Al Dark
[edit] Biography
Al Dark (Alvin Ralph Dark) was born on January 7, 1922 in Comanche, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on July 14, 1946 for the Boston Braves. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .322 with 3 home runs and 48 RBI. Dark played for the Boston Braves, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Braves over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Al Dark's best season was 1953, when he slugged 23 home runs, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 88 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1946
| BOS
| N
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .231
| .231
| .462
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BOS
| N
| 137
| 543
| 85
| 175
| 3
| 48
| .322
| .353
| .433
| 39
| 6
| 24
| 36
| 2
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 130
| 529
| 74
| 146
| 3
| 53
| .276
| .317
| .355
| 23
| 5
| 31
| 43
| 1
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 10
|
| 1950
| NY
| N
| 154
| 587
| 79
| 164
| 16
| 67
| .279
| .331
| .440
| 36
| 5
| 39
| 60
| 6
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 10
|
| 1951
| NY
| N
| 156
| 646
| 114
| 196
| 14
| 69
| .303
| .352
| .454
| 41
| 7
| 42
| 39
| 6
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 11
|
| 1952
| NY
| N
| 151
| 589
| 92
| 177
| 14
| 73
| .301
| .357
| .431
| 29
| 3
| 47
| 39
| 5
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 10
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| 155
| 647
| 126
| 194
| 23
| 88
| .300
| .335
| .488
| 41
| 6
| 28
| 34
| 6
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 19
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 154
| 644
| 98
| 189
| 20
| 70
| .293
| .325
| .446
| 26
| 6
| 27
| 40
| 5
| 12
| 5
| 2
| 16
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| 115
| 475
| 77
| 134
| 9
| 45
| .282
| .319
| .394
| 20
| 3
| 22
| 32
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 100
| 413
| 54
| 118
| 4
| 37
| .286
| .320
| .383
| 14
| 7
| 21
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 9
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 48
| 206
| 19
| 52
| 2
| 17
| .252
| .279
| .340
| 12
| 0
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| 148
| 619
| 73
| 170
| 6
| 54
| .275
| .307
| .368
| 26
| 7
| 29
| 46
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 14
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 140
| 583
| 80
| 169
| 4
| 64
| .290
| .326
| .381
| 25
| 8
| 29
| 56
| 4
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 7
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 18
| 64
| 7
| 19
| 1
| 5
| .297
| .318
| .344
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 114
| 464
| 54
| 137
| 3
| 43
| .295
| .339
| .366
| 16
| 4
| 29
| 23
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 13
|
| 1958
| TOT
| N
| 132
| 528
| 61
| 156
| 4
| 48
| .295
| .337
| .364
| 16
| 4
| 31
| 29
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 16
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 136
| 477
| 60
| 126
| 6
| 45
| .264
| .342
| .386
| 22
| 9
| 55
| 50
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 9
| 4
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 55
| 198
| 29
| 48
| 3
| 14
| .242
| .315
| .323
| 5
| 1
| 19
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 5
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 50
| 141
| 16
| 42
| 1
| 18
| .298
| .329
| .390
| 6
| 2
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 105
| 339
| 45
| 90
| 4
| 32
| .265
| .321
| .351
| 11
| 3
| 26
| 27
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 1828
| 7219
| 1064
| 2089
| 126
| 757
| .289
| .333
| .411
| 358
| 72
| 430
| 534
| 54
| 95
| 59
| 22
| 134
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1946
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1946
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1948
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 253
| 393
| 25
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 232
| 387
| 25
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1950
| NY
| N
| SS
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 288
| 465
| 30
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1951
| NY
| N
| SS
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 295
| 465
| 45
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1952
| NY
| N
| SS
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 324
| 423
| 27
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| SS
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 343
| 19
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 17
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 72
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| SS
| 154
| 154
| 1366
| 289
| 487
| 36
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| SS
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 324
| 21
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| SS
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 178
| 292
| 20
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| SS
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 89
| 132
| 9
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1956
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 267
| 424
| 29
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| SS
| 139
| 134
| 1203.2
| 276
| 419
| 25
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 8
| 5
| 51
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| SS
| 8
| 8
| 64
| 10
| 23
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 111
| 111
| 964
| 107
| 225
| 18
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1958
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 119
| 116
| 1015
| 111
| 237
| 19
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 8.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 131
| 121
| 1090
| 111
| 255
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 4
| 27
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 53
| 48
| 430.2
| 57
| 84
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 25
| 25
| 203
| 46
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 1
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 25
| 25
| 203
| 45
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 4
| 43
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 57
| 49
| 447.2
| 59
| 86
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 11
| 4
| 45
| 41
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 29
| 0
| 5
| 68
| 72
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 43
| 25
| 203
| 73
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 320
| 287
| 2560.2
| 294
| 605
| 50
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 15
| 8
| 72
| 67
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 25
| 25
| 203
| 45
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1404
| 296
| 2642.1
| 2672
| 4168
| 286
| 933
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1953
| NY
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (July 4, 1946).
- Traded by Boston Braves with Eddie Stanky to New York Giants in exchange for Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall and Red Webb (December 14, 1949).
- Traded by New York Giants with Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni and a player to be named later (June 14, 1956); New York Giants received Gordon Jones (October 1, 1956).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jim Brosnan (May 20, 1958).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with John Buzhardt and Jim Woods to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Richie Ashburn (January 11, 1960).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Joe Morgan (June 23, 1960).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Andre Rodgers (October 31, 1960).
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