What years did Gene Dale play?

Gene Dale played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1916.

Was Gene Dale a pitcher?

Yes. Gene Dale pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 177 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Gene Dale hit?

Gene Dale hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.

Gene Dale

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1916)

W–L 21–28

ERA 3.60

WHIP 1.43

SO 177

Pitcher PIV -6642.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 179 lb
Born: 6/16/1889 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 3/20/1958 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-09-19
Last Game: 1916-07-02

Full name: Emmett Eugene Dale

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	28	90	45	23	4	3	442.7	425	177	13	207	177	3.60	-6642.6

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 3.08 across their career seasons — 17.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1911	SLN	NL	0	2	5	2	0	0	0	14.7	13	11	16	13	6.75	3.37 (-100%)	-490.1
1912	SLN	NL	0	5	19	3	1	0	0	61.7	76	45	51	37	6.57	3.36 (-95%)	-2737.8
1915	CIN	NL	18	17	49	35	20	4	3	296.7	256	81	107	104	2.46	2.90 (+15%)	-1670.6
1916	CIN	NL	3	4	17	5	2	0	0	69.7	80	40	33	23	5.17	2.78 (-86%)	-1744.0
Career · 4 seasons			21	28	90	45	23	4	3	442.2	425	177	207	177	3.60	—	-6,643

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
91	139	3	31	3	1	0	7	0	5	32	.223	.250	.259	.509	-305

Career AVG .223 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 23.1% below league average.

Career SLG .259 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 24.3% below league average.

Career OPS .509 vs. league average .668 across their career seasons — 23.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	SLN	NL	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	SLN	NL	20	22	0	6	1	0	0	0	7	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	CIN	NL	49	91	3	20	2	0	6	5	21	.220	.250 (-12%)	.318 (-18%)	.332 (-27%)	.651 (-23%)	-304.5
1916	CIN	NL	17	21	0	3	0	1	1	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			91	139	3	31	3	1	7	5	32	.223	—	—	—	—	-305

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	53	76	2	19	0	5	.250
Away	38	63	1	12	0	3	.190

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	52	251.2	246	101	115	107	3.61
Away	38	194.0	181	75	92	69	3.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1916-07-02	CIN	PIT	L	1	1	0
1916-06-28	CIN	STL	L	0	0	0
1916-06-26	CIN	STL	W	1	0	0
1916-06-25	CIN	STL	L	1	0	0
1916-06-24	CIN	CHC	L	2	1	0
1916-06-23	CIN	CHC	L	0	0	0
1916-06-01	CIN	PIT	L	1	0	0
1916-05-21	CIN	NY1	L	1	0	0
1916-05-17	CIN	BSN	L	3	0	1
1916-05-13	CIN	PHI	L	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1916-07-02	CIN	PIT	L	5.0	10	6	6	1	3	0
1916-06-28	CIN	STL	—	3.0	3	2	2	0	1	1
1916-06-26	CIN	STL	W	3.0	3	0	0	0	2	0
1916-06-25	CIN	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1916-06-24	CIN	CHC	L	5.1	3	1	1	3	3	0
1916-06-23	CIN	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1916-06-01	CIN	PIT	—	4.0	5	3	3	2	0	0
1916-05-21	CIN	NY1	—	5.0	11	8	7	5	2	0
1916-05-17	CIN	BSN	—	8.0	6	1	0	3	4	0
1916-05-13	CIN	PHI	L	6.0	6	4	4	4	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	90	0	16	114	8	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	SLN	P	5	2	2	0	1
1912	SLN	P	19	3	10	2	1
1915	CIN	P	49	8	76	6	4
1916	CIN	P	17	3	26	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	90

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gene Dale

What years did Gene Dale play?: Gene Dale played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1916.
Was Gene Dale a pitcher?: Yes. Gene Dale pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 177 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gene Dale hit?: Gene Dale hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.