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Dale Mitchell
Loren Dale Mitchell

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School University of Oklahoma

Debut September 15, 1946
Final Game September 26, 1956
Born August 23, 1921 in Colony, OK
Died January 5, 1987 in Tulsa, OK

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Dale had a rather solid career with the Cleveland Indians before being traded to the Dodgers, later that season he struck out to make the final out in Don Larsen's World Series Perfect Game....the most consequential K in Big League history!

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 24 CLE AL  11   44    7   19   3  0   0    5   1  0   1   2  .432  .444  .500  170   22   0           0   1
 1947 25 CLE AL 123  493   69  156  16 10   1   34   2  5  23  14  .316  .347  .396  109  195   2           0   2 MVP-26
 1948 26 CLE AL 141  608   82  204  30  8   4   56  13 18  45  17  .336  .383  .431  118  262   1           2   9
 1949 27 CLE AL 149  640   81  203  16 23   3   56  10  3  43  11  .317  .360  .428  110  274   2           0   8 MVP-26,AS
 1950 28 CLE AL 130  506   81  156  27  5   3   49   3  7  67  21  .308  .390  .399  105  202   3           1   7
 1951 29 CLE AL 134  510   83  148  21  7  11   62   7  7  53  16  .290  .358  .424  115  216   6           1   8 MVP-28
 1952 30 CLE AL 134  511   61  165  26  3   5   58   6  6  52   9  .323  .387  .415  129  212   7           1  14 MVP-20,AS
 1953 31 CLE AL 134  500   76  150  26  4  13   60   3  1  42  20  .300  .354  .446  117  223   0           0  11
 1954 32 CLE AL  53   60    6   17   1  0   1    6   0  0   9   1  .283  .377  .350   99   21   0   0       0   1
 1955 33 CLE AL  61   58    4   15   2  1   0   10   0  0   4   3  .259  .302  .328   67   19   0   1   2   0   2
 1956 34 TOT     57   54    5   11   1  0   0    7   0  0   7   5  .204  .295  .222   38   12   0   0   1   0   2
         CLE AL  38   30    2    4   0  0   0    6   0  0   7   2  .133  .297  .133   17    4   0   0   1   0   0
         BRO NL  19   24    3    7   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .292  .292  .333   62    8   0   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1127 3984  555 1244 169 61  41  403  45 47 346 119  .312  .368  .416  113 1658  21   1   3   5  65
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        573   80  179  24  9   6   58   6  7  50  17  .312  .368  .416  113  238   3   0   0   1   9
 Career High    149  640   83  204  30 23  13   62  13 18  67  21  .336  .390  .446  129  274   7   1   2   2  14

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1946 24 CLE AL   45   26   10  10.3    91| .432  .256| .444  .330| .500  .369| .944  .699| 170  .839   4.0   0.4 100%
 1947 25 CLE AL  518  346   66   5.1    94| .316  .259| .347  .338| .396  .372| .743  .711| 109  .590   3.2   0.3  28%
 1948 26 CLE AL  656  432   95   5.9   104| .336  .270| .383  .355| .431  .391| .814  .746| 118  .608  14.6   1.4  41%
 1949 27 CLE AL  685  450   99   5.8   105| .317  .268| .360  .360| .428  .390| .788  .750| 110  .610   3.8   0.4  76%
 1950 28 CLE AL  577  367   77   5.6   111| .308  .275| .390  .361| .399  .412| .789  .773| 105  .552   6.3   0.6  30%
 1951 29 CLE AL  570  383   76   5.3    98| .290  .261| .358  .342| .424  .383| .782  .725| 115  .576  10.2   1.0  50%
 1952 30 CLE AL  571  373   81   5.9    91| .323  .253| .387  .332| .415  .369| .802  .701| 129  .653  21.0   2.2  50%
 1953 31 CLE AL  542  362   79   5.9   101| .300  .267| .354  .343| .446  .393| .800  .736| 117  .622  10.6   1.1  75%
 1954 32 CLE AL   69   44    8   4.9   100| .283  .268| .377  .344| .350  .391| .727  .735|  99  .562   0.2   0.0   0%
 1955 33 CLE AL   63   46    5   2.9   106| .259  .271| .302  .351| .328  .404| .630  .755|  67  .304  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1956 34 TOT      61   45    4   2.4   109| .204  .272| .295  .348| .222  .421| .517  .769|  38  .225  -4.9  -0.4   0%
         CLE AL   37   26    2   2.1   108| .133  .270| .297  .352| .133  .412| .430  .764|  17  .175  -3.5  -0.3   0%
         BRO NL   24   19    2   2.8   110| .292  .274| .292  .342| .333  .433| .625  .775|  62  .300  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     4357 2874  600   5.6   101| .312  .265| .368  .348| .416  .388| .784  .736| 113  .597  66.1   6.7  48%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1946 24 CLE AL  OF   11     28    0    0    0 1.000  .976  2.55  2.24                            0   11    0
 1947 25 CLE AL  OF  115    252    8    6    1  .977  .979  2.26  2.35                           83   42    1
 1948 26 CLE AL  OF  140    307   12    3    3  .991  .975  2.28  2.36                          140    1    0
 1949 27 CLE AL  OF  149    337   10    2    2  .994  .980  2.33  2.27                          149    0    0 AS
 1950 28 CLE AL  OF  127    236    3    7    1  .972  .979  1.88  2.34                          127    0    0
 1951 29 CLE AL  OF  124    253    3    2    0  .992  .977  2.06  2.23                          124    0    0
 1952 30 CLE AL  OF  128    258    2    2    0  .992  .980  2.03  2.18                          128    0    0 AS
 1953 31 CLE AL  OF  125    224    2    7    1  .970  .981  1.81  2.18                          125    0    0
 1954 32 CLE AL  OF    6      7    1    1    0  .889  .976  1.33  2.17                            6    0    0
                 1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.00                        
 1955 33 CLE AL  1B    8     26    2    0    5 1.000  .989  3.50  8.18                        
                 OF    3      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  2.07                            3    0    0
 1956 34 TOT     LF    3      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  1.70  1.59  2.06    2   17.0
         TOT     OF    3      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  2.03  1.59  2.28    2   17.0
         CLE AL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.02    0    4.0
         BRO NL  LF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  1.70  2.08  2.08    2   13.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1954 32 CLE AL  1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.00                        
 1955 33 CLE AL  1B    8     26    2    0    5 1.000  .989  3.50  8.18                        

 1956 34 TOT     LF    3      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  1.70  1.59  2.06    2   17.0
         CLE AL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.02    0    4.0
         BRO NL  LF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  1.70  2.08  2.08    2   13.0

 1946 24 CLE AL  OF   11     28    0    0    0 1.000  .976  2.55  2.24                            0   11    0
 1947 25 CLE AL  OF  115    252    8    6    1  .977  .979  2.26  2.35                           83   42    1
 1948 26 CLE AL  OF  140    307   12    3    3  .991  .975  2.28  2.36                          140    1    0
 1949 27 CLE AL  OF  149    337   10    2    2  .994  .980  2.33  2.27                          149    0    0
 1950 28 CLE AL  OF  127    236    3    7    1  .972  .979  1.88  2.34                          127    0    0
 1951 29 CLE AL  OF  124    253    3    2    0  .992  .977  2.06  2.23                          124    0    0
 1952 30 CLE AL  OF  128    258    2    2    0  .992  .980  2.03  2.18                          128    0    0
 1953 31 CLE AL  OF  125    224    2    7    1  .970  .981  1.81  2.18                          125    0    0
 1954 32 CLE AL  OF    6      7    1    1    0  .889  .976  1.33  2.17                            6    0    0
 1955 33 CLE AL  OF    3      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  2.07                            3    0    0
 1956 34 TOT     OF    3      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  2.03  1.59  2.28    2   17.0
         CLE AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00  0.00  2.25    0    4.0
         BRO NL  OF    2      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  2.05  2.08  2.28    2   13.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  1B    9     28    2    0    5 1.000  .990  3.33  8.16                        
                 LF*   3      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  1.70                2   17.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       940   1934   43   30   13  .985  .979  2.10  2.33

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   6  23   4   4  1  0  1   1   2   0  .174  .240  .348   0  0   0   0   0 
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0  .000  .333  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1956   WS    BRO NYY     L   4   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        1-2  13  29   4   4  1  0  1   1   3   1  .138  .219  .276   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1949   CLE AL       1   0   1  1  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1952   CLE AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      1   2   0   1  1  0  0   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500 1.000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1949 *
1952 (LF)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1947-AL-26-0.01
1949-AL-26-0.01
1951-AL-28-0.01
1952-AL-20-0.03
Car-1023-0.06 shares

Batting Average
1947 AL-.316-6
1948 AL-.336-3
1949 AL-.317-4
1952 AL-.323-2
Car-.312-83

On-base %
1952 AL-.387-7

At Bats
1948 AL-608-5
1949 AL-640-1

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1948 AL-656-10
1949 AL-685-7

Hits
1948 AL-204-2
1949 AL-203-1
1952 AL-165-7

Total Bases
1949 AL-274-4

Doubles
1952 AL-26-10

Triples
1947 AL-10-4
1949 AL-23-1
1951 AL-7-7

Stolen Bases
1948 AL-13-4
1949 AL-10-5

Singles
1947 AL-129-5
1948 AL-162-1
1949 AL-161-1
1952 AL-131-4

Runs Created
1949 AL-99-8

Caught Stealing
1948 AL-18-1
1950 AL-7-4
1951 AL-7-7

Power/Speed Number
1951 AL-8.6-9

At Bats per Strikeout
1947 AL-35.2-3
1948 AL-35.8-2
1949 AL-58.2-1
1950 AL-24.1-5
1951 AL-31.9-4
1952 AL-56.8-1
1953 AL-25.0-3
Car-33.5-15

Outs
1948 AL-432-8
1949 AL-450-6

Black Ink: Batting - 5 (368) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 36 (667) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 22.0 (529) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 45.0 (398) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

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.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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Dale had a rather solid career with the Cleveland Indians before being traded to the Dodgers, later that season he struck out to make the final out in Don Larsen's World Series Perfect Game....the most consequential K in Big League history!

All-Star 1949 * 1952 (LF)	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1947-AL-26-0.01 1949-AL-26-0.01 1951-AL-28-0.01 1952-AL-20-0.03 Car-1023-0.06 shares	Batting Average 1947 AL-.316-6 1948 AL-.336-3 1949 AL-.317-4 1952 AL-.323-2 Car-.312-83	On-base % 1952 AL-.387-7	At Bats 1948 AL-608-5 1949 AL-640-1	Plate Appearances (approx.) 1948 AL-656-10 1949 AL-685-7
Hits 1948 AL-204-2 1949 AL-203-1 1952 AL-165-7	Total Bases 1949 AL-274-4	Doubles 1952 AL-26-10	Triples 1947 AL-10-4 1949 AL-23-1 1951 AL-7-7	Stolen Bases 1948 AL-13-4 1949 AL-10-5	Singles 1947 AL-129-5 1948 AL-162-1 1949 AL-161-1 1952 AL-131-4
Runs Created 1949 AL-99-8	Caught Stealing 1948 AL-18-1 1950 AL-7-4 1951 AL-7-7	Power/Speed Number 1951 AL-8.6-9	At Bats per Strikeout 1947 AL-35.2-3 1948 AL-35.8-2 1949 AL-58.2-1 1950 AL-24.1-5 1951 AL-31.9-4 1952 AL-56.8-1 1953 AL-25.0-3 Car-33.5-15	Outs 1948 AL-432-8 1949 AL-450-6