What years did Dale Gear play?

Dale Gear played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1901.

Was Dale Gear a pitcher?

Both. Dale Gear pitched in 27 games, going 4-13 with a 4.21 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.

How many home runs did Dale Gear hit?

Dale Gear hit 0 career home runs with 57 hits.

Dale Gear

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1896-1901)

AVG .239

HR 0

RBI 25

H 57

OPS .578

PIV -638

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 2/2/1872 in Lone Elm, KS, USA
Died: 9/23/1951 in Topeka, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1896-08-15
Last Game: 1901-09-26

Full name: Dale Dudley Gear

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
69	238	25	57	11	3	0	25	4	8	16	.239	.267	.311	.578	-638

Career AVG .239 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OBP .267 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 22.1% below league average.

Career SLG .311 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 17.3% below league average.

Career OPS .578 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 19.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1896	CL4	NL	4	15	5	6	1	1	3	0	1	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1897	CL4	NL	7	24	3	4	1	0	2	2	3	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1901	WS1	AL	58	199	17	47	9	2	20	2	4	11	.236	.271 (-13%)	.326 (-23%)	.359 (-16%)	.686 (-19%)	-637.6
Career · 3 seasons			69	238	25	57	11	3	25	4	8	16	.239	—	—	—	—	-638

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 Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	13	27	18	16	1	1	186.0	234	87	10	28	41	4.21	-852.7

Career ERA 4.21 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 9.4% 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
1896	CL4	NL	0	2	3	2	2	0	0	23.0	35	14	6	6	5.48	4.36 (-26%)	-12.2
1901	WS1	AL	4	11	24	16	14	1	1	163.0	199	73	22	35	4.03	3.49 (-16%)	-840.5
Career · 2 seasons			4	13	27	18	16	1	1	186.0	234	87	28	41	4.21	—	-853

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	33	115	8	29	0	13	.252
Away	26	84	9	18	0	7	.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	11	64.1	89	43	8	17	6.02
Away	13	98.2	110	30	15	18	2.74

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB
1901-09-26	MIN	DET	L	4	0	1	0	1	0
1901-09-25	MIN	DET	W	3	0	1	0	0	1
1901-09-24	MIN	DET	W	3	0	1	0	1	0
1901-09-23	MIN	CLE	L	4	1	2	0	0	0
1901-09-23	MIN	CLE	L	4	1	2	1	0	0
1901-09-21	MIN	CLE	W	2	0	1	0	1	1
1901-09-18	MIN	MLA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1901-09-13	MIN	BOS	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1901-09-11	MIN	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1901-09-07	MIN	MLA	W	1	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1901-09-21	MIN	CLE	W	6.0	6	3	2	1	0	0
1901-09-18	MIN	MLA	—	4.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
1901-09-02	MIN	DET	L	8.0	12	7	2	2	2	0
1901-08-28	MIN	CLE	—	7.0	8	2	1	0	1	0
1901-08-10	MIN	PHA	L	9.0	22	13	13	0	1	2
1901-08-08	MIN	PHA	—	6.0	6	5	2	0	0	0
1901-08-03	MIN	BLA	W	9.0	12	5	5	3	0	1
1901-08-01	MIN	BLA	L	8.2	13	6	6	3	2	0
1901-07-28	MIN	MLA	L	8.0	8	1	0	0	2	0
1901-07-22	MIN	CLE	—	5.0	5	1	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	7	0	1	1
OF	41	54	9	7	3
P	27	13	57	4	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1896	CL4	1B	1	7	0	1	1
1896	CL4	P	3	2	4	1	0
1897	CL4	OF	6	9	3	4	0
1901	WS1	OF	35	45	6	3	3
1901	WS1	P	24	11	53	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	27
First Base	1
Left Field	12
Center Field	7
Right Field	22

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Kansas	Lawrence	KS	1893, 1894

Frequently Asked Questions about Dale Gear

What years did Dale Gear play?: Dale Gear played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1901.
Was Dale Gear a pitcher?: Both. Dale Gear pitched in 27 games, going 4-13 with a 4.21 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Dale Gear hit?: Dale Gear hit 0 career home runs with 57 hits.