Sam Dente
1947–1955 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60)
745G
.252AVG
.303OBP
.305SLG
585H
4HR
214RBI
9SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 745 | 2,535 | 2,320 | 205 | 585 | 78 | 16 | 4 | 214 | 167 | 97 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 707 | .252 | .303 | .305 | .608 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1950-06-29 to 1950-07-08
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1951-07-17 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1955-05-18 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1949-05-14 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 361 | 1201 | 281 | 0 | 103 | 80 | 39 | .256 | .301 | .312 |
| Away | 384 | 1334 | 304 | 4 | 111 | 87 | 58 | .249 | .293 | .298 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 40 | 141 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 5 | .232 | .319 | .264 |
| May | 126 | 446 | 99 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 23 | .248 | .309 | .286 |
| June | 146 | 502 | 114 | 1 | 45 | 26 | 12 | .246 | .279 | .312 |
| July | 164 | 569 | 137 | 0 | 45 | 26 | 32 | .258 | .286 | .295 |
| August | 157 | 519 | 125 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 14 | .269 | .320 | .320 |
| September | 105 | 333 | 75 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 10 | .241 | .282 | .328 |
| October | 7 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .240 | .292 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 111 | 355 | 81 | 1 | 32 | 26 | 13 | .252 | .301 | .299 |
| new-york-yankees | 106 | 327 | 59 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 21 | .199 | .260 | .256 |
| detroit-tigers | 101 | 347 | 83 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | .254 | .282 | .275 |
| chicago-white-sox | 96 | 360 | 74 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 15 | .222 | .258 | .285 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 94 | 340 | 91 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 9 | .297 | .341 | .346 |
| cleveland-guardians | 84 | 318 | 70 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 13 | .241 | .286 | .302 |
| st-louis-browns | 70 | 278 | 77 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 9 | .295 | .327 | .364 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 50 | 140 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .252 | .321 | .309 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Boston Red Sox | 46 | 168 | 39 | – | 11 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 1948 |  St. Louis Browns | 98 | 267 | 72 | – | 22 | 1 | .270 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 153 | 590 | 161 | 1 | 53 | 4 | .273 | – | – |
| 1950 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 155 | 603 | 144 | 2 | 59 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 1951 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 88 | 273 | 65 | – | 29 | 3 | .238 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Chicago White Sox | 62 | 145 | 32 | – | 11 | – | .221 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1954 |  Cleveland Guardians | 68 | 169 | 45 | 1 | 19 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cleveland Guardians | 73 | 105 | 27 | – | 10 | – | .257 | – | – |