C Al Link #43
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/15/1973
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C AL LINK #43 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
105 316 74 12 1 4 34 45 31 .234 .340 .316 7 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 40 35 40 45
Eye 55 55 60 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: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1973 @ SFS Win, 6-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1973 @ DAL Win, 10-5 5 1 3 4 1 0 1 0
09/15/1973 HOU Loss, 5-10 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/13/1973 SFS Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1973 SFS Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1973 DAL Win, 4-2 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
09/08/1973 DAL Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1973 @ HOU Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1973 @ NYE Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/31/1973 @ NYE Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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:3 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 24th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 105 316 74 12 1 4 34 32 45 31 .234 .340 .316 .656 .307 .082 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 87 371 6 1 0 12 3 1 100 17 7 8 46.7 33.6 3.41 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 .129 .229 .129 .358
Versus Right   285 70 12 1 4 33 30 42 29 1 3 5 .246 .351 .337 .688
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   60 18 6 0 0 2 5 2 7 0 0 0 .300 .323 .400 .723
May   46 13 2 1 2 11 10 14 4 0 1 2 .283 .468 .500 .968
June   55 11 3 0 1 6 6 10 7 1 0 1 .200 .328 .309 .637
July   61 9 0 0 0 2 6 11 6 0 1 1 .148 .288 .148 .435
August   64 14 1 0 0 4 3 7 5 0 1 2 .219 .315 .234 .549
September   30 9 0 0 1 9 2 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .323 .400 .723
Spring Training   52 9 0 0 1 6 4 4 9 1 0 0 .173 .228 .231 .459
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   734 170 26 1 6 68 74 102 87 3 3 9 .232 .331 .294 .626
Home   148 38 4 0 1 11 14 19 12 0 2 4 .257 .357 .304 .661
Road   168 36 8 1 3 23 18 26 19 1 1 2 .214 .325 .327 .652
Grass   316 74 12 1 4 34 32 45 31 1 3 6 .234 .340 .316 .656
Day   165 46 5 1 2 22 16 24 10 1 1 4 .279 .381 .358 .739
Night   151 28 7 0 2 12 16 21 21 0 2 2 .185 .293 .272 .565
As Starter   299 73 12 1 4 34 32 45 30 1 3 6 .244 .353 .331 .684
As Reliever / Substitution   17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
Pinch Hitting   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   76 13 2 0 0 4 6 13 7 0 1 1 .171 .300 .197 .497
Inning 1-3   88 28 7 0 3 16 15 11 9 0 1 4 .318 .417 .500 .917
Inning 4-6   111 24 2 0 0 9 8 18 12 1 1 1 .216 .328 .234 .562
Inning 7-9   111 21 3 1 1 9 9 15 9 0 1 1 .189 .291 .261 .553
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
0 Outs   89 15 2 0 0 2 14 16 11 0 3 3 .169 .315 .191 .506
1 Outs   114 29 7 0 0 8 11 16 11 1 0 2 .254 .353 .316 .669
2 Outs   113 30 3 1 4 24 7 13 9 0 0 1 .265 .346 .416 .762
Scoring Position   97 27 2 0 2 27 10 10 9 1 3 3 .278 .360 .361 .721
Bases Empty   157 34 7 0 0 0 16 26 17 0 0 3 .217 .339 .261 .600
Runner on 1st   62 13 3 1 2 7 6 9 5 0 0 0 .210 .310 .387 .697
Runner on 2nd   30 7 1 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .233 .258 .267 .525
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 10 0 0 2 8 7 6 3 0 0 2 .303 .439 .485 .924
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 .364 .385 .455 .839
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 1 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Two Strikes   139 24 5 1 1 11 9 15 31 1 0 3 .173 .266 .245 .510
First Pitch   46 10 2 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 .217 .265 .261 .526
Count 0-1   27 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .407 .741
Count 0-2   22 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 .091 .091 .136 .227
Count 1-0   32 11 0 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .344 .531 .875
Count 1-1   32 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .375 .406 .781
Count 1-2   40 11 2 1 1 6 3 0 12 1 0 1 .275 .286 .450 .736
Count 2-0   12 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .231 .417 .647
Count 2-1   23 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .217 .261 .478
Count 2-2   36 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 .139 .184 .167 .351
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 1 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 0 0 .200 .765 .400 1.165
Full Count   41 6 1 0 0 3 4 15 3 0 0 0 .146 .375 .171 .546
Behind in Count   89 22 5 1 1 9 6 0 22 1 0 1 .247 .253 .360 .612
Ahead in Count   72 19 2 0 3 12 16 29 0 0 1 1 .264 .480 .417 .897
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   15 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .267 .389 .333 .722
Batting 5th   57 15 2 1 3 15 12 14 7 1 1 2 .263 .419 .491 .910
Batting 6th   204 52 9 0 1 18 17 26 16 0 2 3 .255 .348 .314 .661
Batting 7th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 8th   24 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 .042 .115 .042 .157
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   144 35 6 1 2 7 16 19 12 0 0 2 .243 .339 .340 .680
Medium Leverage   105 23 5 0 1 10 9 15 13 1 1 1 .219 .320 .295 .615
High Leverage   65 16 1 0 1 17 7 11 5 0 2 3 .246 .380 .308 .687
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 73 0.2
1971 Seattle - MLB 23 38 87 23 5 0 1 7 17 13 1 0 10 1 1 .264 .366 .356 .723 111 118 0.4
1972 Seattle - MLB 24 114 305 68 8 0 1 25 21 35 2 2 42 4 4 .223 .305 .259 .564 76 69 0.7
1973 Seattle - MLB 25 105 316 74 12 1 4 34 32 45 6 1 31 7 8 .234 .340 .316 .656 81 91 1.2
Total MLB 267 734 170 26 1 6 68 74 102 9 3 87 12 13 .232 .331 .294 .626 83 85 2.5
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 1.5
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
1973 Seattle - MLB C 91 87 464 52 5 521 5 .990 768.0 6.05 -0.2 1.255 10 72 24 33.3
1973 Seattle - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 182 172 941 106 9 1054 7 .993 1521.1 6.19 +0.5 1.130 15 146 51 34.9
TOTAL 1B 26 17 181 10 18 193 2 .990 170.2 10.07 +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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1973 6 7
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