Sam Dente
Samuel Joseph Dente (Blackie)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 26, 1922 in Harrison, NJ
High School: Kearny (Kearny, NJ)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 10, 1947
Final Game: September 13, 1955
Died: April 21, 2002
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1947 BOS AL 25 3B 46 131 40 83 8 11 .939 2.67 .960 2.91
1948 SLB AL 26 SS 76 360 138 207 15 46 .958 4.54 .964 4.85
1948 SLB AL 26 3B 6 13 3 9 1 1 .923 2.00 .962 2.93
1949 WSH AL 27 SS 153 811 314 462 35 106 .957 5.07 .963 4.79
1950 WSH AL 28 SS 128 663 225 406 32 88 .952 4.93 .961 4.74 MVP-30
1950 WSH AL 28 2B 29 184 91 91 2 23 .989 6.28 .976 5.39 MVP-30
1951 WSH AL 29 SS 65 313 128 173 12 43 .962 4.63 .961 4.72
1951 WSH AL 29 2B 10 64 32 30 2 9 .969 6.20 .978 5.35
1951 WSH AL 29 3B 5 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.60 .950 2.88
1952 CHW AL 30 SS 27 104 42 56 6 14 .942 3.63 .962 4.29
1952 CHW AL 30 3B 18 24 7 17 0 2 1.000 1.33 .950 2.98
1952 CHW AL 30 2B 6 44 24 20 0 6 1.000 7.33 .977 5.13
1952 CHW AL 30 OF 6 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .975 2.18 4-0-2
1952 CHW AL 30 1B 2 10 8 2 0 1 1.000 5.00 .990 8.90
1953 CHW AL 31 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50
1954 CLE AL 32 SS 60 48 412.0 205 66 133 6 33 .971 6.7 19.5 6.7 3.2 3.5 0 4.35 3.32 .960 5.00 4.31
1954 CLE AL 32 2B 7 6 43.0 26 10 14 2 3 .923 -0.1 -2.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 5.02 3.43 .977 5.38 4.84
1955 CLE AL 33 SS 53 22 266.0 123 33 87 3 15 .976 -2.1 -9.5 -2.1 -1.5 -0.6 0 4.06 2.26 .959 4.93 4.04
1955 CLE AL 33 3B 13 0 42.0 16 4 12 0 0 1.000 0.3 8.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.43 1.23 .950 3.17 2.73
1955 CLE AL 33 2B 4 1 14.0 11 5 6 0 2 1.000 0.1 8.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 7.07 2.75 .973 5.40 4.88
8 Seasons SS 563 70 678.0 2579 946 1524 109 345 .958 4.6 8.1 4.6 1.7 2.9 0 32.79 4.39 .962 4.97 4.63
5 Seasons 3B 88 0 42.0 192 55 128 9 14 .953 0.3 8.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 39.21 2.08 .957 3.17 2.90
5 Seasons 2B 56 7 57.0 329 162 161 6 43 .982 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 51.00 5.77 .976 5.38 5.25
1 Season OF 6 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .975 2.18 4-0-2
1 Season 1B 2 10 8 2 0 1 1.000 5.00 .990 8.90
9 Seasons TOT 715 77 777.0 3114 1175 1815 124 403 .960 4.9 7.6 4.9 1.6 3.3 0 34.63 4.18 .924 4.91 4.46 4-0-2
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1947 BOS AL 25 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0
1948 SLB AL 26 98 98 98 0 0 0 0 6 76 0 0 0 0
1949 WSH AL 27 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 0 0 0
1950 WSH AL 28 155 155 155 0 0 0 29 0 128 0 0 0 0
1951 WSH AL 29 88 88 88 0 0 0 10 5 65 0 0 0 0
1952 CHW AL 30 62 62 62 0 0 2 6 18 27 4 0 2 6
1953 CHW AL 31 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1954 CLE AL 32 68 54 68 68 0 0 0 7 0 60 0 0 0 0 1 4
1955 CLE AL 33 73 23 73 73 0 0 0 4 13 53 0 0 0 0 5 8
9 Seasons 745 77 745 745 0 0 2 56 88 563 4 0 2 6 6 12
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1954 CLE AL 32 1700 59% 81% 25% 173 90% 2 66 33 28 5 136 88 40 0 4 6 0 5 1 5 34 19 0 4 4 1 31 19 9 2 1 1
1955 CLE AL 33 1158 63% 75% 20% 110 92% 0 56 41 12 3 66 44 19 0 2 3 0 3 0 3 15 11 0 2 1 0 14 11 3 1 0 0
2 Seasons 2858 61% 78% 23% 283 90% 2 122 74 40 8 202 132 59 0 6 9 0 8 1 8 49 30 0 6 5 1 45 30 12 3 1 1
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1955 CLE AL 33 173 65% 75% 16% 16 100% 0 8 8 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1 Season 173 65% 75% 16% 16 100% 0 8 8 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 89% 60%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1954 CLE AL 32 197 63% 75% 26% 21 81% 0 10 5 3 2 14 11 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
1955 CLE AL 33 56 66% 80% 14% 7 100% 0 5 4 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
2 Seasons 253 64% 76% 24% 28 86% 0 15 9 4 2 19 15 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 5 0 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 93%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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