Dale Mitchell

Full Name: Loren Dale Mitchell	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/195	First Game: September 15, 1946
Birthdate: August 23, 1921	Final Game: September 26, 1956
Birthplace: Colony, Oklahoma	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: January 5, 1987
Deathplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Dale Mitchell (Loren Dale Mitchell) was born on August 23, 1921 in Colony, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on September 15, 1946 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1947, his rookie year, he hit .316 with 1 home run and 34 RBI. Mitchell played for the Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Dale Mitchell's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1948, when he hit for a .336 average and knocked in 56 runs. However, others believe that it was 1949, when he hit for a .317 average and knocked in 56 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1946	CLE	A	11	44	7	19	0	5	.432	.444	.500	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1
1947	CLE	A	123	493	69	156	1	34	.316	.347	.396	16	10	23	14	0	2	2	0	2
1948	CLE	A	141	608	82	204	4	56	.336	.383	.431	30	8	45	17	2	1	13	0	9
1949	CLE	A	149	640	81	203	3	56	.317	.360	.428	16	23	43	11	0	2	10	0	8
1950	CLE	A	130	506	81	156	3	49	.308	.390	.399	27	5	67	21	1	3	3	0	7
1951	CLE	A	134	510	83	148	11	62	.290	.358	.424	21	7	53	16	1	6	7	0	8
1952	CLE	A	134	511	61	165	5	58	.323	.387	.415	26	3	52	9	1	7	6	0	14
1953	CLE	A	134	500	76	150	13	60	.300	.354	.446	26	4	42	20	0	0	3	0	11
1954	CLE	A	53	60	6	17	1	6	.283	.377	.350	1	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1
1955	CLE	A	61	58	4	15	0	10	.259	.302	.328	2	1	4	3	0	0	0	2	2
1956	CLE	A	38	30	2	4	0	6	.133	.297	.133	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	1	0
1956	BRO	N	19	24	3	7	0	1	.292	.292	.333	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2
1956	Total		57	54	5	11	0	7	.204	.295	.222	1	0	7	5	0	0	0	1	2
Total	NL		19	24	3	7	0	1	.292	.292	.333	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2
Total	AL		1108	3960	552	1237	41	402	.312	.368	.417	168	61	346	116	5	21	45	3	63
Total			1127	3984	555	1244	41	403	.312	.368	.416	169	61	346	119	5	21	45	3	65

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1946	CLE	A	OF	11	28	0	0	0	1.000
1947	CLE	A	OF	115	252	8	6	1	.977
1948	CLE	A	OF	140	307	12	3	3	.991
1949	CLE	A	OF	149	337	10	2	2	.994
1950	CLE	A	OF	127	236	3	7	1	.972
1951	CLE	A	OF	124	253	3	2	0	.992
1952	CLE	A	OF	128	258	2	2	0	.992
1953	CLE	A	OF	125	224	2	7	1	.970
1954	CLE	A	OF	6	7	1	1	0	.889
1954	CLE	A	1B	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1955	CLE	A	OF	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
1955	CLE	A	1B	8	26	2	0	5	1.000
1956	CLE	A	OF	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1956	BRO	N	OF	2	3	0	0	0	1.000
1956	Total		OF	3	3	0	0	0	1.000
1956	Total		LF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	9	28	2	0	5	1.000
Total			OF	931	1906	41	30	8	.985

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1946).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to Brooklyn Dodgers (July 29, 1956).

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