Dale Mitchell
Loren Dale Mitchell
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 23, 1921 in Colony, OK
High School: Cloud Chief (Cloud Chief, OK)
School: University of Oklahoma
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1946
Final Game: September 26, 1956
Died: January 5, 1987 in Tulsa, OK
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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 Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1946 CLE AL 24 OF 11 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 2.55 .975 2.24 0-11-0
1947 CLE AL 25 OF 115 266 252 8 6 1 .977 2.26 .979 2.35 83-42-1 MVP-26
1948 CLE AL 26 OF 140 322 307 12 3 3 .991 2.28 .975 2.36 140-1-0
1949 CLE AL 27 OF 149 349 337 10 2 2 .994 2.33 .980 2.27 149-0-0 AS,MVP-26
1950 CLE AL 28 OF 127 246 236 3 7 1 .972 1.88 .979 2.34 127-0-0
1951 CLE AL 29 OF 124 258 253 3 2 0 .992 2.06 .977 2.23 124-0-0 MVP-28
1952 CLE AL 30 OF 128 262 258 2 2 0 .992 2.03 .980 2.18 128-0-0 AS,MVP-20
1953 CLE AL 31 OF 125 233 224 2 7 1 .970 1.81 .981 2.18 125-0-0
1954 CLE AL 32 LF 6 4 37.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -1.3 -42.2 -1.3 -1.7 0.4 0 1.95 1.33 .978 2.26 1.93
1954 CLE AL 32 OF 6 4 37.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -1.3 -42.2 -1.3 -1.7 0.4 0 1.95 1.33 .978 2.38 2.17
1954 CLE AL 32 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.00
1955 CLE AL 33 1B 8 2 32.0 28 26 2 0 5 1.000 -0.3 -11.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 7.88 3.50 .989 9.62 8.18
1955 CLE AL 33 LF 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.80 0.33 1.000 2.34 1.77
1955 CLE AL 33 OF 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.80 0.33 1.000 2.34 2.07
1956 TOT MLB 34 LF 3 2 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 7.1 0.1 0.6 -0.4 0 1.59 1.00 .967 2.06 1.70
1956 TOT MLB 34 OF 3 2 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 7.1 0.1 0.6 -0.4 0 1.59 1.00 .967 2.28 2.03
1956 CLE AL 34 LF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.70
1956 CLE AL 34 OF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
1956 BRO NL 34 LF 2 2 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 18.5 0.2 0.7 -0.4 0 2.08 1.50 .967 2.08 1.70
1956 BRO NL 34 OF 2 2 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 18.5 0.2 0.7 -0.4 0 2.08 1.50 .967 2.28 2.05
11 Seasons OF 931 6 59.0 1977 1906 41 30 8 .985 -1.4 -28.5 -1.4 -1.3 0.0 0 297.00 2.09 .978 2.35 2.27 888-54-1
3 Seasons (incomplete) LF 12 6 59.0 13 11 1 1 0 .923 -1.4 -28.5 -1.4 -1.3 0.0 0 1.83 1.00 .977 2.21 1.83
2 Seasons 1B 9 2 33.0 30 28 2 0 5 1.000 -0.4 -14.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 8.18 3.33 .990 9.63 8.16
11 Seasons TOT 940 8 92.0 2007 1934 43 30 13 .985 -1.8 -23.5 -1.8 -1.6 -0.1 0 0 193.40 2.10 .964 4.96 2.33 888-54-1
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof 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
1946 CLE AL 24 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
1947 CLE AL 25 123 123 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 42 1 115
1948 CLE AL 26 141 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 1 0 140
1949 CLE AL 27 149 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 149
1950 CLE AL 28 130 130 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 0 0 127
1951 CLE AL 29 134 134 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 0 124
1952 CLE AL 30 134 134 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 0 128
1953 CLE AL 31 134 134 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 125
1954 CLE AL 32 53 4 53 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 49 0
1955 CLE AL 33 61 2 61 61 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 54 0
1956 CLE AL 34 38 0 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 38 0
1956 BRO NL 34 19 2 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 17 0
11 Seasons 1127 8 1127 1127 0 0 9 0 0 0 888 54 1 931 158 0
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 -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 CLE AL 32 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 1 174 58% 76% 25% 20 40%
1955 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 24 58% 83% 29% 3 33%
1956 BRO NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 73% 82% 27% 6 50%
1956 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 16 63% 81% 19% 1 0%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 1 259 61% 78% 25% 30 40%
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.3% 63% 79% 30% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 CLE AL 32 7 43% 86% 29% 1 0% 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1955 CLE AL 33 143 68% 78% 15% 5 100% 0 18 3 15 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 150 67% 79% 15% 6 83% 1 20 3 17 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0%
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 94% 87%

* 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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