C Al Link #43
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/27/1975
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C AL LINK #43 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
131 260 66 9 0 2 23 26 40 .254 .329 .312 8 1.1
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 45
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 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: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 DAL Loss, 0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 DAL Win, 3-1 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
09/26/1974 DET Loss, 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1974 DET Win, 5-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/24/1974 DET Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ SFS Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1974 @ SFS Loss, 0-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 @ SFS Loss, 1-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/16/1974 @ DAL Win, 3-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/13/1974 @ DET Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 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:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 131 260 66 9 0 2 23 29 26 40 .254 .329 .312 .640 .295 .058 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 55 296 4 2 0 7 4 2 81 11 8 2 80.0 28.1 3.63 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 16 3 0 0 3 7 7 11 0 1 0 .276 .354 .328 .681
Versus Right   202 50 6 0 2 20 22 19 29 2 3 4 .248 .322 .307 .629
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   30 9 2 0 0 0 6 2 4 0 1 1 .300 .364 .367 .730
May   46 10 2 0 0 6 5 1 7 2 0 1 .217 .240 .261 .501
June   41 11 1 0 0 3 5 10 4 0 1 1 .268 .423 .293 .716
July   47 16 2 0 0 3 4 7 6 0 0 0 .340 .426 .383 .809
August   57 14 2 0 1 8 6 4 8 0 1 0 .246 .295 .333 .628
September   39 6 0 0 1 3 3 2 11 0 1 1 .154 .214 .231 .445
Spring Training   29 7 2 0 0 3 7 8 5 0 0 0 .241 .405 .310 .716
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   994 236 35 1 8 91 103 128 127 5 7 13 .237 .331 .299 .629
Home   126 32 3 0 2 17 11 6 23 2 1 1 .254 .289 .325 .614
Road   134 34 6 0 0 6 18 20 17 0 3 3 .254 .363 .299 .662
Grass   260 66 9 0 2 23 29 26 40 2 4 4 .254 .329 .312 .640
Day   169 47 7 0 2 18 18 19 20 1 2 2 .278 .356 .355 .711
Night   91 19 2 0 0 5 11 7 20 1 2 2 .209 .277 .231 .508
As Starter   191 45 7 0 1 16 18 19 26 1 4 3 .236 .313 .288 .601
As Reliever / Substitution   69 21 2 0 1 7 11 7 14 1 0 1 .304 .372 .377 .749
Pinch Hitting   63 20 2 0 1 7 10 4 13 1 0 1 .317 .362 .397 .759
Close/Late   95 25 2 0 1 9 12 12 13 2 0 1 .263 .345 .316 .661
Inning 1-3   62 13 3 0 0 6 4 5 6 0 1 0 .210 .269 .258 .527
Inning 4-6   73 18 3 0 0 5 8 7 13 0 3 2 .247 .329 .288 .617
Inning 7-9   121 33 3 0 2 12 17 12 21 2 0 2 .273 .343 .347 .690
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
0 Outs   112 26 3 0 2 9 15 4 19 0 3 1 .232 .265 .312 .577
1 Outs   76 22 4 0 0 9 11 8 9 2 1 3 .289 .371 .342 .713
2 Outs   72 18 2 0 0 5 3 14 12 0 0 0 .250 .372 .278 .650
Scoring Position   70 20 4 0 1 20 9 12 11 2 4 2 .286 .395 .386 .781
Bases Empty   150 31 3 0 0 0 15 9 23 0 0 2 .207 .261 .227 .488
Runner on 1st   40 15 2 0 1 3 5 5 6 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Runner on 2nd   28 8 2 0 0 4 1 3 4 0 3 1 .286 .375 .357 .732
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .571 .250 .821
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 7 0 0 1 5 5 3 4 0 0 1 .350 .458 .500 .958
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .429 .600 1.029
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Bases Loaded   8 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 .250 .222 .375 .597
Two Strikes   139 31 3 0 1 8 15 11 40 1 0 3 .223 .292 .266 .558
First Pitch   38 11 2 0 0 5 4 2 0 1 2 1 .289 .333 .342 .675
Count 0-1   19 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
Count 0-2   20 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 .200 .238 .250 .488
Count 1-0   18 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 .222 .222 .278 .500
Count 1-1   23 10 2 0 1 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .435 .435 .652 1.087
Count 1-2   36 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 1 0 1 .194 .211 .194 .405
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   44 9 0 0 0 1 4 0 11 0 0 1 .205 .222 .205 .427
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .375 .643 .375 1.018
Full Count   39 11 2 0 1 5 10 11 3 0 0 0 .282 .440 .410 .850
Behind in Count   75 14 2 0 0 3 1 0 26 1 0 2 .187 .205 .213 .418
Ahead in Count   41 11 1 0 0 2 5 13 0 0 2 0 .268 .444 .293 .737
Batting Leadoff   21 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .182 .190 .372
Batting 2nd   23 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 1 .130 .231 .130 .361
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 4th   13 2 0 0 1 3 3 1 4 0 0 1 .154 .267 .385 .651
Batting 5th   27 11 0 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 1 .407 .515 .407 .923
Batting 6th   53 17 2 0 0 0 8 9 7 0 3 0 .321 .419 .358 .778
Batting 7th   55 12 4 0 0 9 1 4 11 1 1 1 .218 .279 .291 .570
Batting 8th   32 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .219 .219 .250 .469
Batting 9th   33 10 1 0 1 4 7 3 5 1 0 0 .303 .351 .424 .776
Low Leverage   94 20 2 0 0 1 8 10 16 1 0 2 .213 .299 .234 .533
Medium Leverage   96 22 3 0 1 6 11 8 15 0 3 1 .229 .295 .292 .587
High Leverage   69 23 4 0 1 16 10 8 9 1 1 1 .333 .405 .435 .840
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 82 86 1.1
Total MLB 398 994 236 35 1 8 91 103 128 13 5 127 20 15 .237 .331 .299 .629 84 86 3.7
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
TOTAL C 228 213 1143 130 9 1283 10 .992 1885.0 6.08 -0.9 1.063 17 187 62 33.2
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1973 6 7
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