Al Dark

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Full Name: Alvin Ralph Dark	Primary Position: SS,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/185	First Game: July 14, 1946
Birthdate: January 7, 1922	Final Game: October 2, 1960
Birthplace: Comanche, Oklahoma	MLB Experience: 14 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[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

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
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

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
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

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
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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