Al Cowens

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 197lb (185cm, 89kg)

Born: October 25, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: March 11, 2002 in Downey, CA

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 75th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Centennial HS (Compton, CA).

High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA)

Debut: April 6, 1974 (Age 22-163d, 13,462nd in major league history)
vs. MIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 8, 1986 (Age 34-226d)
vs. TEX 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Alfred Edward Cowens

Nicknames: A. C.

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.2

5534

1494

108

.270

704

RBI

717

120

OBP

.319

SLG

.403

OPS

.722

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	KCR	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
2	2	Apr 9	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	3	Apr 10	KCR		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	4	Apr 12	KCR		BAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	6 (1)	Apr 15	KCR		CLE	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
6	7	Apr 16	KCR		CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
7	8	Apr 17	KCR	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	9	Apr 18	KCR	@	TOR	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	10	Apr 21	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	11	Apr 22	KCR	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
11	12	Apr 23	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	13	Apr 24	KCR	@	TEX	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
13	14	Apr 25	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	15	Apr 26	KCR		TOR	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	16	Apr 27	KCR		TOR	L,7-8	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	17	Apr 28	KCR		MIL	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	18	Apr 29	KCR		MIL	W,11-2	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	19	Apr 30	KCR		MIL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	20	May 1	KCR	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	21	May 2	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
21	22	May 3	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	23	May 5	KCR	@	MIL	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	24	May 6	KCR	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	25	May 7	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	26	May 8	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	27	May 9	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	28	May 12	KCR		NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
28	29	May 13	KCR		NYY	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	30	May 14	KCR		NYY	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
30	31	May 15	KCR		BOS	W,3-1	GS	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B RF
31	33 (1)	May 18	KCR		MIN	L,6-8	GS	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF 3B
32	34	May 19	KCR		MIN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	35	May 20	KCR		MIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	36	May 21	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	37	May 22	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-10	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
36	39 (1)	May 23 (2)	KCR	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
37	40	May 24	KCR	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	41	May 25	KCR	@	SEA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
39	42	May 28	KCR	@	MIN	W,8-7	CG	54	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
40	43	May 29	KCR		SEA	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	44	May 31	KCR		SEA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	45	Jun 1	KCR		SEA	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	46	Jun 2	KCR		CHW	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
44	47	Jun 3	KCR		CHW	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	48	Jun 4	KCR		CHW	W,13-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	49	Jun 6	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	50	Jun 8 (1)	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	51	Jun 8 (2)	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	51	12.2	4	1	0	5	0	RF
49	52	Jun 9	KCR	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
50	53	Jun 10	KCR	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	54	Jun 11	KCR	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	39	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	55	Jun 12	KCR		TEX	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
53	56	Jun 13	KCR		TEX	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	57	Jun 14	KCR		DET	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	58	Jun 15	KCR		DET	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	59	Jun 16	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	60	Jun 17	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	61	Jun 18 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
59	62	Jun 18 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	63	Jun 19	KCR		CLE	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF CF
61	64	Jun 20	KCR		CLE	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
62	65	Jun 21	KCR		CLE	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	66	Jun 23 (1)	KCR		OAK	W,5-3	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
64	67	Jun 23 (2)	KCR		OAK	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF CF
65	68	Jun 24	KCR		OAK	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
66	69	Jun 25	KCR		OAK	L,3-6	GS	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF RF
67	70	Jun 26	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-0	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	96 (25)	Jul 25	KCR		NYY	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	97	Jul 26	KCR		SEA	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	99 (1)	Jul 28	KCR	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
71	100	Jul 29	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	103 (2)	Aug 1	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	104	Aug 2	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	105	Aug 4	KCR		TOR	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
75	106	Aug 5	KCR		TOR	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	107	Aug 6	KCR		TOR	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
77	108	Aug 7	KCR		CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	109	Aug 8	KCR		CHW	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	110	Aug 9	KCR	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	111	Aug 10	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	112	Aug 11	KCR	@	TOR	W,9-8	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	113	Aug 12	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	114	Aug 13	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
84	115	Aug 14	KCR	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	50	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
85	116	Aug 15	KCR	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
86	117	Aug 16 (1)	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	118	Aug 16 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	W,11-7	GS	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
88	119	Aug 17	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	120	Aug 18	KCR		TEX	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	121	Aug 19	KCR		TEX	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	122	Aug 20	KCR		TEX	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
92	123	Aug 22	KCR	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
93	124	Aug 23	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
94	125	Aug 24	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	126	Aug 25	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-7	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
96	127	Aug 26	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-8	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	128	Aug 27	KCR	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	129	Aug 28	KCR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
99	130	Aug 29	KCR		CHW	L,3-9	GS	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF 3B
100	131	Aug 30	KCR		CHW	W,12-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	132	Sep 1	KCR		DET	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	133	Sep 2	KCR		DET	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	134	Sep 3	KCR		DET	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
104	135	Sep 4	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	136	Sep 5	KCR	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	137	Sep 6	KCR	@	OAK	W,11-8	CG	55	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
107	138	Sep 8	KCR	@	CAL	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	139	Sep 9 (1)	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
109	140	Sep 9 (2)	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
110	141	Sep 10	KCR	@	CAL	L,3-13	GS	35	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
111	142	Sep 11	KCR		OAK	W,7-2	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	143	Sep 12	KCR		OAK	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
113	144	Sep 13	KCR		OAK	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	145	Sep 14	KCR		OAK	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
115	146	Sep 15	KCR		CAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	147	Sep 16	KCR		CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
117	148	Sep 17	KCR		CAL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	149	Sep 18	KCR	@	SEA	W,7-6	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
119	150	Sep 19	KCR	@	SEA	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
120	151	Sep 20	KCR		MIL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
121	152	Sep 21	KCR		MIL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	153	Sep 22 (1)	KCR	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
123	154	Sep 22 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
124	155	Sep 23	KCR	@	MIN	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
125	156	Sep 24	KCR	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	157	Sep 25	KCR		SEA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
127	158	Sep 26	KCR		SEA	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
128	161 (2)	Sep 30	KCR		MIN	L,3-7	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	162	Oct 1	KCR		MIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
							140gm		1107.2	281	20	4	305	6