Sam Dente
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[edit] Biography
Sam Dente (Samuel Joseph Dente) was born on April 26, 1922 in Harrison, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on July 10, 1947 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1947, his rookie year, he hit .232 with 0 home runs and 11 RBI. Dente played for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Sam Dente's best season was 1949, when he knocked in 53 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BOS | A | 46 | 168 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 11 | .232 | .310 | .280 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1948 | STL | A | 98 | 267 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 22 | .270 | .328 | .326 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1949 | WAS | A | 153 | 590 | 48 | 161 | 1 | 53 | .273 | .309 | .332 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 1950 | WAS | A | 155 | 603 | 56 | 144 | 2 | 59 | .239 | .286 | .299 | 20 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 1951 | WAS | A | 88 | 273 | 21 | 65 | 0 | 29 | .238 | .302 | .275 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 1952 | CHI | A | 62 | 145 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 11 | .221 | .257 | .234 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1953 | CHI | A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | CLE | A | 68 | 169 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 19 | .266 | .319 | .337 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1955 | CLE | A | 73 | 105 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 10 | .257 | .331 | .295 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 745 | 2320 | 205 | 585 | 4 | 214 | .252 | .303 | .305 | 78 | 16 | 167 | 96 | 4 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 78 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1947 | BOS | A | 3B | 46 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 83 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1948 | STL | A | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 |
| 1948 | STL | A | SS | 76 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 207 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| 1949 | WAS | A | SS | 153 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 462 | 35 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| 1950 | WAS | A | 2B | 29 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1950 | WAS | A | SS | 128 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 406 | 32 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
| 1951 | WAS | A | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | WAS | A | SS | 65 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 173 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1951 | WAS | A | 2B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1952 | CHI | A | OF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | CHI | A | SS | 27 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 56 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .942 |
| 1952 | CHI | A | 2B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | CHI | A | 3B | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | CHI | A | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | CHI | A | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | CLE | A | SS | 60 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 133 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1954 | CLE | A | 2B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 |
| 1955 | CLE | A | SS | 53 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 87 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1955 | CLE | A | 3B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | CLE | A | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 3B | 88 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 128 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .953 | ||
| Total | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | OF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 2B | 56 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 161 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 | ||
| Total | SS | 563 | 0 | 0 | 946 | 1524 | 109 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1941).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Clem Dreisewerd, Bill Sommers and $65000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Ellis Kinder and Billy Hitchcock (November 18, 1947).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators in exchange for Tom Ferrick, John Sullivan and $25000 (October 4, 1948).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Tom Upton (November 27, 1951).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians (May 5, 1953).
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