Dale Sveum Notable

b. November 23, 1963 · Milwaukee Brewers 1986–1988, 1990–1991, Philadelphia Phillies 1992, Chicago White Sox 1992, Oakland Athletics 1993, Seattle Mariners 1994, Pittsburgh Pirates 1996–1997, 1999, New York Yankees 1998

Dale Sveum played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1986 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1999.

Across 862 games he batted .236, with 597 hits and 305 runs. He finished with 69 home runs, 125 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 442 games at shortstop, with 1,143 assists and 75 errors. He turned 256 double plays. He also played 217 games at third base.

He hit three home runs in a game in 1987.

He was born in Richmond, CA, USA on November 23, 1963. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1986	MIL	91	317	35	78	13	2	7	35	32	63	4	.246
1987	MIL	153	535	86	135	27	3	25	95	40	133	2	.252
1988	MIL	129	467	41	113	14	4	9	51	21	122	1	.242
1990	MIL	48	117	15	23	7	0	1	12	12	30	0	.197
1991	MIL	90	266	33	64	19	1	4	43	32	78	2	.241
1992	CHW/PHI	94	249	28	49	13	0	4	28	28	68	1	.197
1993	OAK	30	79	12	14	2	1	2	6	16	21	0	.177
1994	SEA	10	27	3	5	0	0	1	2	2	10	0	.185
1996	PIT	12	34	9	12	5	0	1	5	6	6	0	.353
1997	PIT	126	306	30	80	20	1	12	47	27	81	0	.261
1998	NYY	30	58	6	9	0	0	0	3	4	16	0	.155
1999	PIT	49	71	7	15	5	1	3	13	7	28	0	.211
Career	—	862	2526	305	597	125	13	69	340	227	656	10	.236

On this day & linked events

1963

Born November 23, 1963

Richmond, CA, USA

1986

Major-league debut: Dale Sveum

Dale Sveum made a major-league debut on May 12, 1986.

1987

Dale Sveum's Three-Home-Run Game, 1987

Dale Sveum hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the California Angels on July 17, 1987.

1999

Final major-league game: Dale Sveum

Dale Sveum played a final major-league game on October 3, 1999.

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