Dale Long
American baseball player and coach
Died when: 64 years 355 days (779 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Richard Dale Long (February 6, 1926 – January 27, 1991) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St.
Louis Browns, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Washington Senators between 1951 and 1963.Listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 205 pounds (93 kg), he batted and threw left-handed.
Long's career was marked by two milestones.In 1956, he set an MLB record by hitting a home run in eight consecutive games.
Then, two years later, Long became the first left-handed-throwing catcher in the majors since Jiggs Donahue in 1902.
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