C Al Link #43
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/03/1975
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C AL LINK #43 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 336 98 9 2 3 40 44 46 .292 .369 .357 20 2.1
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 40
Eye 60 55 60 60
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 45 25
Arm: 55 45 45
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: 30
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
09/28/1975 @ DAL Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1975 @ DAL Loss, 1-4 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 1
09/26/1975 @ DAL Loss, 1-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 @ DET Loss, 1-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 SFS Loss, 1-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1975 SFS Loss, 0-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1975 SFS Loss, 0-10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 SFS Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 DAL Win, 10-8 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 DAL Win, 4-0 3 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:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 24th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 336 98 9 2 3 40 45 44 46 .292 .369 .357 .726 .332 .065 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 92 392 0 2 0 8 7 5 120 14 20 10 66.7 46.7 4.70 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 9 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 .273 .265 .273 .537
Versus Right   303 89 9 2 3 38 43 44 41 4 7 0 .294 .379 .366 .745
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   20 5 0 0 1 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .238 .400 .638
May   65 17 0 0 1 4 6 11 13 1 1 0 .262 .364 .308 .671
June   71 24 1 0 0 6 12 9 8 2 1 0 .338 .402 .352 .755
July   60 17 2 0 0 6 7 3 8 0 3 0 .283 .317 .317 .634
August   58 18 4 1 0 8 9 13 8 0 2 0 .310 .437 .414 .850
September   62 17 2 1 1 11 9 8 7 1 0 0 .274 .352 .387 .739
Spring Training   36 7 0 0 1 2 3 4 7 0 0 0 .194 .275 .278 .553
Last Year   260 66 9 0 2 23 29 26 40 2 4 4 .254 .329 .312 .640
2 Years Ago   316 74 12 1 4 34 32 45 31 1 3 6 .234 .340 .316 .656
Career   1330 334 44 3 11 131 148 172 173 10 14 13 .251 .340 .314 .654
Home   164 43 2 0 0 19 20 23 26 2 3 0 .262 .349 .274 .624
Road   172 55 7 2 3 21 25 21 20 3 4 0 .320 .388 .436 .824
Grass   336 98 9 2 3 40 45 44 46 5 7 0 .292 .369 .357 .726
Day   173 46 8 0 2 21 24 27 24 1 5 0 .266 .363 .347 .710
Night   163 52 1 2 1 19 21 17 22 4 2 0 .319 .375 .368 .743
As Starter   318 92 8 2 3 37 43 42 41 4 7 0 .289 .368 .355 .723
As Reliever / Substitution   18 6 1 0 0 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 .333 .381 .389 .770
Pinch Hitting   10 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 .300 .333 .400 .733
Close/Late   96 36 2 1 1 12 16 14 16 1 1 0 .375 .450 .448 .898
Inning 1-3   96 30 1 0 0 12 9 13 11 1 3 0 .312 .391 .323 .714
Inning 4-6   119 23 4 1 0 9 15 12 14 2 3 0 .193 .263 .244 .507
Inning 7-9   113 42 4 1 3 16 19 18 20 2 0 0 .372 .451 .504 .956
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
0 Outs   123 36 5 1 0 5 26 11 15 0 6 0 .293 .351 .350 .700
1 Outs   106 26 4 0 2 15 13 12 15 5 1 0 .245 .309 .340 .649
2 Outs   107 36 0 1 1 20 6 21 16 0 0 0 .336 .445 .383 .828
Scoring Position   78 24 1 0 1 34 8 14 9 5 7 0 .308 .392 .359 .751
Bases Empty   184 55 5 1 1 1 22 22 31 0 0 0 .299 .374 .353 .727
Runner on 1st   74 19 3 1 1 5 15 8 6 0 0 0 .257 .329 .365 .694
Runner on 2nd   25 6 0 0 0 4 1 3 5 0 3 0 .240 .321 .240 .561
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 4 0 0 0 4 3 5 2 0 3 0 .200 .360 .200 .560
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 .364 .385 .364 .748
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 4 0 0 1 10 1 3 0 3 0 0 .800 .636 1.400 2.036
Bases Loaded   10 4 1 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .455 .500 .955
Two Strikes   153 38 4 2 0 14 22 18 46 2 0 0 .248 .324 .301 .624
First Pitch   45 15 0 0 1 7 4 2 0 2 5 0 .333 .347 .400 .747
Count 0-1   31 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .161 .194 .355
Count 0-2   23 7 1 0 0 2 5 0 7 0 0 0 .304 .304 .348 .652
Count 1-0   34 14 2 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 .412 .412 .471 .882
Count 1-1   28 8 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .276 .321 .597
Count 1-2   40 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 1 0 0 .150 .146 .150 .296
Count 2-0   11 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 .545 1.091
Count 2-1   25 10 1 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .680 1.080
Count 2-2   60 18 2 0 0 8 7 0 15 0 0 0 .300 .300 .333 .633
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 4 17 0 0 1 0 .222 .731 .222 .953
Full Count   30 7 1 2 0 3 9 18 8 1 0 0 .233 .510 .400 .910
Behind in Count   94 18 2 0 0 3 9 0 23 1 0 0 .191 .189 .213 .402
Ahead in Count   79 32 3 0 2 14 13 24 0 0 2 0 .405 .544 .519 1.063
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 4th   19 6 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 .316 .350 .316 .666
Batting 5th   150 45 5 2 0 18 24 26 16 2 6 0 .300 .399 .360 .759
Batting 6th   39 13 0 0 1 8 3 3 6 0 1 0 .333 .381 .410 .791
Batting 7th   76 18 2 0 1 7 9 12 13 2 0 0 .237 .333 .303 .636
Batting 8th   42 12 1 0 1 4 5 2 7 0 0 0 .286 .318 .381 .699
Batting 9th   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Low Leverage   130 37 3 0 2 8 19 20 18 1 0 0 .285 .377 .354 .731
Medium Leverage   137 41 3 1 1 11 16 14 18 1 4 0 .299 .362 .358 .720
High Leverage   68 20 3 1 0 21 10 10 9 3 3 0 .294 .370 .368 .738
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 87 93 1.3
1974 Seattle - MLB 26 131 260 66 9 0 2 23 29 26 4 2 40 8 2 .254 .329 .312 .640 90 88 1.2
1975 Seattle - MLB 27 108 336 98 9 2 3 40 45 44 0 5 46 20 10 .292 .369 .357 .726 99 106 2.1
Total MLB 506 1330 334 44 3 11 131 148 172 13 10 173 40 25 .251 .340 .314 .654 90 91 5.9
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 1.5
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
1974 Seattle - MLB C 46 41 202 24 0 229 3 .987 363.2 5.59 -1.5 .685 2 41 11 26.8
1974 Seattle - MLB 1B 18 14 148 10 9 159 1 .994 131.1 10.83 +0.3 1.039
1975 Seattle - MLB C 98 92 411 52 4 469 6 .987 816.2 5.10 -3.5 .818 8 99 27 27.3
TOTAL C 326 305 1554 182 13 1752 16 .991 2701.2 5.78 -4.4 .976 25 286 89 31.1
TOTAL 1B 44 31 329 20 27 352 3 .991 302.0 10.40 +1.0 1.014
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).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $35,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
03/25/1975 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
04/06/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
04/11/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1973 6 7
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