#98 Dale Long, First Base, 33 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Dale Long
2/6/1926 33 USA,MO,SPRINGFIELD 6"4 215
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,380,000 1959 $ 2,600,000 (2 year(s)) 8 Year(s), 70 Days (1446 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 70 Days (1446 total Days) 8 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | SF | L 2-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/15 | MIL | L 3-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/16 | MIL | L 5-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/17 | MIL | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/19 | @STL | L 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/20 | @STL | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/21 | @STL | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/22 | @LA | L 7-8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/23 | @LA | L 1-12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/24 | @LA | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 150 | 560 | 139 | 20 | 2 | 21 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 122 | .248 | .317 | .404 | .720 | .660 | .155 |
Projected | 158 | 589 | 146 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 81 | 72 | 59 | 128 | .248 | .317 | .404 | .720 | .660 | .155 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 619 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 226 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 72.5 | 4.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 144 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .299 | .431 | .730 |
vs. RHP | 416 | 103 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .323 | .394 | .717 |
Close/Late | 62 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .343 | .468 | .811 |
Scoring Position | 137 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .370 | .511 | .881 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 272 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 65 | .228 | .300 | .390 | .690 |
Road | 75 | 288 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 32 | 28 | 57 | .267 | .332 | .417 | .749 |
March/April | 24 | 91 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 21 | .319 | .370 | .637 | 1.007 |
May | 27 | 99 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 26 | .232 | .296 | .364 | .660 |
June | 26 | 101 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 20 | .267 | .321 | .455 | .777 |
July | 25 | 94 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 22 | .223 | .302 | .287 | .589 |
August | 27 | 96 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | .188 | .278 | .302 | .580 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 79 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 19 | .266 | .341 | .380 | .721 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 52 | 180 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .404 | .606 | 1.010 | PHI |
1952 | 145 | 529 | 144 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 104 | 84 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 2 | 2 | .272 | .343 | .518 | .861 | PHI |
1953 | 83 | 283 | 99 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 72 | 61 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .413 | .664 | 1.078 | PHI |
1954 | 140 | 477 | 128 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 110 | 93 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 3 | 3 | .268 | .354 | .499 | .853 | PHI |
1955 | 142 | 498 | 134 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 83 | 63 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .333 | .450 | .783 | PHI |
1956 | 87 | 153 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .369 | .536 | .905 | PHI |
1957 | 141 | 492 | 116 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 71 | 69 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .312 | .411 | .723 | PHI |
1958 | 146 | 520 | 135 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 68 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .360 | .419 | .779 | PHI |
1959 | 150 | 560 | 139 | 20 | 2 | 21 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 4 | 2 | .248 | .317 | .404 | .720 | PHI |
Total | 1086 | 3692 | 999 | 142 | 22 | 192 | 645 | 570 | 440 | 5 | 25 | 688 | 11 | 9 | .271 | .347 | .477 | .824 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1951, AAA | 86 | 281 | 97 | 15 | 1 | 41 | 84 | 84 | 50 | 41 | 2 | 9 | .345 | .439 | .843 | 1.282 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1952 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .412 | .667 | 1.078 |
1953 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .217 | .190 | .408 |
1954 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .280 | .261 | .541 |
1955 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .261 | .250 | .511 |
Total | 21 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .284 | .316 | .601 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 147 | 143 | 1503 | 121 | 148 | 1646 | 22 | .987 | 1261.0 | 11.75 | | | | |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1951... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1951, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1952, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1952, hitting .591 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Milestones Had first career hit on 7/19/1951, off Preacher Roe (BRO)... Hit first career homerun on 7/20/1951, off Chuck Stobbs (BRO)... Injuries Injured on 9/17/1951 with a Torn Calf Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks... Injured on 4/8/1953 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 8 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1953, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 14 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1953, hitting .519 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 8/30/1953... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1953, hitting .640 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 7/15/1954... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1955, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... 8/6/1957: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $2,380,000 per year, for 2 years. Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 6/6/1958... 7/30/1959: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $2,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1952 - 7 - 4th
| Homeruns 1952 - 34 - 5th
| RBI 1952 - 104 - 9th 1954 - 110 - 10th
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