C Al Link #43
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/07/1975
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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
55 169 48 2 0 2 15 20 23 .284 .352 .331 14 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 35 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: 60
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
07/06/1975 @ TCN Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1975 @ TCN Loss, 6-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1975 @ TCN Win, 4-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
07/04/1975 @ TCN Loss, 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
07/01/1975 DAL Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/30/1975 DAL Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 2
06/29/1975 HOU Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/28/1975 HOU Win, 9-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/27/1975 HOU Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/1975 TCN Win, 9-4 4 1 3 1 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:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:90 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 55 169 48 2 0 2 15 22 20 23 .284 .352 .331 .684 .309 .047 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 47 197 0 2 0 3 4 4 56 4 14 6 70.0 21.6 4.23 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Versus Right   156 43 2 0 2 15 21 20 23 4 4 0 .276 .350 .327 .677
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 .188 .235 .250 .485
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   13 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 .154 .154 .231 .385
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   1163 284 37 1 10 106 125 148 150 9 11 13 .244 .334 .304 .637
Home   81 21 1 0 0 5 8 12 13 1 1 0 .259 .351 .272 .623
Road   88 27 1 0 2 10 14 8 10 3 3 0 .307 .354 .386 .740
Grass   169 48 2 0 2 15 22 20 23 4 4 0 .284 .352 .331 .684
Day   86 22 2 0 1 7 12 14 11 1 4 0 .256 .356 .314 .670
Night   83 26 0 0 1 8 10 6 12 3 0 0 .313 .348 .349 .697
As Starter   162 44 1 0 2 13 20 18 22 3 4 0 .272 .339 .315 .654
As Reliever / Substitution   7 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .571 .600 .714 1.314
Pinch Hitting   6 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Close/Late   53 21 1 0 1 6 11 9 8 1 0 0 .396 .476 .472 .948
Inning 1-3   45 13 0 0 0 3 3 5 4 1 2 0 .289 .353 .289 .642
Inning 4-6   61 11 0 0 0 2 7 6 9 2 2 0 .180 .246 .180 .427
Inning 7-9   58 22 2 0 2 8 11 8 10 1 0 0 .379 .448 .517 .965
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
0 Outs   60 18 1 0 0 1 12 6 10 0 3 0 .300 .364 .317 .680
1 Outs   57 14 1 0 1 6 6 5 6 4 1 0 .246 .288 .316 .604
2 Outs   52 16 0 0 1 8 4 9 7 0 0 0 .308 .410 .365 .775
Scoring Position   35 9 0 0 1 14 4 3 4 4 4 0 .257 .286 .343 .629
Bases Empty   102 33 2 0 1 1 12 12 17 0 0 0 .324 .395 .373 .767
Runner on 1st   32 6 0 0 0 0 6 5 2 0 0 0 .188 .297 .188 .485
Runner on 2nd   17 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 .235 .278 .235 .513
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .600 2.500 3.100
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   79 19 1 0 0 3 10 8 23 1 0 0 .241 .307 .253 .560
First Pitch   20 8 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 3 0 .400 .417 .400 .817
Count 0-1   13 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 0-2   9 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Count 1-0   18 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .389 .722
Count 1-1   13 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .286 .308 .593
Count 1-2   19 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 .158 .150 .158 .308
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   14 5 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .786 1.143
Count 2-2   30 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1 0 .333 .692 .333 1.026
Full Count   21 3 1 0 0 0 4 8 6 0 0 0 .143 .379 .190 .570
Behind in Count   41 9 0 0 0 3 6 0 11 1 0 0 .220 .214 .220 .434
Ahead in Count   44 15 1 0 2 7 7 10 0 0 1 0 .341 .463 .500 .963
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 5th   46 13 0 0 0 2 8 6 4 1 3 0 .283 .358 .283 .641
Batting 6th   36 11 0 0 1 6 2 2 6 0 1 0 .306 .342 .389 .731
Batting 7th   63 15 1 0 1 5 8 11 10 2 0 0 .238 .342 .302 .644
Batting 8th   22 7 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .318 .348 .318 .666
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   74 20 2 0 1 4 11 8 9 0 0 0 .270 .341 .338 .679
Medium Leverage   67 21 0 0 1 5 7 7 10 1 2 0 .313 .373 .358 .732
High Leverage   28 7 0 0 0 6 4 5 4 3 2 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
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 55 169 48 2 0 2 15 22 20 0 4 23 14 6 .284 .352 .331 .684 89 91 0.9
Total MLB 453 1163 284 37 1 10 106 125 148 13 9 150 34 21 .244 .334 .304 .637 87 87 4.7
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
1975 Seattle - MLB C 49 47 194 32 1 228 2 .991 415.2 4.89 -0.6 .896 5 44 15 34.1
TOTAL C 277 260 1337 162 10 1511 12 .992 2300.2 5.86 -1.6 1.018 22 231 77 33.3
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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