Paul Dade Explained

Paul Dade
Position:Outfielder / Third baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:7 December 1951
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Death Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 12
Debutyear:1975
Debutteam:California Angels
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 5
Finalyear:1980
Finalteam:San Diego Padres
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.270
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:10
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:107
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Lonnie Paul Dade (December 7, 1951 – August 25, 2016) was a Major League Baseball outfielder/third baseman. On June 4, 1970, he was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft. He played for the Angels (1975–1976), Cleveland Indians (1977–1979), and San Diego Padres (1979–1980).

Dade was called up to the Angels after hitting .332 in 100 games for the El Paso Diablos of the Texas League and then .545 in 9 games for the Salt Lake City Gulls of the Pacific Coast League. He made his major league debut on September 12, 1975, at Royals Stadium, starting the second game of a doubleheader in left field against Kansas City. He went 0-for-3 against Al Fitzmorris.

With the Cleveland Indians in 1977, Dade had career-highs for games played (134), games started (111), plate appearances (508), hits (134), batting average (.291), runs batted in (45), and runs (65).

Dade's career totals include 439 games played, a .270 batting average (355-for-1,313), 10 HR, 107 RBI, 186 runs scored, a .328 on-base percentage, and 57 stolen bases.

After his major league career, Dade played one season in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers in .

Dade died of lung cancer on August 25, 2016.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mountainviewtacoma.com/obituaries/Lonnie-Dade/#!/Obituary Lonnie Paul Dade Obituary