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Al Cowens
Alfred Edward (Jr.) Cowens (A. C.)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

MLB Debut April 6, 1974
Final Game June 8, 1986
Born October 25, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA
Died March 11, 2002 (age 50)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 22 KCA AL   12   46    4    9   0   0   0    2   1   0    0   10  .196  .196  .196  .391    56     9   0   0   0   0   0  
 1975 23 KCA AL  119  317   58   78   8   9   2   28  28   9   34   45  .246  .331  .347  .678    93   110   2   1   3   7   5  
 1976 24 KCA AL  144  529   57  146  22   0   3   42  21  15   23   61  .276  .307  .335  .642    93   177   5   5   0   3  14  
 1977 25 KCA AL  162  655  101  188  27   8  24  106   6   3   32   79  .287  .330  .463  .792   104   303   0   5   4  12  15  
 1978 26 KCA AL  141  527   71  159  25   8   8   75  26   6   26   62  .302  .345  .425  .770   104   224   1   4   1  11   9  
 1979 27 KCA AL   91  325   52   87   6   3   7   30   4   4   23   28  .268  .325  .369  .694    94   120   0   1   0   5   8  
 1980 28 CHN NL  148  523   54  138  16   2   6   30   3   6   58   80  .264  .337  .337  .673    96   176   5   1   0   0  10  
 1981 29 CHN NL  121  363   35   98  17   4   0   27   6   5   40   58  .270  .345  .339  .684    99   123   0   1   5   2   3  
 1982 30 SEA AL  152  586   75  139  41   5  25   90   4   3   42   70  .237  .287  .452  .739    97   265   0   3   1   0  19  
 1983 31 SEA AL  102  344   29   58  16   2   4   37   3   1   23   37  .169  .225  .262  .486    67    90   0   4   1   3   9  
 1984 32 SEA AL  132  512   57  138  35   1  13   66  11   1   22  104  .270  .303  .418  .721   103   214   0   1   3   3  19  
 1985 33 NYA AL   55  172   23   45  14   2   4   24   0   0   11   28  .262  .306  .436  .742   104    75   0   0   4   0   5  
 1986 34 CIN NL   23   63    3   15   5   0   0    5   1   0    3   27  .238  .273  .317  .590    80    20   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     1402 4962  619 1298 232  44  96  562 114  53  337  689  .262  .313  .384  .697        1906  13  26  22  46 116
 Per 600 PA           553   69  145  26   5  11   63  13   6   38   77                                 212   1   3   2   5  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      669 2399  343  667  88  28  44  283  86  37  138  285  .278  .325  .393  .718         943   8  16   8  38  51
   With SEA      386 1442  161  335  92   8  42  193  18   5   87  211  .232  .277  .395  .672         569   0   8   5   6  47
   With CHN      269  886   89  236  33   6   6   57   9  11   98  138  .266  .340  .337  .678         299   5   2   5   2  13
   With NYA       55  172   23   45  14   2   4   24   0   0   11   28  .262  .306  .436  .742          75   0   0   4   0   5
   With CIN       23   63    3   15   5   0   0    5   1   0    3   27  .238  .273  .317  .590          20   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1584 5534  704 1494 276  68 108  717 120  74  389  659  .270  .319  .403  .722        2230  28  53  28  34 141
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1974 22 KCA AL  50    1   1.4   0   0   0  .000   0    3    3 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e3  -198   
 1975 23 KCA AL  50   39   4.2   4   0   0  .000   7   31   23  .742    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e8   -64   
 1976 24 KCA AL  29   50   3.2   0   0   0  .000   2   40   33  .825    0    0  .000  OF   2(-4)e5     3   
 1977 25 KCA AL  27   97   5.3   0   0   0  .000   7   52   50  .962    0    0  .000  OF   1(-4)e6   -93   
 1978 26 KCA AL  37   79   5.5   2   1   0  .500   8   43   33  .767    0    0  .000  OF   2(-4)e4    64   
 1979 27 KCA AL  66   37   4.1   8   0   0  .000   3   25   19  .760    0    0  .000  OF   2(-4)e5   -59   
 1980 28 CHN NL  23   60   4.0   4   0   0  .000   4   59   49  .831    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e4   -10   
 1981 29 CHN NL  25   44   4.4  13   2   0  .154   1   47   35  .745    0    0  .000  OF   3(-3)e2    17   
 1982 30 SEA AL  34   70   4.0   4   0   0  .000   7   51   40  .784    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e5   -61   
 1983 31 SEA AL  63   19   1.8   2   0   0  .000   4   33   28  .848    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e5   -98   
 1984 32 SEA AL  46   60   4.1   0   0   0  .000   5   44   34  .773    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e4   -26   
 1985 33 NYA AL  33   21   4.4   6   1   0  .167   4   20   13  .650    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e11  -19   
 1986 34 CIN NL  85    5   3.3   5   1   0  .200   1    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e9    149   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          587   4.1  48   5   0  .104  53  452  362  .801    0    0  .000                 -30   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 13.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 10.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1974 22 KCA AL  LF    11    17     0    0    0  1.000    10    91.2   1.67
                 RF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   3.38
 1975 23 KCA AL  LF    92   109     6    5    0   .958    46   474.2   2.18
                 CF    27    56     3    2    0   .967    23   194.2   2.73
                 RF    14    19     1    0    0  1.000     8    77.0   2.34
 1976 24 KCA AL  RF   130   214    11    2    2   .991   122  1117.2   1.81
                 CF    10    31     1    0    0  1.000    10    89.0   3.24
                 LF     3     9     0    0    0  1.000     2    19.0   4.26
 1977 25 KCA AL  RF   158   317    17    6    3   .982   158  1414.0   2.13
                 CF     3    10     1    1    1   .917     3    27.0   3.67
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   2.00
 1978 26 KCA AL  LF   133   250     4    8    0   .969   133  1149.2   1.99
                 RF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   3.00
                 2B     1     1     1    0    1  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1979 27 KCA AL  LF    42    74     1    3    0   .962    41   361.0   1.87
                 RF    31    61     3    0    2  1.000    24   219.2   2.62
 1980 28 CHN NL  RF   132   266    16    4    3   .986   132  1162.2   2.18
                 CF     9    24     1    0    0  1.000     8    71.0   3.17
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   1.80
 1981 29 CHN NL  CF    89   205    12    0    2  1.000    87   773.1   2.53
                 LF     5     9     0    0    0  1.000     5    42.0   1.93
                 RF     7     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    23.2   1.52
                 3B     1     1     1    1    0   .667     1     9.2   1.86
                 C      1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1982 30 SEA AL  RF   147   310    14    7    3   .979   145  1318.0   2.21
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
                 LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   4.50
 1983 31 SEA AL  RF    98   187    10    4    2   .980    95   833.0   2.13
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1984 32 SEA AL  RF   111   205    14    5    2   .978   108   973.2   2.02
                 CF    21    45     3    0    0  1.000    21   177.0   2.44
 1985 33 NYA AL  LF    50    84     2    4    0   .956    42   399.2   1.94
                 RF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.0   1.29
 1986 34 CIN NL  LF    17    16     0    1    0   .941    17   124.0   1.16
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     6.0   1.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   834  1591    86   28   17   .984   797  7169.1   2.11
                 LF   357   573    13   21    0   .965   297  2679.2   1.97
                 CF   160   372    21    3    3   .992   153  1341.0   2.64
                 3B     2     1     1    1    0   .667     1    10.2   1.69
                 C      1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
                 2B     1     1     1    0    1  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1976 ALCS  KCA BOA   W    4  17  2  6  0  0  0   2  0  3  .353  .353  .353  0
      WS    KCA CIN   L    5  19  2  6  1  0  0   1  0  2  .316  .316  .368  0
 1977 ALCS  KCA BOA   L    5  19  3  5  2  0  1   3  1  3  .263  .300  .526  0
 1978 ALCS  KCA BOA   L    1   6  1  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  .333  .333  .333  0
 1984 ALCS  SEA BOA   W    2   5  0  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  .400  .400  .400  1
      WS    SEA SDN   W    4  16  2  3  1  0  0   2  0  3  .188  .188  .250  0
 1986 NLCS  CIN NYN   W    2   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    CIN BOA   L    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1974  KCA   84-78   Mike Rodriguez
 1975  KCA   97-65   Mike Rodriguez, Gary Dewing
 1976  KCA   96-66   Gary Dewing
 1977  KCA  111-51   Gary Dewing
 1978  KCA   88-74   Gary Dewing, Rob Tomlinson
 1979  KCA   89-73   Thomas Toney
 1980  CHN   57-105  Alan Bosslet
 1981  CHN   41-121  Alan Bosslet
 1982  SEA   69-93   Jeff Tripodi
 1983  SEA   48-114  Jeff Tripodi
 1984  SEA   88-74   Jeff Tripodi
 1985  NYA  100-62   Robert Rescigno
 1986  CIN  100-62   Alan Boodman

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