Dale
Garden
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: March 15, 1925 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 SAC CL $ 300,000  
1953 28 SAC CL $ 527,000  
1954 29 LAA CL    
1955 30 DEN PL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 527,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 SAC CL 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .250 .143 .393 0.3 0.0
    AAA   124 466 94 151 25 3 38 105 10 10 74 83 .324 .417 .635 1.052 111.9  
1953 28 SAC CL 52 74 10 20 2 3 0 8 0 1 12 10 .270 .368 .378 .746 10.6 1.4
1954 29 AAA   2 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .833 1.262 1.9  
1955 30 DEN PL 7 14 2 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 3 .357 .400 .786 1.186 3.5 0.7
3 Years Sim 63 95 12 26 2 3 2 11 0 1 14 15 .274 .364 .421 .785 14.4 2.2
2 Years AAA 126 472 96 153 25 3 39 108 10 10 75 84 .324 .413 .638 1.050 113.8  
162 Game Average 244 30 66 5 7 5 28 0 2 36 38 .274 .364 .421 .785 36.9  
Career Highs 52 74 10 20 2 3 2 8 0 1 12 10 .357 .400 .786 1.186 10.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   67 9 20 1 2 2 9 0 1 9 10 .299 .377 .463 .839 11.4
vs LH   28 3 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 5 .214 .333 .321 .655 3.3
Home 32 50 7 13 2 2 2 9 0 0 7 6 .260 .351 .500 .851 8.7
Away 31 45 5 13 0 1 0 2 0 1 7 9 .289 .377 .333 .711 6.0
RISP   20 0 5 0 3 0 8 0 0 2 2 .250 .304 .550 .854 3.4
Pinch Hitting   32 6 10 1 2 0 5 0 0 5 10 .313 .405 .469 .874 5.9
Close/Late   12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .167 .333 .167 .500 1.1
Mar/Apr 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 .500 .800 1.500 2.300 2.0
May 11 30 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 .233 .303 .267 .570 2.2
June 10 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .059 .158 .059 .217 -0.4
July 10 11 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 3 .364 .500 .636 1.136 3.1
August 11 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .250 .231 .250 .481 0.6
Sep/Oct 18 23 3 10 0 1 2 5 0 0 3 3 .435 .500 .783 1.283 7.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 27 SAC CL LF 2 2 15.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1953 28 SAC CL LF 16 13 110.7 20 0 0 0 1.000 1.63   0.2
    1B 1 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 27.00   0.0
1955 30 DEN PL LF 4 3 27.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.2
  LF 22 18 152.7 32 0 0 0 1.000 1.89   0.4
  2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 27.00   0.0
Career Totals   24 18 154.7 35 0 0 0 1.000 2.04   0.4
Career Highs   17 13 111.7 23 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
History
Drafted in 24th round, 479th overall pick, by Sacramento in 1952
Had first career hit on 9/19/1952, off Jason Williams (SD)
9/27/1952: Signed a contract extension with Sacramento, $527,000 per year, for 1 years
Injured on 3/31/1953 with a Concussion, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 3/15/1954 to a minor league deal
Released by San Francisco on 3/15/1954
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 9/1/1954 to a minor league deal
Hit first career homerun on 9/20/1955, off Matthew Booe (OMA)
Released by Denver on 10/9/1955