1913
Born October 3, 1913
Reading, PA, USA
Dom Dallessandro Notable
Dom Dallessandro divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a left fielder: the Boston Red Sox from 1937, then the Chicago Cubs through 1947.
Across 746 games he batted .267, with 520 hits and 242 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 110 doubles and 16 stolen bases.
He played 505 games in the outfield, with 1,018 putouts and 21 errors.
He was born in Reading, PA, USA on October 3, 1913, and died on April 29, 1988. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BOS | 68 | 147 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 2 | .231 |
| 1940 | CHC | 107 | 287 | 33 | 77 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 4 | .268 |
| 1941 | CHC | 140 | 486 | 73 | 132 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 68 | 37 | 3 | .272 |
| 1942 | CHC | 96 | 264 | 30 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 36 | 18 | 4 | .261 |
| 1943 | CHC | 87 | 176 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 1 | .222 |
| 1944 | CHC | 117 | 381 | 53 | 116 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 74 | 61 | 29 | 1 | .304 |
| 1946 | CHC | 65 | 89 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 1 | .225 |
| 1947 | CHC | 66 | 115 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 0 | .287 |
| Career | — | 746 | 1945 | 242 | 520 | 110 | 23 | 22 | 303 | 310 | 150 | 16 | .267 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Died April 29, 1988
1937
Major-league debut: Dom Dallessandro
Dom Dallessandro made a major-league debut on April 24, 1937.
1947
Final major-league game: Dom Dallessandro
Dom Dallessandro played a final major-league game on September 24, 1947.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain