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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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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
1947 25 BOS AL 46 189 168 14 39 4 2 0 11 0 1 19 15 .232 .310 .280 .590 60 47 6 0 2 5
1948 26 SLB AL 98 296 267 26 72 11 2 0 22 1 3 22 8 .270 .328 .326 .653 73 87 5 1 6 6/5
1949 27 WSH AL 153 625 590 48 161 24 4 1 53 4 4 31 24 .273 .309 .332 .641 71 196 17 0 4 *6
1950 28 WSH AL 155 654 603 56 144 20 5 2 59 1 1 39 19 .239 .286 .299 .585 53 180 25 1 11 *64 MVP-30
1951 29 WSH AL 88 301 273 21 65 8 1 0 29 3 0 25 10 .238 .302 .275 .577 58 75 12 0 3 64/5
1952 30 CHW AL 62 155 145 12 32 0 1 0 11 0 0 5 8 .221 .257 .234 .491 37 34 6 2 3 65/4O3
1953 31 CHW AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1954 32 CLE AL 68 194 169 18 45 7 1 1 19 0 0 14 4 .266 .319 .337 .656 79 57 5 0 9 2 6/4
1955 33 CLE AL 73 121 105 10 27 4 0 0 10 0 0 12 8 .257 .331 .295 .626 67 31 2 0 3 1 1 65/4
9 Seasons 745 2535 2320 205 585 78 16 4 214 9 9 167 96 .252 .303 .305 .608 63 707 78 4 41 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 551 504 45 127 17 3 1 47 2 2 36 21 .252 .303 .305 .608 63 154 17 1 9
WSH (3 yrs) 396 1580 1466 125 370 52 10 3 141 8 5 95 53 .252 .298 .308 .606 61 451 54 1 18
CLE (2 yrs) 141 315 274 28 72 11 1 1 29 0 0 26 12 .263 .323 .321 .645 74 88 7 0 12 3 1
CHW (2 yrs) 64 155 145 12 32 0 1 0 11 0 0 5 8 .221 .257 .234 .491 37 34 6 2 3
BOS (1 yr) 46 189 168 14 39 4 2 0 11 0 1 19 15 .232 .310 .280 .590 60 47 6 0 2
SLB (1 yr) 98 296 267 26 72 11 2 0 22 1 3 22 8 .270 .328 .326 .653 73 87 5 1 6

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 32 CLE AL WS NYG L 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 1 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1950-AL-30-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

Games Played s c a p y
1949 AL--153--6th
1950 AL--155--5th

At Bats s c a p y
1949 AL--590--8th
1950 AL--603--6th

Singles s c a p y
1949 AL--132--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1950 AL--11--8th
1954 AL--9--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1950 AL--25--3rd

AB per SO s c a p y
1949 AL--24.6--5th
1950 AL--31.7--3rd

Outs Made s c a p y
1949 AL--454--3rd
1950 AL--496--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 18, 1947: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Clem Dreisewerd, Bill Sommers and $65,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Billy Hitchcock and Ellis Kinder.

October 4, 1948: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Washington Senators for Tom Ferrick, John Sullivan and $25,000.

November 27, 1951: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Upton.

May 5, 1953: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Chicago White Sox.

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