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Vada Pinson League
4-1-2076
Al Dente Starting Pitcher
Retired (1987, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.87 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 98-127 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
SV 3 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 04-11-1951
K 1431 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(83 games)
IP 1893.0
WHIP 1.46
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance B    Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D+ Velocity A    Mentor Val A+
Speed D  Bunt B- Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1975 CHA
3
 11
23
23
1
0
0
 0
114.0
 148 95 93 5 60
83
1.82
7.34
1976 CHA
13
 9
30
30
2
0
0
 0
177.0
 192 112 109 1 97
126
1.63
5.54
1977 CHA
2
 13
29
28
1
0
0
 0
124.1
 153 102 97 5 54
86
1.66
7.02
1978 CHA
8
 11
33
33
0
0
0
 0
161.0
 168 89 87 6 71
122
1.48
4.86
1979 CHA
9
 15
35
35
0
0
0
 0
187.1
 214 135 122 6 91
146
1.63
5.86
1980 CHA
10
 14
39
33
1
0
0
 0
202.2
 206 96 88 6 88
151
1.45
3.91
1981 CHA
7
 16
43
30
1
0
0
 0
190.0
 200 110 99 8 74
142
1.44
4.69
1982 CHA-NYA
2
 5
43
9
1
0
2
 1
73.2
 87 52 47 0 22
56
1.48
5.74
1983 NYA
14
 5
31
27
0
0
0
 0
167.0
 137 71 63 5 69
143
1.23
3.40
1984 NYA
13
 8
28
25
0
0
0
 0
154.2
 129 70 53 4 55
116
1.19
3.08
1985 NYA
7
 6
67
14
0
0
1
 2
151.2
 114 62 57 2 55
117
1.11
3.38
1986 BOS
10
 9
26
26
0
0
0
 0
141.1
 132 75 68 3 65
112
1.39
4.33
1987 BOS
0
 5
19
9
0
0
0
 1
48.1
 70 42 42 1 22
31
1.90
7.82
2076
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
98
 127
446
322
7
0
3
 4
1893.0
 1950 1111 1025 52 823
1431
1.46
4.87
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Al Dente has retired from the Boston Commons
1986-04-05The Boston Commons have acquired Al Dente from the waiver wire.
1986-03-07The New York Twins have waived Al Dente.
1982-05-09The New York Twins have acquired Al Dente from the waiver wire.
1982-05-05The Chicago Filthy Sox have promoted Newt Miller to the major league team. The Chicago Filthy Sox have designated Al Dente for assignment.
1979-04-04The Chicago Filthy Sox have renamed John Dankstz to Al Dente.
1978-04-03The Chicago Blue Sox have renamed Al Dente to John Dankstz.
1978-04-03The Chicago Blue Sox have renamed Al Royster to Al Dente.
1978-03-01The Chicago Fire have promoted Al Royster to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have sent Joe Milner to the minors.
1977-09-07The Chicago Fire have promoted Jack Musser to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have sent Al Royster to the minors.
1975-06-05The Chicago Fire have promoted Al Royster to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have sent Jeff Hughes to the minors.
1975-04-13The Chicago Fire have promoted Jose Parrilla to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have promoted Bill Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have sent Al Royster to the minors. The Chicago Fire have sent Jimmy Colton to the minors.
1975-04-08The Chicago Fire have promoted Al Royster to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have designated Bill Smith for assignment.
1975-04-01The Chicago Fire have promoted Bill Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have promoted Bret Lockwood to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have sent Al Royster to the minors. The Chicago Fire have sent Bill Evans to the minors.
1975-04-01The Chicago Fire have promoted Bill Evans to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have promoted Jarvis May to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have promoted Jeff Hughes to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have promoted Al Royster to the major league team. The Chicago Fire have designated Jose Parrilla for assignment. The Chicago Fire have sent John Keeton to the minors. The Chicago Fire have sent Charlie Mohler to the minors. The Chicago Fire have designated Bob Calhoun for assignment.