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Al Dark

Full name Alvin Ralph Dark
Born January 7, 1922, Comanche, Oklahoma
Died November 13, 2014, Easley, South Carolina
Buried at Robinson Memorial Gardens, Easley, South Carolina
First Game: July 14, 1946; Final Game: October 2, 1960
Managed First Game: April 11, 1961; Managed Final Game: October 2, 1977
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 185
Named Major League Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1948)
Named shortstop on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1954)
Ejections as player: 1950 (1), 1951 (1), 1953 (4), 1954 (1), 1955 (1), 1957 (1), 1958 (1), 1960 (1). Total: 11
Ejections as coach: 1965 (1)
Ejections as manager: 1961 (1), 1962 (3), 1963 (4), 1964 (4), 1966 (2), 1967 (2), 1968 (1), 1969 (3), 1970 (4), 1975 (2), 1977 (2). Total: 28
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1946 BOS N    Daily Splits   15    13    0    3   3   0   0    1    0   0    3   0   0       0   0   0    0   0  .231  .231  .462   0.2 1946 BOS N
1948 BOS N    Daily Splits  137   543   85  175  39   6   3   48   24   3   36   2  10       0   9   4    4   4  .322  .353  .433   0.6 1948 BOS N
1949 BOS N    Daily Splits  130   529   74  146  23   5   3   53   31   3   43   1  11       1  17  10    5   3  .276  .317  .355  -0.7 1949 BOS N
1950 NY  N    Daily Splits  154   587   79  164  36   5  16   67   39   4   60   6  11       0  14  10    9   3  .279  .331  .440  -0.2 1950 NY  N
1951 NY  N    Daily Splits  156   646  114  196  41   7  14   69   42   1   39   6   6       0  15  11   12   7  .303  .352  .454   2.7 1951 NY  N
1952 NY  N    Daily Splits  151   589   92  177  29   3  14   73   47   5   39   5   8       1  12  10    6   6  .301  .357  .431   2.4 1952 NY  N
1953 NY  N    Daily Splits  155   647  126  194  41   6  23   88   28   0   34   6  12       0  20  19    7   2  .300  .335  .488   3.5 1953 NY  N
1954 NY  N    Daily Splits  154   644   98  189  26   6  20   70   27   2   40   5  12   5   0   7  16    5   3  .293  .325  .446   1.1 1954 NY  N
1955 NY  N    Daily Splits  115   475   77  134  20   3   9   45   22   2   32   5   4   2   0   7   5    2   1  .282  .319  .394  -0.8 1955 NY  N
1956 NY  N    Daily Splits   48   206   19   52  12   0   2   17    8   0   13   1   3   4   0   6   5    0   0  .252  .279  .340  -1.2 1956 NY  N
1956 STL N    Daily Splits  100   413   54  118  14   7   4   37   21   0   33   2   2   4   0   6   9    3   1  .286  .320  .383   0.2 1956 STL N
1956 TOT N                  148   619   73  170  26   7   6   54   29   0   46   3   5   8   0  12  14    3   1  .275  .307  .368  -1.0 1956 TOT N
1957 STL N    Daily Splits  140   583   80  169  25   8   4   64   29   4   56   4   5   4   0  12   7    3   4  .290  .326  .381   1.8 1957 STL N
1958 STL N    Daily Splits   18    64    7   19   0   0   1    5    2   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   3    0   0  .297  .318  .344  -0.3 1958 STL N
1958 CHI N    Daily Splits  114   464   54  137  16   4   3   43   29   1   23   5   2   6   0   7  13    1   1  .295  .339  .366  -0.7 1958 CHI N
1958 TOT N                  132   528   61  156  16   4   4   48   31   1   29   5   2   6   0   7  16    1   1  .295  .337  .364  -1.0 1958 TOT N
1959 CHI N    Daily Splits  136   477   60  126  22   9   6   45   55   9   50   3   7   3   0  13   4    1   1  .264  .342  .386  -0.2 1959 CHI N
1960 PHI N    Daily Splits   55   198   29   48   5   1   3   14   19   2   14   2   2   0   0   5   5    1   1  .242  .315  .323  -1.0 1960 PHI N
1960 MIL N    Daily Splits   50   141   16   42   6   2   1   18    7   2   13   1   0   3   0   0   3    0   0  .298  .329  .390  -0.3 1960 MIL N
1960 TOT N                  105   339   45   90  11   3   4   32   26   4   27   3   2   3   0   5   8    1   1  .265  .321  .351  -1.3 1960 TOT N
Total    (14 Years) Splits 1828  7219 1064 2089 358  72 126  757  430  38  534  54  95  31   2 150 134   59  37  .289  .333  .411   7.1 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1948 BOS N    Daily Splits    6    24    2    4   1   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   1   0   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .167  .208 1948 BOS N
1951 NY  N    Daily Splits    6    24    5   10   3   0   1    4    2   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .417  .462  .667 1951 NY  N
1954 NY  N    Daily Splits    4    17    2    7   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .412  .444  .412 1954 NY  N
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits   16    65    9   21   4   0   1    4    3   0    6   0   2   0   0   1   2    0   0  .323  .353  .431 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1951 NL       Daily Splits    1     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .200 1951 NL   
1954 NL       Daily Splits    1     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .200 1954 NL   
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    2    10    0    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .200 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1953 NY  N    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    1      1     5   1    2    2    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18.00  4.00  -0.1 1953 NY  N


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1946 BOS N Daily Splits  SS   12    0    0    32.1     5   14    2    2   0                      .905
1946 BOS N               LF    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1946 BOS N               OF    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000     1    0    0 
1948 BOS N Daily Splits  SS  133  129  126  1169.2   253  393   25   66   0                      .963
1949 BOS N Daily Splits  SS  125  124  121  1107     232  387   25   76   0                      .961
1949 BOS N               3B    4    3    2    28       1    8    1    0   0                      .900
1950 NY  N Daily Splits  SS  154  154  146  1352.2   288  465   30  101   0                      .962
1951 NY  N Daily Splits  SS  156  156  153  1391     295  465   45  114   1                      .944
1952 NY  N Daily Splits  SS  150  150  147  1322     324  423   27  116   0                      .965
1953 NY  N Daily Splits  SS  110  108  102   945.2   219  343   19   79   0                      .967
1953 NY  N               2B   26   26   19   213.1    68   72    2   17   0                      .986
1953 NY  N               OF   17   14   13   122.2    26    1    0    1   0                     1.000    13    0    4 
1953 NY  N               LF   13   12   11   100      24    1    0    1   0                     1.000
1953 NY  N               3B    8    5    5    51      12   17    3    5   0                      .906
1953 NY  N               RF    4    2    2    22.2     7    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1953 NY  N                P    1    1    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1954 NY  N Daily Splits  SS  154  154  149  1366     289  487   36  105   0                      .956
1955 NY  N Daily Splits  SS  115  114  109   999     213  324   21   70   1                      .962
1956 NY  N Daily Splits  SS   48   48   48   432.1    89  132    9   27   0                      .961
1956 STL N Daily Splits  SS   99   99   93   857.1   178  292   20   66   0                      .959
1956 TOT N               SS  147  147  141  1289.2   267  424   29   93   0                      .960
1957 STL N Daily Splits  SS  139  134  119  1203.2   276  419   25  105   0                      .965
1957 STL N               3B    1    1    1     8       0    2    0    0   0                     1.000
1958 STL N Daily Splits  3B    8    5    5    51       4   12    1    0   0                      .941
1958 STL N               SS    8    8    6    64      10   23    2    6   0                      .943
1958 CHI N Daily Splits  3B  111  111  106   964     107  225   18   24   0                      .949
1958 TOT N               3B  119  116  111  1015     111  237   19   24   0                      .948
1959 CHI N Daily Splits  3B  131  121  116  1090     111  255   20   20   0                      .948
1959 CHI N               1B    4    4    2    27      26    4    1    1   0                      .968
1959 CHI N               SS    1    0    0     8.2     1    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1960 PHI N Daily Splits  3B   53   48   45   430.2    57   84    7    7   0                      .953
1960 PHI N               1B    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1960 MIL N Daily Splits  OF   25   25   11   203      46    2    2    0   0                      .960    25    0    0 
1960 MIL N               LF   25   25   11   203      44    2    2    0   0                      .958
1960 MIL N               1B   10    4    3    43      40    2    1    4   0                      .977
1960 MIL N               3B    4    1    1    17       2    2    0    0   0                     1.000
1960 MIL N               2B    3    0    0     5       0    0    0    0   0                         -
1960 TOT N               1B   11    4    3    45      41    2    1    4   0                      .977
1960 TOT N               3B   57   49   46   447.2    59   86    7    7   0                      .954
Total (13 Years) Splits  SS 1404 1378 1319 12251.1  2672 4168  286  933   2                      .960
Total ( 6 Years)         3B  320  295  281  2639.2   294  605   50   56   0                      .947
Total ( 3 Years)         OF   43   39   24   327.2    73    3    2    1   0                      .974    39    0    4 
Total ( 3 Years)         LF   39   37   22   305      69    3    2    1   0                      .973
Total ( 2 Years)         2B   29   26   19   218.1    68   72    2   17   0                      .986
Total ( 2 Years)         1B   15    8    5    72      67    6    2    5   0                      .973
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    4    2    2    22.2     7    0    0    0   0                     1.000
Total ( 1 Year )          P    1    1    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1948 BOS N Daily Splits  SS    6    6    6    52       7   12    3    1   0  .864
1951 NY  N Daily Splits  SS    6    6    6    52      10   15    0    4   0 1.000
1954 NY  N Daily Splits  SS    4    4    4    37       7   11    1    1   0  .947
Total ( 3 Years) Splits  SS   16   16   16   141      24   38    4    6   0  .939
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1951 NL    Daily Splits  SS    1    1    0     7       0    3    0    0   0 1.000
1954 NL    Daily Splits  SS    1    1    1     8       1    2    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits  SS    2    2    1    15       1    5    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG


                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1961 SF  N        155   85   69  .552   773   655                  3
1962 SF  N        165  103   62  .624   878   690                  1
1963 SF  N        162   88   74  .543   725   641                  3
1964 SF  N        162   90   72  .556   656   587                  4
1966 KC  A        160   74   86  .463   564   648                  7
1967 KC  A        121   52   69  .430   424   512          8-19   10 10
1968 CLE A        162   86   75  .534   516   504                  3
1969 CLE A        161   62   99  .385   573   717                  6
1970 CLE A        162   76   86  .469   649   675                  5
1971 CLE A         64   30   34  .469   236   247          6-20    5  6
1971 CLE A         39   12   27  .308   105   170   6-22   7-29    4  5  6
1974 OAK A        162   90   72  .556   689   551                  1
1975 OAK A        162   98   64  .605   758   606                  1
1977 SD  N        113   48   65  .425   456   566   5-30           4  5
Total (13 Years) 1950  994  954  .510  8002  7769
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

League Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1974 OAK A          4    3    1  .750    11     7
1975 OAK A          3    0    3  .000     7    18
Total ( 2 Years)    7    3    4  .429    18    25
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

              World Series Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1962 SF  N          7    3    4  .429    21    20
1974 OAK A          5    4    1  .800    16    11
Total ( 2 Years)   12    7    5  .583    37    31
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

             All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1963 NL             1    1    0 1.000     5     3
1975 AL             1    0    1  .000     3     6
Total ( 2 Years)    2    1    1  .500     8     9
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING


                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1965 CHI N  Third base                  4-12   8-26
1977 CHI N  First base                  4- 7   5-29
Total ( 2 Years) 



Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5-30-1950(2)  BOX  NY  N  Frank Dascoli       Balls and strikes
 5-23-1951     BOX  NY  N  Augie Donatelli     Call at 2B
 4-22-1953     BOX  NY  N  Bill Stewart        Call at 2B (Appeal)
 6- 8-1953     BOX  NY  N  Frank Dascoli       Call at HP
 7-16-1953     BOX  NY  N  Jocko Conlan        Called third strike
 8-25-1953(2)  BOX  NY  N  Bill Jackowski      Call at 1B
 5-16-1954(1)  BOX  NY  N  Frank Secory        Called third strike
 5-24-1955     BOX  NY  N  Hal Dixon           Balls and strikes
 8-25-1957     BOX  STL N  Augie Donatelli     Call at 1B (Threw helmet)
 4-15-1958     BOX  STL N  Frank Dascoli       Balls and strikes
 5- 3-1960     BOX  PHI N  Jocko Conlan        Called third strike

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8- 3-1961     BOX  SF  N  Stan Landes         Balls and strikes
 4-13-1962     BOX  SF  N  Al Barlick          Ordering pitcher to keep foot on rubber
 6-17-1962     BOX  SF  N  Frank Secory        Call at 1B
 7-27-1962     BOX  SF  N  Frank Secory        Not granting time out
 6- 5-1963(1)  BOX  SF  N  Chris Pelekoudas    Called third strike
 7- 4-1963     BOX  SF  N  Frank Walsh         Appeal play
 7-13-1963     BOX  SF  N  Shag Crawford       Intentional HBP
 8- 4-1963     BOX  SF  N  Frank Walsh         Call at 3B
 5-31-1964(2)  BOX  SF  N  Ed Sudol            Check swing
 6-20-1964     BOX  SF  N  Shag Crawford       Call at 1B
 7-20-1964     BOX  SF  N  Frank Secory        Calls (mulitple) at 1B
 8-18-1964     BOX  SF  N  Bill Williams       Interference non-call
 8- 4-1966     BOX  KC  A  Emmett Ashford      Call at 3B
 8-31-1966(2)  BOX  KC  A  Frank Umont         Balls and strikes
 4-23-1967(1)  BOX  KC  A  Al Salerno          Call at 1B
 7-16-1967(2)  BOX  KC  A  Jerry Neudecker     Balls and strikes (Reversed)
 5-14-1968     BOX  CLE A  Bill Valentine      Automatic ball (pitcher went to mouth)
 5- 7-1969     BOX  CLE A  Larry Barnett       Balls and strikes
 8-11-1969     BOX  CLE A  Red Flaherty        Called third strike
 9-14-1969     BOX  CLE A  Larry Barnett       Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 4-22-1970     BOX  CLE A  Jim Honochick       Call at 1B
 5-31-1970     BOX  CLE A  Bill Haller         Balls and strikes
 8-19-1970     BOX  CLE A  Frank Umont         Check swing
 8-22-1970     BOX  CLE A  Red Flaherty        Call at 2B
 6-16-1975     BOX  OAK A  George Maloney      Call at 2B
 8-30-1975     BOX  OAK A  Rich Garcia         Call at 2B (Threw base)
 8-12-1977     BOX  SD  N  Paul Runge          Call at 1B
 9- 4-1977     BOX  SD  N  John Kibler         Interference call

As coach:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-13-1965(2)  BOX  CHI N  Frank Secory        Balk non-call





Transaction Information

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, Whitey Lockman and cash to St.
Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst,
Bill Sarni and 2 players to be named later (June 14, 1956); New York Giants received
Bob Stephenson (June 17, 1956) and 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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