What years did Dick Cole play?

Dick Cole played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1957.

Was Dick Cole a pitcher?

No. Dick Cole was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Dick Cole hit?

Dick Cole hit 2 career home runs with 303 hits.

Dick Cole

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951-1957)

AVG .249

HR 2

RBI 107

H 303

OPS .634

PIV -2,074

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 175 lb
Born: 5/6/1926 in Long Beach, CA, USA
Died: 10/18/2018 in Costa Mesa, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1951-04-27
Last Game: 1957-07-21

Full name: Richard Roy Cole

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
456	1,215	106	303	50	10	2	107	2	132	124	.249	.322	.312	.634	-2,074

Career AVG .249 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .322 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .312 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 20.5% below league average.

Career OPS .634 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 12.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1951	SLN	NL	15	36	4	7	1	0	0	3	0	6	5	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	PIT	NL	42	106	9	25	4	0	1	11	0	15	9	.236	.260 (-10%)	.336 (-2%)	.385 (-22%)	.721 (-12%)	0.0
1953	PIT	NL	97	235	29	64	13	1	0	23	2	38	26	.272	.264 (+3%)	.335 (+11%)	.397 (-15%)	.733 (-3%)	-11.2
1954	PIT	NL	138	486	40	131	22	5	1	40	0	41	48	.270	.261 (+3%)	.333 (-3%)	.390 (-12%)	.723 (-8%)	-663.5
1955	PIT	NL	77	239	16	54	8	3	0	21	0	18	22	.226	.258 (-13%)	.332 (-14%)	.393 (-28%)	.726 (-22%)	-832.3
1956	PIT	NL	72	99	7	21	2	1	0	9	0	11	9	.212	.258 (-18%)	.331 (-12%)	.397 (-36%)	.728 (-25%)	-385.6
1957	ML1	NL	15	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			456	1,215	106	303	50	10	2	107	2	132	124	.249	—	—	—	—	-1,893

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	224	586	57	148	1	52	.253
Away	232	629	49	155	1	54	.246

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1957-07-21	ATL	NY1	L	1	1	0	0
1957-07-18	ATL	PHI	W	0	0	0	0
1957-07-15	ATL	BRO	L	1	0	1	0
1957-07-06	ATL	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1957-06-25	ATL	BRO	L	2	0	1	1
1957-06-24	ATL	PHI	L	2	0	0	1
1957-05-30	ATL	CHC	L	1	0	0	1
1957-05-27	ATL	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1957-05-26	ATL	CHC	L	3	0	0	1
1957-05-25	ATL	CHC	W	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2	0	1	0	0	0
2B	118	48	250	265	13	56
3B	107	86	78	187	17	16
SS	169	70	272	421	28	79

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1951	SLN	2B	14	0	21	41	2	10
1951	PIT	2B	34	0	85	74	3	18
1951	PIT	SS	8	0	12	14	0	1
1953	PIT	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1953	PIT	2B	7	0	16	11	0	2
1953	PIT	SS	77	0	139	192	12	40
1954	PIT	2B	17	18	43	46	3	5
1954	PIT	3B	55	50	48	112	10	7
1954	PIT	SS	66	62	101	178	15	29
1955	PIT	2B	24	22	60	67	4	13
1955	PIT	3B	33	29	25	61	6	7
1955	PIT	SS	12	4	18	30	0	5
1956	PIT	2B	12	5	14	17	0	3
1956	PIT	3B	18	7	4	14	1	2
1956	PIT	SS	6	4	2	7	1	4
1957	ML1	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1957	ML1	2B	10	3	11	9	1	5
1957	ML1	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	2
Second Base	117
Third Base	104
Shortstop	174

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Cole

What years did Dick Cole play?: Dick Cole played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1957.
Was Dick Cole a pitcher?: No. Dick Cole was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Dick Cole hit?: Dick Cole hit 2 career home runs with 303 hits.