Dale Sveum
[edit] Biography
Dale Sveum (Dale Curtis Sveum) was born on November 23, 1963 in Richmond, California. He made his Major League debut on May 12, 1986 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1986, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 7 home runs and 35 RBI. Sveum played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Dale Sveum's best season was 1987, when he slugged 25 home runs and knocked in 95 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 91
| 317
| 35
| 78
| 7
| 35
| .246
| .316
| .366
| 13
| 2
| 32
| 63
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 7
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| 153
| 535
| 86
| 135
| 25
| 95
| .252
| .303
| .454
| 27
| 3
| 40
| 133
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 11
|
| 1988
| MIL
| A
| 129
| 467
| 41
| 113
| 9
| 51
| .242
| .274
| .347
| 14
| 4
| 21
| 122
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| 48
| 117
| 15
| 23
| 1
| 12
| .197
| .278
| .282
| 7
| 0
| 12
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 90
| 266
| 33
| 64
| 4
| 43
| .241
| .320
| .365
| 19
| 1
| 32
| 78
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| 1992
| PHI
| N
| 54
| 135
| 13
| 24
| 2
| 16
| .178
| .261
| .252
| 4
| 0
| 16
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 40
| 114
| 15
| 25
| 2
| 12
| .219
| .287
| .351
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 94
| 249
| 28
| 49
| 4
| 28
| .197
| .273
| .297
| 13
| 0
| 28
| 68
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 6
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 30
| 79
| 12
| 14
| 2
| 6
| .177
| .316
| .304
| 2
| 1
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1994
| SEA
| A
| 10
| 27
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 2
| .185
| .241
| .296
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 12
| 34
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 5
| .353
| .450
| .588
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| 126
| 306
| 30
| 80
| 12
| 47
| .261
| .319
| .451
| 20
| 1
| 27
| 81
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 8
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 30
| 58
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .155
| .203
| .155
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| 49
| 71
| 7
| 15
| 3
| 13
| .211
| .278
| .437
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 241
| 546
| 59
| 131
| 18
| 81
| .240
| .308
| .408
| 34
| 2
| 56
| 154
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 13
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 621
| 1980
| 246
| 466
| 51
| 259
| .235
| .295
| .370
| 91
| 11
| 171
| 502
| 6
| 21
| 10
| 5
| 40
|
| Total
|
|
| 862
| 2526
| 305
| 597
| 69
| 340
| .236
| .298
| .378
| 125
| 13
| 227
| 656
| 6
| 26
| 10
| 12
| 53
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 13
| 12
| 106
| 18
| 34
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 13
| 12
| 105
| 29
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 65
| 64
| 570
| 45
| 122
| 26
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 13
| 11
| 106
| 21
| 35
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 142
| 139
| 1228.1
| 221
| 361
| 21
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1988
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 127
| 126
| 1109
| 208
| 370
| 27
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1988
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 2
| 20
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 22
| 17
| 161.1
| 17
| 28
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 16
| 10
| 95
| 22
| 30
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 51
| 37
| 359.2
| 56
| 125
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 38
| 34
| 307.2
| 26
| 62
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 4
| 29.2
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 34
| 26
| 252.2
| 56
| 91
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1992
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 2
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 37
| 33
| 292.1
| 39
| 97
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 3B
| 7
| 2
| 25
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| SS
| 71
| 59
| 545
| 95
| 188
| 16
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 1B
| 6
| 4
| 32.2
| 23
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 3
| 26.2
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 11
| 109
| 116
| 5
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 3
| 31.1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1994
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 8
| 71.2
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 28
| 13
| 146.1
| 29
| 54
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 21
| 10
| 107.2
| 105
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 47
| 39
| 332.2
| 17
| 78
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 21
| 8
| 97
| 108
| 9
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 45
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 7
| 64.1
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 19.2
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 217
| 181
| 1628
| 125
| 344
| 45
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 71
| 37
| 386
| 392
| 27
| 6
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 442
| 389
| 3530.1
| 634
| 1143
| 75
| 256
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 53
| 41
| 374.2
| 84
| 109
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (25th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed June 14, 1982).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bruce Ruffin (December 11, 1991).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Keith Shepherd (August 10, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1992).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 21, 1993).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (June 17, 1993).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (June 27, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 7, 1994).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 10, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1995).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (February 2, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1997).
- Signed by New York Yankees (November 25, 1997).
- Released by New York Yankees (August 3, 1998).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (February 18, 1999).
- Released by Arizona Diamondbacks (May 9, 1999).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (May 17, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1999).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 10, 1999).
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