | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 10 Years | 822 | 774 | 23,447 | 7,599 | 9.2 | 7,511 | 6,960 | 551 | 88 | 672 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .988 | 8.65 | |
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Dale LongDale Long Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1951 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 12.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 52.5 | 4.8 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 26.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 19.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 18.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 24.0 | 7.5 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 0 | n/a | 21.1 | 5.6 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 0 | n/a | 18.0 | 7.7 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 13.7 | 6.8 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 29 | 0 | n/a | 22.2 | 9.2 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Senators | 5 | 1 | .833 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 47.8 | 8.7 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 1 | n/a | 23.5 | 10.4 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1963 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 10 Years | 10 | 3 | .769 | 207 | 1 | n/a | 22.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
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Dale LongDale Long Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 St. Louis Browns | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Chicago Cubs | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Chicago Cubs | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Chicago Cubs | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 San Francisco Giants | 20, 7 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1960 New York Yankees | 25 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1961 Washington Senators | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Washington Senators | 25 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1962 New York Yankees | 26 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1963 New York Yankees | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
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Being left-handed in baseball, except in rare cases, means exclusion from the position of catcher. This is due in large part to the game's counterclockwise flow. There have only been 28 left-handed throwing players who caught in at least 1 defensive inning. Did you know that Dale Long is one of those rare left-handed catchers?
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| Name | Games Caught | Fielding % |
| Jack Clements | 1,073 | .973 |
| Sam Trott | 272 | .906 |
| Pop Tate | 202 | .905 |
| Sy Sutcliffe | 186 | .887 |
| Bill Harbridge | 128 | .855 |
| Mike Hines | 99 | .896 |
| John Humphries | 75 | .876 |
| Fred Tenney | 71 | .936 |
| Art Twineham | 52 | .936 |
| Phil Baker | 50 | .911 |
| Jiggs Donahue | 45 | .943 |
| Dave Oldfield | 35 | .857 |
| Charlie Householder | 34 | .895 |
| Fergy Malone | 21 | .780 |
| Jack McMahon | 16 | .900 |
| Charlie Krehmeyer | 12 | .864 |
| Joe Wall | 7 | .903 |
| Benny Distefano | 3 | 1.000 |
| Homer Hillebrand | 3 | .899 |
| Jim Egan | 2 | 1.000 |
| Dale Long | 2 | 1.000 |
| Mike Squires | 2 | 1.000 |
| Charlie Eden | 1 | 1.000 |
| John Cassidy | 1 | 1.000 |
| John Mullen | 1 | .714 |
| Lefty Marr | 1 | .000 |
| Martin Powell | 1 | .000 |
| Billy Redmond | 1 | .000 |
Besides being former Major League baseball players, what do Dale Long, Don Mattingly, and Ken Griffey, Jr. have in common? They are the only three players in baseball history to hit at least one home run in a Major League record eight consecutive games.
Dale Long is the only player in National League history to hit at least one homer in eight straight games, making history with the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 19, 1956, May 20, 1956 (Game 1), May 20, 1956 (Game 2), May 22, 1956, May 23, 1956, May 25, 1956, May 26, 1956, and May 28, 1956. [Consecutive Home Run Records]
Dale Long Home Run Record | The Jacksonville Daily Journal | May 29, 1956 | Page 10Baseball Almanac Research Library
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