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Dale Mitchell
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Birthdate: 8/23/1921 Died: 1/5/1987
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 195 lbs. Place of Birth: Colony, OK, USA
Bats / Throws: L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

1951 was the first year the former University of Oklahoma star hit less than .300 since he started in pro ball with Oklahoma City in 1946. He led the Texas League with .337 and the Indians brought him up at the end of the season. Since he's been in the majors, Dale hit .316 in '47, .336 in '48, .317 in '49, .308 in '50. In 1949 he led the American League in Hits with 203 and Triples with 23. He was the top-fielding outfielder in 1948-1949. Loren Dale Mitchell was born on Aug. 23, 1921 in Colony, Okla. - Left-handed... 6ft, 1 inch, 195lbs


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
12 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1946 CLE (AL) 11 44 7 19 3 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .432 .444 SLG
1947 CLE (AL) 123 493 69 156 16 10 1 34 23 14 2 5 0 0 2 0 .316 .347 SLG
1948 CLE (AL) 141 608 82 204 30 8 4 56 45 17 13 18 0 2 1 0 .336 .383 SLG
1949 CLE (AL) 149 640 81 203 16 23 3 56 43 11 10 3 0 0 2 0 .317 .360 SLG
1950 CLE (AL) 130 506 81 156 27 5 3 49 67 21 3 7 0 1 3 0 .308 .390 SLG
1951 CLE (AL) 134 510 83 148 21 7 11 62 53 16 7 7 0 1 6 0 .290 .358 SLG
1952 CLE (AL) 134 511 61 165 26 3 5 58 52 9 6 6 0 1 7 0 .323 .387 SLG
1953 CLE (AL) 134 500 76 150 26 4 13 60 42 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .354 SLG
1954 CLE (AL) 53 60 6 17 1 0 1 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .377 SLG
1955 CLE (AL) 61 58 4 15 2 1 0 10 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 .259 .302 SLG
1956 CLE (AL) 38 30 2 4 0 0 0 6 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .297 SLG
1956 BRO (NL) 19 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 SLG
12 years   1127 3984 555 1244 169 61 41 403 346 119 45 47 3 5 21 1 .312 .368 .SLG



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