Dale Long
1951–1963 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, NLS, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,014G
.267AVG
.341OBP
.464SLG
805H
132HR
468RBI
10SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,014 | 3,430 | 3,020 | 383 | 805 | 135 | 33 | 132 | 468 | 356 | 459 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 1,402 | .267 | .341 | .464 | .805 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1956-04-21 to 1956-05-03
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1960-06-24 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1961-06-16 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1955-05-05 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 506 | 1650 | 377 | 60 | 244 | 181 | 218 | .262 | .338 | .460 |
| Away | 508 | 1780 | 428 | 72 | 224 | 175 | 241 | .271 | .339 | .468 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 89 | 307 | 72 | 14 | 44 | 29 | 45 | .265 | .329 | .500 |
| May | 195 | 690 | 175 | 27 | 101 | 82 | 78 | .293 | .372 | .515 |
| June | 217 | 781 | 183 | 28 | 100 | 73 | 97 | .264 | .328 | .445 |
| July | 199 | 677 | 147 | 24 | 83 | 72 | 105 | .247 | .323 | .427 |
| August | 159 | 492 | 113 | 21 | 69 | 56 | 66 | .265 | .343 | .455 |
| September | 152 | 476 | 113 | 17 | 69 | 43 | 67 | .263 | .328 | .457 |
| October | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .833 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-braves | 107 | 394 | 99 | 15 | 62 | 49 | 51 | .294 | .376 | .504 |
| cincinnati-reds | 106 | 390 | 96 | 15 | 42 | 31 | 53 | .270 | .326 | .465 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 100 | 346 | 84 | 18 | 56 | 35 | 45 | .276 | .344 | .516 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 96 | 343 | 84 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 53 | .278 | .353 | .447 |
| new-york-giants | 61 | 206 | 42 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 36 | .233 | .311 | .422 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 60 | 225 | 60 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 28 | .308 | .378 | .503 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 56 | 185 | 43 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 31 | .261 | .324 | .485 |
| chicago-cubs | 51 | 181 | 37 | 9 | 37 | 28 | 28 | .247 | .359 | .493 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns | 45 | 117 | 27 | 3 | 12 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 131 | 419 | 122 | 16 | 79 | – | .291 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 517 | 136 | 27 | 91 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 419 | 125 | 21 | 67 | 1 | .298 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Chicago Cubs | 142 | 480 | 130 | 20 | 76 | 2 | .271 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 110 | 296 | 70 | 14 | 37 | – | .236 | – | – |
| 1960 | New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants | 63 | 95 | 24 | 6 | 16 | – | .253 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 123 | 377 | 94 | 17 | 49 | – | .249 | – | – |
| 1962 | New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 108 | 285 | 74 | 8 | 41 | 6 | .260 | – | – |
| 1963 |  New York Yankees | 14 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – |