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Sam Dente
Samuel Joseph Dente (Blackie)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut July 10, 1947
Final Game September 13, 1955
Born April 26, 1922 in Harrison, NJ
Died April 21, 2002 (age 79)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 25 WAA AL   40  117    8   20   1   2   0    9   0   0   12   14  .171  .246  .214  .460    67    25   4   1   0   0   3  
         SLA AL   14   13    4    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .538  .625  .538 1.163   159     7   1   0   0   0   1  
         TOT      54  130   12   27   1   2   0    9   0   0   15   15  .208  .288  .246  .534          32   5   1   0   0   4 
 1948 26 DEA AL   92  246   33   72   6   2   0   33   2   4   28    7  .293  .362  .333  .695    94    82   2   6   0   2   5  
 1949 27 WAA AL  129  444   40  103  11   2   1   31   1   1   23   24  .232  .269  .273  .541    77   121   6   2   2   0   5  
 1950 28 WAA AL  154  611   54  160  20   3   3   49   0   0   20   19  .262  .285  .319  .604    81   195  12   1   0   0  15  
 1951 29 WAA AL  125  347   38   81  15   0   0   25   2   3   33   13  .233  .304  .277  .581    82    96   3   4   2   4   8  
 1952 30 WAA AL   42  133    4   36   2   2   0   16   0   0    8    9  .271  .312  .316  .628    95    42   3   2   3   1   3  
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954 32 PHA AL   66  182   21   56   9   1   1   29   0   0   17    6  .308  .365  .385  .750   105    70   0   1   1   0   7  
 1955 33 KCA AL   70  118    6   31   4   1   0   16   0   0    9   11  .263  .310  .314  .624    81    37   0   2   1   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      732 2211  208  566  68  13   5  208   5   8  153  104  .256  .304  .305  .609         675  31  19   9   7  48
 Per 600 PA           548   52  140  17   3   1   52   1   2   38   26                                 167   8   5   2   2  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA      490 1652  144  400  49   9   4  130   3   4   96   79  .242  .284  .290  .574         479  28  10   7   5  34
   With KCA      136  300   27   87  13   2   1   45   0   0   26   17  .290  .343  .357  .700         107   0   3   2   0   8
   With DEA       92  246   33   72   6   2   0   33   2   4   28    7  .293  .362  .333  .695          82   2   6   0   2   5
   With SLA       14   13    4    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .538  .625  .538 1.163           7   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      745 2320  205  585  78  16   4  214   9   9  167   96  .252  .303  .305  .608         707  41   3   1   4  78
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1947 25 WAA AL  12    6   1.7   2   1   0  .500   5   17   10  .588    0    0  .000  3B   4e26     -130   
         SLA AL  38    4  14.8  10   5   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  3B   4e26      574   
         TOT                    12   6   0  .500   5   17   10  .588    0    0  .000
 1948 26 DEA AL  41   31   4.4   0   0   0  .000  15   95   67  .705    0    0  .000  SS   3e34       42   
 1949 27 WAA AL  33   33   2.5   1   1   0 1.000  20  149  101  .678    0    0  .000  SS   3e34     -100   
 1950 28 WAA AL  41   53   3.0   0   0   0  .000  12  169  126  .746    0    0  .000  2B   3e10       19   
 1951 29 WAA AL  14   30   2.9   3   3   0 1.000  15   76   46  .605    0    0  .000  SS   3e31        4   
 1952 30 WAA AL  60   13   3.4   0   0   0  .000   4   25   14  .560    0    0  .000  SS   3e33      137   
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954 32 PHA AL  70   24   5.0  12   4   0  .333   9   57   39  .684    0    0  .000  SS   3e28       93   
 1955 33 KCA AL  54   12   3.6  29   8   0  .276   1   27   21  .778    0    0  .000  SS   3e19       -2   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          208   3.2  57  22   0  .386  81  615  424  .689    0    0  .000                   3   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 1.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1947 25 WAA AL  3B    36    40    93    5    6   .964    35   292.0   4.10
         SLA AL  3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   1.50
 1948 26 DEA AL  SS    92   126   261   15   55   .963    72   656.2   5.30
 1949 27 WAA AL  SS   129   224   402   20   66   .969   122  1021.0   5.52
 1950 28 WAA AL  2B   128   350   341    5  126   .993   120  1100.2   5.65
                 SS    35    59   108    7   23   .960    34   260.0   5.78
 1951 29 WAA AL  3B    89    81   145    9   15   .962    71   638.2   3.18
                 SS    37    65    94    6   18   .964    37   274.0   5.22
 1952 30 WAA AL  SS    27    33    73    4   13   .964    26   217.0   4.40
                 3B    15    15    17    0    1  1.000    13   105.1   2.73
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954 32 PHA AL  SS    57    87   156    9   29   .964    34   373.0   5.86
                 2B     3     2     3    0    1  1.000     0     7.1   6.14
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1955 33 KCA AL  SS    42    40    77    1   17   .992    16   202.1   5.20
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 3B     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   419   634  1171   62  221   .967   341  3004.0   5.41
                 2B   132   353   344    5  127   .993   120  1110.0   5.65
                 3B   144   136   257   14   22   .966   119  1045.0   3.38
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1951 WS    WAA BRN   W    2   2  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .500  .500  .500  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1947  WAA   58-96   Larry Cupp
 1947  SLA   66-88   Pat Carr
 1948  DEA   78-76   Thomas Treece
 1949  WAA   61-93   Larry Cupp
 1950  WAA   74-80   Larry Cupp
 1951  WAA   89-65   Larry Cupp
 1952  WAA   84-70   Larry Cupp
 1954  PHA   59-95   Drew Kennedy
 1955  KCA   68-86   Drew Kennedy

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