1926
Born May 6, 1926
Long Beach, CA, USA
Dick Cole Notable
b. May 6, 1926 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1951, 1953–1956, St. Louis Cardinals 1951, Milwaukee Braves 1957
Dick Cole played for three clubs across seven seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1951 and closing with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957.
Across 456 games he batted .249, with 303 hits and 106 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 50 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He played 169 games at shortstop, with 421 assists and 28 errors. He turned 79 double plays. He also played 118 games at second base and 107 games at third base.
He was born in Long Beach, CA, USA on May 6, 1926, and died on October 18, 2018. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | PIT/STL | 57 | 142 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 | .225 |
| 1953 | PIT | 97 | 235 | 29 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 26 | 2 | .272 |
| 1954 | PIT | 138 | 486 | 40 | 131 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 41 | 48 | 0 | .270 |
| 1955 | PIT | 77 | 239 | 16 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 0 | .226 |
| 1956 | PIT | 72 | 99 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .212 |
| 1957 | MLN | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .071 |
| Career | — | 456 | 1215 | 106 | 303 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 107 | 132 | 124 | 2 | .249 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died October 18, 2018
Image: Bowman, public domain