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Sam Dente
	Samuel Joseph Dente
	(Blackie)

	Born: April 26, 1922 in Harrison, NJ
	Died: April 21, 2002 - 79 years old
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 5'11"	Wt: 175

Fielding Ratings(?)

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Notes:
- Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an Amateur Free Agent in 1941
- Served in the Army during World War II
- High School: Kearny (Kearny, NJ)

All-Teammate Team

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ted Williams	1	1947	1947	9.9
Minnie Minoso	2	1952	1953	7.9
Bud Stewart	4	1949	1953	3.3

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Larry Doby	2	1954	1955	9.4
Irv Noren	2	1950	1951	5.9
Dom DiMaggio	1	1947	1947	3.2

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Al Smith	2	1954	1955	9.0
Al Zarilla	2	1948	1952	2.8
Sam Mele	6	1947	1953	2.8

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Chico Carrasquel	2	1952	1953	4.6
Johnny Pesky	1	1947	1947	4.2
George Strickland	2	1954	1955	1.1

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bobby Avila	2	1954	1955	9.2
Nellie Fox	2	1952	1953	6.4
Jerry Priddy	1	1948	1948	4.3

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Eddie Yost	3	1949	1951	9.8
Al Rosen	2	1954	1955	6.0
Bob Dillinger	1	1948	1948	1.6

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Eddie Robinson	3	1949	1952	6.5
Mickey Vernon	2	1950	1951	4.4
Ferris Fain	2	1953	1955	2.5

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts
Al Lopez	2	1954	1955	12.7
Paul Richards	2	1952	1953	4.3
Joe Cronin	1	1947	1947	1.9

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sherm Lollar	2	1952	1953	5.1
Hal Naragon	2	1954	1955	1.3
Al Evans	2	1949	1950	1.2

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Billy Pierce	2	1952	1953	12.9
Early Wynn	2	1954	1955	11.4
Joe Dobson	3	1947	1953	9.3
Bob Lemon	2	1954	1955	8.2
Mike Garcia	2	1954	1955	7.4
Ned Garver	1	1948	1948	5.3
Herb Score	1	1955	1955	5.3
Sid Hudson	3	1949	1951	4.6
Virgil Trucks	1	1953	1953	4.4
Connie Marrero	2	1950	1951	4.2

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sandy Consuegra	3	1950	1953	5.7
Harry Dorish	3	1947	1953	3.7
Mickey Harris	4	1947	1951	3.6

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Don Mossi	2	1954	1955	5.8
Ray Narleski	2	1954	1955	5.3
Johnny Murphy	1	1947	1947	1.7
Al Widmar	3	1947	1952	1.5
Hal Newhouser	2	1954	1955	1.3
Jose Santiago	2	1954	1955	1.0
Tom Ferrick	1	1951	1951	0.9
Bill Wight	1	1955	1955	0.5
Bob Chakales	1	1954	1954	0.5
Dave Hoskins	1	1954	1954	0.4

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The statistics used were obtained free of charge from The Baseball Databank.

Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James