Dale Long Notable

b. February 6, 1926 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1951, 1955–1957, St. Louis Browns 1951, Chicago Cubs 1957–1959, San Francisco Giants 1960, New York Yankees 1960, 1962–1963, Washington Senators 1961–1962

Dale Long played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1951 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1963.

Across 1,013 games he batted .267, with 805 hits and 384 runs. He finished with 132 home runs, 135 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 1955, with 13. He played 819 games at first base, with 6,960 putouts and 88 errors. He turned 672 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1956.

He was born in Springfield, MO, USA on February 6, 1926, and died on January 27, 1991. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1956

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1951	PIT/SLB	44	117	12	27	5	1	3	12	10	25	0	.231
1955	PIT	131	419	59	122	19	13	16	79	48	72	0	.291
1956	PIT	148	517	64	136	20	7	27	91	54	85	1	.263
1957	CHC/PIT	130	419	55	125	20	0	21	67	56	73	1	.298
1958	CHC	142	480	68	130	26	4	20	75	66	64	2	.271
1959	CHC	110	296	34	70	10	3	14	37	31	53	0	.236
1960	NYY/SFG	63	95	10	24	3	1	6	16	12	13	0	.253
1961	WSA	123	377	52	94	20	4	17	49	39	41	0	.249
1962	NYY/WSA	108	285	29	74	12	0	8	41	36	31	6	.260
1963	NYY	14	15	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.200
Career	—	1013	3020	384	805	135	33	132	467	353	460	10	.267

On this day & linked events

1926

Born February 6, 1926

Springfield, MO, USA

1991

Died January 27, 1991

1951

Major-league debut: Dale Long

Dale Long made a major-league debut on April 21, 1951.

1963

Final major-league game: Dale Long

Dale Long played a final major-league game on July 18, 1963.

Image: Unknown author Unknown, public domain