Sam Dente

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: April 26, 1922 in Harrison, NJ us

Died: April 21, 2002 in Montclair, NJ

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ

High School: Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ)

School: Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ)

Debut: July 10, 1947 (Age 25-075d, 10,339th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 13, 1955 (Age 33-140d)
vs. WSH 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Samuel Joseph Dente

Nicknames: Blackie

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Relatives: Grandfather of Rick Porcello

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.3

2320

585

.252

205

RBI

214

OBP

.303

SLG

.305

OPS

.608

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	WSH		PHA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
2	2	Apr 19	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	4	2	0	6	0
3	3	Apr 20	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
5	5	Apr 22	WSH		PHA	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
6	6	Apr 23	WSH		PHA	L,1-14	CG	48	9.0	5	8	0	13	3
7	7	Apr 24	WSH		PHA	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	2	2	1	5	1
8	8	Apr 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	6	0	6	0
9	9	Apr 27	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	1	3	0	4	2
10	10	Apr 28	WSH		NYY	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	2
11	11	Apr 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	2	7	0	9	1
12	12	Apr 30	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,9-15	CG	49	8.0	1	1	1	3	0
14	14	May 1 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-7	CG	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
15	15	May 3	WSH	@	CHW	W,14-12	CG	48	10.0	1	3	0	4	0
16	16	May 4	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
17	17	May 5	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
18	18	May 6	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
19	19	May 7	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
20	20	May 8 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
21	21	May 8 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	8	4	0	12	2
22	22	May 10	WSH	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
23	23	May 11	WSH	@	DET	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
24	24	May 12	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	4	0	5	1
25	25	May 14	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	2	7	2
26	26	May 15	WSH		BOS	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
27	27	May 16	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	0
28	28	May 17	WSH		DET	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	2	1	7	1
29	29	May 18	WSH		DET	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	3	2	2	7	0
30	30	May 19	WSH		DET	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
31	31	May 20	WSH		SLB	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	1	6	1
32	32	May 21	WSH		SLB	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	4	3	0	7	0
33	33	May 22	WSH		CHW	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
34	34	May 23	WSH		CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
35	35	May 25	WSH		CLE	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
36	36	May 26	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
37	37	May 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
38	38	May 29	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
39	39	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	3
40	40	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,3-13	CG	55	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
42	42	Jun 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	2
43	43	Jun 3	WSH	@	SLB	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	0
44	44	Jun 4	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
45	45	Jun 5 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
46	46	Jun 5 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	8.0	4	1	1	6	0
47	47	Jun 7	WSH	@	CLE	L,11-13	CG	45	8.0	1	4	2	7	0
48	48	Jun 8	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1
49	49	Jun 11	WSH	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
50	50	Jun 12 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-9	CG	43	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
51	51	Jun 12 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	42	8.1	2	1	0	3	0
52	52	Jun 14	WSH		SLB	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
53	53	Jun 15	WSH		SLB	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
54	54	Jun 16	WSH		SLB	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
55	55	Jun 19 (1)	WSH		DET	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	2
56	56	Jun 19 (2)	WSH		DET	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
57	57	Jun 20	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 21	WSH		CHW	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	4	2	1	7	1
59	59	Jun 22	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
60	60	Jun 23	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
61	61	Jun 24	WSH		CLE	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	2	7	0	9	0
62	62	Jun 25	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
63	63	Jun 26	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	CG	45	10.0	0	5	0	5	0
64	64	Jun 28	WSH		PHA	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	3	1	1	5	1
65	65	Jun 29	WSH		PHA	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	1
66	66	Jun 30	WSH		PHA	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1	WSH		NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	1
68	68	Jul 2	WSH		NYY	L,2-10	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
69	69	Jul 3	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	3	2	0	5	2
70	70	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-9	CG	44	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
71	71	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
72	72	Jul 6	WSH		BOS	L,0-5	CG	25	5.0	2	4	0	6	1
73	73	Jul 7 susp	WSH		BOS	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
74	74	Jul 8	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	45	11.1	4	4	0	8	2
75	75	Jul 9	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
76	76	Jul 14	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
77	77	Jul 15	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	44	9.0	4	3	2	9	1
78	78	Jul 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
79	79	Jul 17 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,8-15	CG	49	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
80	80	Jul 17 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	0	2	1	3	1
81	81	Jul 19	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	2	2	1	5	0
82	82	Jul 20	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
83	83	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
84	84	Jul 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	2	6	0	8	0
85	85	Jul 23	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
86	86	Jul 24 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	0	8	0	8	0
87	87	Jul 24 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	5	0	7	0
88	88	Jul 26	WSH		DET	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
89	89	Jul 27 (1)	WSH		DET	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
90	90	Jul 27 (2)	WSH		DET	L,0-11	CG	47	9.0	2	7	1	10	2
91	91	Jul 28	WSH		DET	L,7-13	CG	46	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
92	92	Jul 29	WSH		SLB	L,2-6	CG	43	10.0	1	2	0	3	1
93	93	Jul 30	WSH		SLB	L,9-11	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	94	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	95	Aug 1	WSH		SLB	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
96	96	Aug 2	WSH		CLE	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	3	5	1	9	1
97	97	Aug 4 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,3-6	CG	53	12.0	2	4	0	6	0
98	98	Aug 4 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-14	CG	48	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
99	99	Aug 5	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
100	100	Aug 6	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	CG	52	12.0	3	1	0	4	0
101	101	Aug 7 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	4	5	1	10	1
102	102	Aug 7 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	5	0	8	2
103	103	Aug 9	WSH		PHA	L,3-8	CG	50	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
104	104	Aug 10	WSH		PHA	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	6	4	1	11	4
105	105	Aug 12 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-15	CG	44	8.0	1	5	0	6	2
106	106	Aug 12 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,11-13	CG	48	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
107	107	Aug 13	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	49	11.1	3	6	1	10	3
108	108	Aug 14 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
109	109	Aug 14 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-13	CG	46	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
110	110	Aug 15	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	10.2	4	2	1	7	1
111	111	Aug 17	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
112	112	Aug 18	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
113	113	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	7	5	2	14	3
114	114	Aug 20	WSH		BOS	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
115	115	Aug 21	WSH		BOS	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
116	116	Aug 23	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	1	4	0
117	117	Aug 24	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	0
118	118	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
119	119	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,1-11	CG	0	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
120	120	Aug 27	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	GS	0	7.1	3	0	0	3	0
121	121	Aug 28 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-2	CG	0	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
122	122	Aug 28 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	1	5	0	6	1
123	123	Aug 29	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	0	8.1	3	5	0	8	1
124	124	Aug 30	WSH	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	0	10.0	1	2	0	3	0
125	125	Aug 31	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	2	4	0	6	2
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	126	Sep 1	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	1	4	1	6	0
127	127	Sep 3	WSH		NYY	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
128	128	Sep 4	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
129	129	Sep 5 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	7	0	10	2
130	130	Sep 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-12	CG	45	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
131	131	Sep 8 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
132	132	Sep 8 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-8	CG	48	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
133	133	Sep 9	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
134	134	Sep 10 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
135	135	Sep 10 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	33	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
136	136	Sep 11 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-20	GS	18	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	138 (1)	Sep 13	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
138	139	Sep 14	WSH		CHW	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	2	3	1	6	0
139	140	Sep 16	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	1
140	141	Sep 17	WSH		CLE	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
141	142	Sep 18 (1)	WSH		DET	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	4	4	1	9	2
142	143	Sep 18 (2)	WSH		DET	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	3	6	0	9	2
143	144	Sep 20	WSH		SLB	L,6-15	CG	54	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
144	145	Sep 21	WSH		SLB	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
145	146	Sep 23 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,9-8	CG	46	10.0	3	4	0	7	1
146	147	Sep 23 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,1-7	CG	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
147	148	Sep 25 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
148	149	Sep 25 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	23	7.0	1	4	0	5	1
149	150	Sep 27	WSH		BOS	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1
150	151	Sep 28	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	5	8	0	13	2
151	152	Sep 30	WSH		BOS	L,9-11	CG	46	9.0	1	4	1	6	3
152	153	Oct 1	WSH		PHA	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	3	5	0	8	2
153	154	Oct 2	WSH		PHA	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
							153gm		1319.2	314	462	35	811	106