Sam Dente Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 175 Born: Wednesday, April 26, 1922 in Harrison, NJ USA Died: 4 21 2002 in Montclair, NJ USA Debut: 7/10/1947 Last Game: 9/13/1955 Full Name: Samuel Joseph Dente
In the second of two deals between the clubs on consecutive days, St. Louis obtains Sam Dente, Clem Dreisewerd, Bill Sommers, and $65,000 from the Red Sox in exchange for Ellis Kinder and Billy Hitchcock. When the dust settles on the two-day, 13-player transaction, Boston ends up with two top-of-the-rotation hurlers, Kinder and Jack Kramer, and an All-Star offensive shortstop to hit behind Ted Williams, Vern Stephens, and the cash-deprived Browns, in addition to its four new players, receive a total of $375,000.