Al Dark

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: January 7, 1922 in Comanche, OK us

Died: November 13, 2014 in Easley, SC

Buried: Robinson Memorial Gardens, Easley, SC

High School: Lake Charles HS (Lake Charles, LA)

Schools: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA), Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: July 14, 1946 (Age 24-188d, 10,162nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1960 (Age 38-269d)
vs. PIT 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Alvin Ralph Dark

Nicknames: Blackie or The Swamp Fox

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.9

7219

2089

126

.289

1064

RBI

757

OBP

.333

SLG

.411

OPS

.744

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-8 / in Starts: 8-8
Longest Hitting Streak	12 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1948	WS g1	Oct 6	BSN		CLE	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.81	-0.086	42.38	-2.47%	-1.02	SS
2	1948	WS g2	Oct 7	BSN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	2	.82	0.009	43.73	-0.01%	0.30	SS
3	1948	WS g3	Oct 8	BSN	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	2	.90	-0.055	56.54	-1.87%	-0.48	SS
4	1948	WS g4	Oct 9	BSN	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	2	1.19	-0.125	76.45	-4.40%	-0.90	SS
5	1948	WS g5	Oct 10	BSN	@	CLE	W,11-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.200	.350	2	1.17	-0.022	57.50	-0.54%	-0.33	SS
6	1948	WS g6	Oct 11	BSN		CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.208	.375	2	1.43	-0.182	129.30	-10.65%	-1.44	SS
1951 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1951	WS g1	Oct 4	NYG	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400	2	.93	0.187	48.73	6.43%	2.34	SS
8	1951	WS g2	Oct 5	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2	.88	-0.061	45.34	-1.74%	-0.42	SS
9	1951	WS g3	Oct 6	NYG		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.538	.846	2	.92	0.001	57.90	0.02%	-0.25	SS
10	1951	WS g4	Oct 8	NYG		NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.412	.412	.765	1.176	2	.73	0.151	46.64	6.00%	0.93	SS
11	1951	WS g5	Oct 9	NYG		NYY	L,1-13	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.714	1.143	2	.26	0.032	21.12	1.52%	0.05	SS
12	1951	WS g6	Oct 10	NYG	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.667	1.128	2	1.15	0.056	87.88	2.34%	0.36	SS
1954 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	1954	WS g1	Sep 29	NYG		CLE	W,5-2	CG(10)	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	2	1.28	0.085	67.04	3.13%	1.13	SS
14	1954	WS g2	Sep 30	NYG		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	2	.77	0.016	40.67	0.26%	0.13	SS
15	1954	WS g3	Oct 1	NYG	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.333	.718	2	.56	-0.008	23.42	-0.20%	-0.42	SS
16	1954	WS g4	Oct 2	NYG	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.444	.412	.856	2	.37	0.021	6.99	0.29%	0.70	SS
									70	65	9	21	4	0	1	4	3	0	6	0	2	0		2	0	0	.323	.353	.431	.784

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