Paul Dade

{{Short description|American baseball player (1951–2016)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Paul Dade

|position=Outfielder / Third baseman

|image=Paul Dade Indians.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1951|12|7}}

|birth_place=Seattle, Washington, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|2016|8|25|1951|12|7}}

|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

|teams=

• California Angels ({{Baseball year|1975}}–{{Baseball year|1976}})
• Cleveland Indians ({{Baseball year|1977}}–{{Baseball year|1979}})
• San Diego Padres ({{Baseball year|1979}}–{{Baseball year|1980}})
• Hanshin Tigers ({{Baseball year|1981}})

}}

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 {{Baseball year|1981}}.

Dade died of lung cancer on August 25, 2016.[http://www.mountainviewtacoma.com/obituaries/Lonnie-Dade/#!/Obituary Lonnie Paul Dade Obituary]