C Al Link #43
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/29/1973
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C AL LINK #43 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
114 305 68 8 0 1 25 35 42 .223 .305 .259 4 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 35 35 35 45
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 45 25
Arm: 55 45 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 60 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/1972 @ LAP Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1972 @ HOU Loss, 0-7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1972 @ HOU Win, 6-5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1972 SFS Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1972 SFS Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1972 SFS Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/1972 LAP Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1972 HOU Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1972 HOU Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/1972 @ SFS Win, 5-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Al wants to be known as a good teammate.
Birthday:07/27/1947
Born in:Missouri City, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 24th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 114 305 68 8 0 1 25 21 35 42 .223 .305 .259 .564 .261 .036 65
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 75 344 2 5 0 13 0 2 79 9 4 4 50.0 23.1 2.44 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 6 1 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 .140 .213 .163 .376
Versus Right   262 62 7 0 1 24 18 31 39 2 0 2 .237 .320 .275 .595
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   65 13 0 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 0 .200 .246 .200 .446
May   43 11 1 0 0 4 2 6 3 0 0 0 .256 .347 .279 .626
June   39 12 2 0 1 7 4 5 6 0 0 1 .308 .400 .436 .836
July   64 15 1 0 0 4 8 12 4 1 0 0 .234 .351 .250 .601
August   64 12 2 0 0 8 4 6 17 1 0 1 .188 .264 .219 .483
September   30 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .219 .233 .452
Spring Training   45 6 1 0 1 4 2 6 10 0 1 0 .133 .235 .222 .458
Last Year   305 68 8 0 1 25 21 35 42 2 0 2 .223 .305 .259 .564
2 Years Ago   87 23 5 0 1 7 17 13 10 0 0 1 .264 .366 .356 .723
Career   418 96 14 0 2 34 42 57 56 2 0 3 .230 .325 .278 .603
Home   150 32 3 0 1 16 7 14 22 1 0 1 .213 .283 .253 .536
Road   155 36 5 0 0 9 14 21 20 1 0 1 .232 .326 .265 .590
Grass   305 68 8 0 1 25 21 35 42 2 0 2 .223 .305 .259 .564
Day   190 41 5 0 1 17 13 24 27 0 0 1 .216 .307 .258 .565
Night   115 27 3 0 0 8 8 11 15 2 0 1 .235 .302 .261 .563
As Starter   271 61 6 0 1 20 19 29 35 2 0 2 .225 .303 .258 .561
As Reliever / Substitution   34 7 2 0 0 5 2 6 7 0 0 0 .206 .325 .265 .590
Pinch Hitting   29 5 1 0 0 5 2 6 7 0 0 0 .172 .314 .207 .521
Close/Late   95 22 2 0 0 10 8 21 11 0 0 0 .232 .371 .253 .623
Inning 1-3   87 15 1 0 0 4 8 6 13 0 0 1 .172 .234 .184 .418
Inning 4-6   99 26 5 0 1 10 4 4 12 2 0 1 .263 .292 .343 .636
Inning 7-9   103 23 2 0 0 8 9 24 15 0 0 0 .223 .370 .243 .613
Extra Innings   16 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .294 .250 .544
0 Outs   98 24 3 0 1 5 7 9 11 1 0 2 .245 .318 .306 .624
1 Outs   111 26 5 0 0 12 8 10 20 1 0 0 .234 .295 .279 .574
2 Outs   96 18 0 0 0 8 6 16 11 0 0 0 .188 .304 .188 .491
Scoring Position   86 20 4 0 0 24 10 15 12 2 0 0 .233 .340 .279 .619
Bases Empty   162 40 3 0 1 1 10 19 22 0 0 2 .247 .333 .284 .617
Runner on 1st   57 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 .140 .155 .158 .313
Runner on 2nd   32 7 2 0 0 5 5 4 4 0 0 0 .219 .306 .281 .587
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 6 2 0 0 4 2 5 2 0 0 0 .240 .367 .320 .687
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .111 .100 .111 .211
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 7 2 1 2 1 0 0 .429 .444 .429 .873
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Two Strikes   111 16 1 0 0 9 6 15 42 2 0 0 .144 .242 .153 .395
First Pitch   46 12 2 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 .261 .333 .304 .638
Count 0-1   34 10 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .314 .441 .755
Count 0-2   14 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 2 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Count 1-0   30 9 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 1-1   44 13 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .295 .341 .636
Count 1-2   35 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 .171 .171 .171 .343
Count 2-0   11 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432
Count 2-1   25 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .240 .280 .520
Count 2-2   36 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 .139 .139 .167 .306
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .556 .000 .556
Full Count   26 3 0 0 0 3 5 15 11 0 0 0 .115 .439 .115 .554
Behind in Count   83 18 2 0 1 8 5 0 21 2 0 1 .217 .221 .277 .498
Ahead in Count   70 17 1 0 0 5 7 15 0 0 0 1 .243 .384 .257 .641
Batting Leadoff   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Batting 2nd   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Batting 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 4th   64 15 0 0 0 8 6 6 9 0 0 1 .234 .310 .234 .544
Batting 5th   30 7 1 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 1 .233 .281 .267 .548
Batting 6th   36 10 1 0 0 3 3 6 4 1 0 0 .278 .372 .306 .678
Batting 7th   132 28 5 0 1 9 10 16 20 1 0 0 .212 .295 .273 .568
Batting 8th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Batting 9th   6 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .833 1.583
Low Leverage   109 23 2 0 0 3 9 15 20 1 0 0 .211 .304 .229 .533
Medium Leverage   122 27 2 0 1 7 7 9 17 0 0 2 .221 .286 .262 .548
High Leverage   73 18 4 0 0 15 5 11 5 1 0 0 .247 .341 .301 .643
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Seattle - MLB 22 10 26 5 1 0 0 2 4 9 0 0 4 0 0 .192 .400 .231 .631 82 71 0.2
1971 Seattle - MLB 23 38 87 23 5 0 1 7 17 13 1 0 10 1 1 .264 .366 .356 .723 111 115 0.4
1972 Seattle - MLB 24 114 305 68 8 0 1 25 21 35 2 2 42 4 4 .223 .305 .259 .564 66 65 0.4
Total MLB 162 418 96 14 0 2 34 42 57 3 2 56 5 5 .230 .325 .278 .603 76 76 0.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Total - 21 70 310 90 11 0 7 61 70 36 2 0 47 10 6 .290 .368 .394 .761 100 100 1.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Seattle - MLB C 9 9 50 2 0 52 0 1.000 73.0 6.41 -0.1 .000 1 6 1 16.7
1970 Seattle - MLB 1B 2 0 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 5.2 9.53 +0.0 1.030
1971 Seattle - MLB C 11 10 60 5 0 65 0 1.000 93.0 6.29 -0.4 .976 1 12 3 25.0
1971 Seattle - MLB 1B 10 8 77 3 6 82 2 .976 71.2 10.05 -0.4 .961
1972 Seattle - MLB C 71 66 367 47 4 416 2 .995 587.1 6.34 +1.2 1.010 3 56 23 41.1
1972 Seattle - MLB 1B 12 9 97 6 11 103 0 1.000 90.2 10.22 +1.1 1.027
TOTAL C 91 85 477 54 4 533 2 .996 753.1 6.34 +0.7 1.006 5 74 27 36.5
TOTAL 1B 24 17 179 10 18 191 2 .990 168.0 10.12 +0.7 .999
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 80th overall pick) by the Seattle Emeralds, out of college Central Arkansas
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
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