Dale Buchanan
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Dale Buchanan
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Birthdate:
Nov. 29, 1916 (55 y, 9 m, 1 d)
Born In:
Columbus, OH, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
CF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'4"/212
Entry:
1936 Draft - Round: 6, Overall: 131, Team: Hollywood Stars
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1945 Toronto (PUB)
1936 Vassalboro HS (PUBHS)
All-Star 1945 Toronto (PUB)
1944 Toronto (PUB)
1943 Toronto (PUB)
1942 Toronto (PUB)
1941 Toronto (PUB)
1938 Edgewater Park Township (PUBA)
1937 Edgewater Park Township (PUBA)
1936 Vassalboro HS (PUBHS)
Gold Glove 1945 - CF Toronto (PUB)
1942 - CF Toronto (PUB)
1941 - CF Toronto (PUB)
1940 - CF Toronto (PUB)
1936 - CF Edgewater Park Township (PUBA)
1936 - CF Vassalboro HS (PUBHS)
1935 - CF Vassalboro HS (PUBHS)
Batter of the Month Sep 1945 Toronto (PUB)
May 1945 Toronto (PUB)
Jul 1943 Toronto (PUB)
May 1943 Toronto (PUB)
May 1936 Vassalboro HS (PUBHS)
Player of the Week Jun 23, 1947 Toronto (PUB)
Jun 11, 1945 Toronto (PUB)
Apr 16, 1945 Toronto (PUB)
May 3, 1943 Toronto (PUB)
Jun 20, 1938 Edgewater Park Township (PUBA)
May 30, 1938 Edgewater Park Township (PUBA)
Aug 2, 1937 Edgewater Park Township (PUBA)
May 6, 1935 Vassalboro HS (PUBHS)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink16
Grey Ink121
Similar Players (CF)
Player Score
Matt Gaines 935
António Hernández 902
Grisha Nersesiants 896
Jesse Homer 888
Kelvin Banks 876
Brian Patterson 865
Santiago Hernández 863
Vada Pinson 861
Pete Osborne 858
Kenny Wall 858
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1940 145 3
1941 148 1
1942 145 9
1947 143 10
Year PA Rank
1940 678 1
1941 733 1
1942 656 10
1947 652 7
Year AB Rank
1940 619 1
1941 659 1
1942 584 6
1943 544 9
1947 583 7
Year Hits Rank
1940 189 2
1941 208 1
1942 205 3
1943 172 8
1945 192 2
1947 165 10
Year TB Rank
1940 286 5
1941 300 4
1942 316 4
1943 290 2
1945 324 2
Year 2B Rank
1940 42 2
1941 39 5
1942 47 3
1945 41 4
Year 3B Rank
1940 8 5
1941 10 2
1942 8 6
1943 8 7
Year HR Rank
1943 23 5
1945 27 7
Year SB Rank
1939 35 4
1940 62 1
1941 43 3
1942 43 2
1943 30 5
Year RBI Rank
1943 89 6
1945 120 1
Year R Rank
1940 108 7
1941 110 3
1942 111 5
1943 109 2
1945 111 2
Year IBB Rank
1942 9 8
Year SF Rank
1945 9 4
1946 7 6
1947 7 7
Year XBH Rank
1940 63 6
1941 60 8
1942 71 3
1943 64 3
1945 73 1
Year Avg Rank
1942 0.351 3
1943 0.316 10
1944 0.322 4
1945 0.347 2
1946 0.325 6
Year OBP Rank
1942 0.419 4
1944 0.393 8
1945 0.411 8
Year SLG Rank
1942 0.541 5
1943 0.533 4
1944 0.513 5
1945 0.586 1
Year ISO Rank
1943 0.217 4
1945 0.239 4
Year OPS Rank
1942 0.960 3
1943 0.906 6
1944 0.906 4
1945 0.997 1
1946 0.880 10
Year G Rank
1940 147 9
1941 150 2
1947 149 6
Year WAR Rank
1940 7.4 2
1941 7.0 5
1942 8.8 1
1943 6.7 2
1944 5.8 4
1945 9.0 1
1946 4.9 9