Lou Dials

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .271
HR 7
RBI 80
H 155
OPS .737
PIV -134
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 185 lb
Born
1/10/1904 in Hot Springs, AR, USA
Died
4/5/1994 in Modesto, CA, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Oland Cecil Dials

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
98.0 85.0 9.0 23.0 1.0 2.0 0 1.0 11.0 2.0 2.0 .271 .361 .329 .690

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1942 16.0 13.0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 .231 .375 .231 .606
Listed seasons · 1 16 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .231 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
173 572 80 155 26 13 7 80 12 55 1 .271 .338 .399 .737 -134

Career AVG .271 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .399 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .737 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — near 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
1927 CAG NNL 7 19 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 .263 — — — — 0.0
1928 BBB NNL 4 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1929 MRS NNL 35 105 12 24 6 1 2 15 2 10 0 .229 .289 (-21%) .353 (-13%) .415 (-13%) .769 (-13%) -234.4
1930 DS NNL 30 77 16 20 3 4 3 15 3 8 0 .260 .293 (-12%) .354 (-7%) .429 (+21%) .784 (+8%) 77.8
1931 DS NNL 39 151 18 44 8 4 2 21 0 9 0 .291 .276 (+5%) .338 (-2%) .388 (+13%) .726 (+6%) 99.5
1932 HIL EWL 26 91 9 23 2 2 0 13 0 10 0 .253 .275 (-8%) .335 (-3%) .391 (-19%) .726 (-11%) -149.4
1932 HG EWL 4 14 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .286 — — — — -149.4
1933 ACG NN2 11 36 6 14 3 0 0 5 2 5 0 .389 — — — — 0.0
1935 NBY IND 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 CAG IND 16 63 13 20 3 1 0 8 3 7 0 .317 .283 (+12%) .349 (+13%) .404 (-2%) .753 (+5%) 72.6
Career · 10 seasons 173 572 80 155 26 13 7 80 12 55 1 .271 — — — — -283

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 14 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .214

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1930 NNC DS 5 14 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .214

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 5 4 29 1 2 0
2B 3 2 3 7 0 0
OF 158 150 212 21 22 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1927 CAG OF 6 6 11 1 0 0
1928 BBB OF 4 4 3 0 1 0
1929 MRS 2B 3 2 3 7 0 0
1929 MRS OF 31 28 51 0 6 0
1930 DS 1B 2 1 11 0 0 0
1930 DS OF 22 20 26 1 1 1
1931 DS 1B 3 3 18 1 2 0
1931 DS OF 37 35 50 8 8 1
1932 HIL OF 26 26 40 6 4 2
1932 HG OF 4 4 3 1 0 0
1933 ACG OF 11 11 11 3 0 0
1935 NBY OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1936 CAG OF 16 15 17 1 2 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 5
Second Base 3
Left Field 23
Center Field 37
Right Field 98

Frequently Asked Questions about Lou Dials

Was Lou Dials a pitcher?
No. Lou Dials was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did Lou Dials hit?
Lou Dials hit 7 career home runs with 155 hits.