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Dale Mitchell

Loren Dale Mitchell

Position: Leftfielder
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
Teams (by GP): Indians/Dodgers 1946-1956

Final Game: September 26, 1956
Died: January 5, 1987 in Tulsa, OK
Buried: Cloud Chief Cemetery, Cloud Chief, OK
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 12:14AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #860. Lyman Bostock… #861. Whitey Lockman… #862. Granny Hamner… #863. DALE MITCHELL… #864. Pinky Whitney… #865. Mookie Wilson… #866. Yunel Escobar… 

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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
1946 24 CLE AL 11 45 44 7 19 3 0 0 5 1 0 1 2 .432 .444 .500 .944 172 22 1 0 0 O
1947 25 CLE AL 123 518 493 69 156 16 10 1 34 2 5 23 14 .316 .347 .396 .742 108 195 2 0 2 *O MVP-26
1948 26 CLE AL 141 656 608 82 204 30 8 4 56 13 18 45 17 .336 .383 .431 .814 119 262 9 2 1 *O
1949 27 CLE AL 149 685 640 81 203 16 23 3 56 10 3 43 11 .317 .360 .428 .788 110 274 8 0 2 *O AS,MVP-26
1950 28 CLE AL 130 577 506 81 156 27 5 3 49 3 7 67 21 .308 .390 .399 .789 105 202 7 1 3 *O
1951 29 CLE AL 134 570 510 83 148 21 7 11 62 7 7 53 16 .290 .358 .424 .782 115 216 8 1 6 *O MVP-28
1952 30 CLE AL 134 571 511 61 165 26 3 5 58 6 6 52 9 .323 .387 .415 .801 129 212 14 1 7 *O AS,MVP-20
1953 31 CLE AL 134 542 500 76 150 26 4 13 60 3 1 42 20 .300 .354 .446 .800 117 223 11 0 0 *O
1954 32 CLE AL 53 69 60 6 17 1 0 1 6 0 0 9 1 .283 .377 .350 .727 99 21 1 0 0 0 /3
1955 33 CLE AL 61 63 58 4 15 2 1 0 10 0 0 4 3 .259 .302 .328 .629 67 19 2 0 0 1 2 /3
1956 34 TOT MLB 57 61 54 5 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 7 5 .204 .295 .222 .517 37 12 2 0 0 0 1 /7
1956 34 CLE AL 38 37 30 2 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 2 .133 .297 .133 .431 16 4 0 0 0 0 1 /
1956 34 BRO NL 19 24 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 .292 .333 .625 62 8 2 0 0 0 0 /
11 Seasons 1127 4357 3984 555 1244 169 61 41 403 45 47 346 119 .312 .368 .416 .784 113 1658 65 5 21 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 626 573 80 179 24 9 6 58 6 7 50 17 .312 .368 .416 .784 113 238 9 1 3
CLE (11 yrs) 1108 4333 3960 552 1237 168 61 41 402 45 47 346 116 .312 .368 .417 .785 113 1650 63 5 21 1 3
BRO (1 yr) 19 24 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 .292 .333 .625 62 8 2 0 0 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 1108 4333 3960 552 1237 168 61 41 402 45 47 346 116 .312 .368 .417 .785 113 1650 63 5 21 1 3
NL (1 yr) 19 24 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292 .292 .333 .625 62 8 2 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1946 24 CLE AL 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.5 4 0.4 0.1 $ O
1947 25 CLE AL 518 7 1 0 0 1 -4 13 18 1.9 17 1.8 0.1 $ *O MVP-26
1948 26 CLE AL 656 15 -5 0 0 7 -6 15 26 2.6 19 1.9 0.7 $ *O
1949 27 CLE AL 685 6 4 0 0 4 -7 16 23 2.3 19 1.9 0.4 $ *O AS,MVP-26
1950 28 CLE AL 577 7 -1 0 0 0 -6 15 15 1.5 15 1.5 0.0 $ *O
1951 29 CLE AL 570 11 1 0 0 2 -6 15 23 2.4 21 2.1 0.3 $ *O MVP-28
1952 30 CLE AL 571 24 -2 0 0 4 -6 15 35 3.8 31 3.3 0.5 $ *O AS,MVP-20
1953 31 CLE AL 542 13 2 0 0 0 -6 15 28 2.9 24 2.5 0.4 $ *O
1954 32 CLE AL 69 0 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $ /3
1955 33 CLE AL 64 -3 0 1 1 -0 0 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /3
1956 34 CLE AL 37 -4 1 0 1 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /
1956 34 BRO NL 24 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /
11 Seasons 4358 78 1 1 1 16 -41 111 172 17.9 151 15.5 2.4 $
CLE (11 yrs) 4334 79 1 1 2 16 -41 110 173 18.0 152 15.6 2.4 $
BRO (1 yr) 24 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1948 26 CLE AL WS BSN W 6 25 23 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 .174 .240 .348 .588 8 0 0 0 0 0
1954 32 CLE AL WS NYG L 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 34 BRO NL WS NYY L 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 13 32 29 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 .138 .219 .276 .495 8 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 13 32 29 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 .138 .219 .276 .495 8 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1946 CLE AL 24 OF 11 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 2.55 .977 2.36
1946 CLE AL 24 CF 11 11 11 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 2.55 .984 2.74
1947 CLE AL 25 OF 115 266 252 8 6 1 .977 2.26 .979 2.47 MVP-26
1947 CLE AL 25 LF 75 65 60 139 132 5 2 0 .986 1.83 .976 2.36 MVP-26
1947 CLE AL 25 CF 50 45 37 126 119 3 4 1 .968 2.44 .983 2.95 MVP-26
1947 CLE AL 25 RF 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .977 2.10 MVP-26
1948 CLE AL 26 OF 140 322 307 12 3 3 .991 2.28 .975 2.51
1948 CLE AL 26 LF 140 136 132 322 307 12 3 3 .991 2.28 .975 2.35
1948 CLE AL 26 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1949 CLE AL 27 OF 149 349 337 10 2 2 .994 2.33 .980 2.44 AS,MVP-26
1949 CLE AL 27 LF 149 146 145 349 337 10 2 2 .994 2.33 .983 2.43 AS,MVP-26
1950 CLE AL 28 OF 127 246 236 3 7 1 .972 1.88 .979 2.47
1950 CLE AL 28 LF 127 120 110 1057.2 238 228 3 7 1 .971 1.97 1.82 .978 2.41 2.37
1950 CLE AL 28 RF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.10
1951 CLE AL 29 OF 124 258 253 3 2 0 .992 2.06 .977 2.44 MVP-28
1951 CLE AL 29 LF 124 122 109 1075.2 251 244 5 2 0 .992 2.08 2.01 .974 2.43 2.42 MVP-28
1952 CLE AL 30 OF 128 262 258 2 2 0 .992 2.03 .980 2.40 AS,MVP-20
1952 CLE AL 30 LF 128 123 97 1083.1 259 255 2 2 0 .992 2.14 2.01 .979 2.29 2.29 AS,MVP-20
1953 CLE AL 31 OF 125 233 224 2 7 1 .970 1.81 .981 2.41
1953 CLE AL 31 LF 125 121 64 970.0 235 226 2 7 1 .970 2.12 1.82 .973 2.22 2.21
1954 CLE AL 32 OF 6 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -1 1.33 .979 2.37
1954 CLE AL 32 1B 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 2.00 .990 9.50
1954 CLE AL 32 LF 6 4 3 37.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -1 -42 1.95 1.33 .977 2.26 2.23
1955 CLE AL 33 1B 8 28 26 2 0 5 1.000 -0 3.50 .991 9.54
1955 CLE AL 33 OF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 0.33 .980 2.37
1955 CLE AL 33 LF 3 0 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -48 1.80 0.33 .980 2.34 2.27
1956 TOT MLB 34 LF 3 2 0 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 1.59 1.00 .973 2.06 2.07
1956 TOT MLB 34 OF 3 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 1.00 .977 2.27
1956 BRO NL 34 OF 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 1.50 .977 2.25
1956 CLE AL 34 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0.00 2.30
1956 CLE AL 34 LF 1 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -30 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.10
1956 BRO NL 34 LF 2 2 0 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 18 2.08 1.50 .973 2.08 2.05
11 Seasons OF 931 1977 1906 41 30 8 .985 -1 2.09 .979 2.45
10 Seasons LF 880 839 720 4245.2 1806 1740 40 26 7 .986 -1 -0 2.07 2.02 .977 2.34 2.35
3 Seasons CF 62 56 48 154 147 3 4 1 .974 2.42 .983 2.91
2 Seasons 1B 9 30 28 2 0 5 1.000 -0 3.33 .991 9.53
2 Seasons RF 2 1 0 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.00 1.50 .977 1.80 2.10
11 Seasons TOT 940 2007 1934 43 30 13 .985 -2 2.10 .979 2.51
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1949 *
1952 (LF)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1947 AL (26, 1%)
1949 AL (26, 1%)
1951 AL (28, 1%)
1952 AL (20, 3%)
0.06 Career Shares (1057th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1952 AL  3.8 (10th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1948 AL  0.7 (7th)
1952 AL  0.5 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1947 AL  .316 (6th)
1948 AL  .336 (3rd)
1949 AL  .317 (4th)
1952 AL  .323 (2nd)
Career  .312 (85th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1952 AL  .387 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1948 AL  608 (5th)
1949 AL  640 (1st)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1948 AL  656 (10th)
1949 AL  685 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1948 AL  204 (2nd)
1949 AL  203 (1st)
1952 AL  165 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1949 AL  274 (4th)

Doubles s c a p y
1952 AL  26 (10th)

Triples s c a p y
1947 AL  10 (4th)
1949 AL  23 (1st)
1951 AL  7 (7th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1948 AL  13 (4th)
1949 AL  10 (5th)

Singles s c a p y
1947 AL  129 (5th)
1948 AL  162 (1st)
1949 AL  161 (1st)
1952 AL  131 (4th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1949 AL  99 (8th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1948 AL  18 (1st)
1950 AL  7 (4th)
1951 AL  7 (7th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1951 AL  8.6 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1947 AL  35.2 (3rd)
1948 AL  35.8 (2nd)
1949 AL  58.2 (1st)
1950 AL  24.1 (5th)
1951 AL  31.9 (4th)
1952 AL  56.8 (1st)
1953 AL  25.0 (3rd)
Career  33.5 (14th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1948 AL  432 (8th)
1949 AL  450 (6th)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  880 (76th)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  1,740 (65th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1948 AL  140 (3rd)
1949 AL  149 (5th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1949 AL  337 (5th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1948 AL  12 (3rd)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1953 AL  7 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1948 AL  2.28 (3rd)
1949 AL  2.33 (3rd)
1952 AL  2.01 (5th)
1953 AL  1.82 (5th)
Career  2.02 (65th)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1948 AL  .991 (1st)
1949 AL  .994 (1st)
1951 AL  .992 (1st)
1952 AL  .992 (2nd)
1953 AL  .970 (5th)
Career  .986 (31st)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1948 AL  .991 (2nd)
1949 AL  .994 (2nd)
1951 AL  .992 (4th)
1952 AL  .992 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 5 (382), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 36 (680), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 47 (413), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 22 (663), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Barney McCosky (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Barney McCosky (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Barney McCosky (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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