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+

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

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 21	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	19	4.2	1	1	0	2	1
2	5 (2)	Apr 24	BSN		NYG	L,9-16	GF	39	7.0	1	3	0	4	1
3	6	Apr 25 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,2-6	CG	43	10.0	3	4	0	7	0
4	7	Apr 25 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,0-6	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	8	Apr 26	BSN		BRO	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
6	9	Apr 27	BSN		BRO	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
7	10	Apr 28	BSN		PHI	W,7-0	CG	28	9.0	5	3	1	9	0
8	11	Apr 29	BSN		PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	0
9	12	Apr 30	BSN	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	13	May 1	BSN	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
11	14	May 2	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-5	GS	14	3.0	0	1	1	2	0
12	15	May 5	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	0	4	0	4	0
13	16	May 7	BSN	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	2
14	17	May 8	BSN	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
15	18	May 9	BSN	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	1	5	1
16	19	May 10	BSN	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
17	20	May 13	BSN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
18	21	May 15	BSN	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
19	22	May 17	BSN	@	BRO	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	1
20	23	May 18	BSN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
21	24	May 19	BSN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
22	25	May 20	BSN		PIT	L,0-13	GS	35	6.0	0	1	1	2	0
23	26	May 21	BSN		STL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
24	27	May 22	BSN		STL	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	4	4	0	8	0
25	28	May 23 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
26	29	May 23 (2)	BSN		CHC	W,12-4	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
27	30	May 26	BSN		CIN	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
28	31	May 28	BSN		BRO	L,5-7	CG	48	9.0	4	5	0	9	0
29	34 (2)	May 31 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	4	4	1	9	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	35	Jun 2	BSN	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
31	36	Jun 3	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
32	46 (9)	Jun 12 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,9-11	GF	16	3.0	0	2	0	2	1
33	53 (6)	Jun 18	BSN		CIN	W,5-4	GF	13	3.0	0	2	0	2	0
34	54	Jun 19	BSN		CIN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	1
35	55	Jun 20 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
36	56	Jun 20 (2)	BSN		CIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	2
37	57	Jun 21	BSN		STL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	58	Jun 22	BSN		STL	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	1	3	1	5	1
39	59	Jun 24	BSN		STL	L,2-11	CG	0	9.0	2	6	0	8	1
40	60	Jun 25	BSN		PIT	W,12-3	CG	0	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
41	61	Jun 26	BSN		PIT	L,1-7	CG	46	9.0	0	5	1	6	0
42	62	Jun 27	BSN		PIT	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	1	7	0	8	2
43	63	Jun 29	BSN		NYG	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	2
44	64	Jun 30	BSN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	65	Jul 1	BSN		NYG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	5	1	7	0
46	66	Jul 2	BSN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
47	67	Jul 3	BSN	@	PHI	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
48	68	Jul 4 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
49	69	Jul 4 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
50	70	Jul 5 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	0	12.1	2	3	0	5	1
51	71	Jul 5 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
52	72	Jul 6	BSN	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	2	5	0
53	73	Jul 7	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	42	10.2	3	5	1	9	0
54	74	Jul 8	BSN	@	BRO	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
55	75	Jul 9	BSN		PHI	W,13-2	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
56	76	Jul 10	BSN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
57	77	Jul 11	BSN		PHI	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	2	4	1	7	0
58	78	Jul 15 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
59	79	Jul 15 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	T,1-1	CG	50	13.0	3	2	0	5	1
60	80	Jul 16	BSN	@	CHC	W,12-10	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
61	81	Jul 17	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
62	82	Jul 18 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	83	Jul 18 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	84	Jul 19	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	1
65	85	Jul 20	BSN	@	CIN	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	0	5	0	5	1
66	86	Jul 21	BSN	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	7	0	11	1
67	87	Jul 23	BSN	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	2	3	1	6	0
68	88	Jul 24	BSN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	2	4	0	6	2
69	89	Jul 25 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	3	7	0	10	0
70	90	Jul 25 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	3	4	0	7	1
71	91	Jul 27	BSN		PIT	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
72	92	Jul 28	BSN		PIT	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	1	4	1	6	0
73	93	Jul 29	BSN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
74	94	Jul 30	BSN		STL	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
75	95	Jul 31	BSN		STL	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	96	Aug 1	BSN		STL	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	4	4	1	9	4
77	97	Aug 2	BSN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	1	4	1
78	98	Aug 3	BSN		CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
79	99	Aug 4	BSN		CIN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
80	100	Aug 5	BSN		CIN	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	3	2	1	6	0
81	101	Aug 6	BSN		CHC	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
82	102	Aug 7	BSN		CHC	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	1
83	103	Aug 8	BSN		CHC	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	2
84	104	Aug 10	BSN		NYG	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
85	105	Aug 11	BSN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	0
86	106	Aug 12	BSN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
87	107	Aug 13	BSN		BRO	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
88	108	Aug 14	BSN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
89	109	Aug 15	BSN		BRO	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
90	110	Aug 16	BSN		BRO	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
91	111	Aug 17	BSN	@	NYG	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	2
92	112	Aug 18	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	4	3	0	7	2
93	113	Aug 21 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	2	1	5	0
94	114	Aug 21 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
95	115	Aug 22	BSN	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
96	116	Aug 23	BSN	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	53	14.0	3	2	0	5	0
97	117	Aug 24	BSN	@	STL	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	118	Aug 25	BSN	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	2	5	0	7	0
99	119	Aug 26 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
100	120	Aug 26 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
101	121	Aug 27	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	31	8.2	3	6	0	9	1
102	122	Aug 28	BSN	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	0
103	123	Aug 29 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	2	2	1	5	0
104	124	Aug 29 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
105	125	Aug 30	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
106	126	Aug 31	BSN	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	4	0	8	2
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	127	Sep 1 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	128	Sep 1 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	W,11-1	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
109	129	Sep 3	BSN		PHI	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	1
110	130	Sep 4 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	5	1	7	0
111	131	Sep 4 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
112	132	Sep 5	BSN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
113	133	Sep 6 (1)	BSN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	48	14.0	3	3	0	6	1
114	134	Sep 6 (2)	BSN		BRO	W,4-0	CG	27	7.0	1	7	0	8	0
115	135	Sep 11 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
116	136	Sep 11 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	W,13-2	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	2
117	137	Sep 12 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
118	138	Sep 12 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	57	13.0	1	3	0	4	0
119	139	Sep 14	BSN		CHC	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
120	140	Sep 15	BSN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	2
121	141	Sep 17	BSN		PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
122	142	Sep 18	BSN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
123	143	Sep 19	BSN		CIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
124	144	Sep 21 (1)	BSN		STL	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	2
125	145	Sep 21 (2)	BSN		STL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	146	Sep 22	BSN		STL	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
127	147	Sep 25	BSN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
128	148	Sep 26	BSN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
129	149	Sep 28	BSN	@	BRO	L,8-9	CG	56	12.0	2	7	0	9	0
130	150	Sep 29	BSN	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
131	151	Oct 1	BSN	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
132	153 (1)	Oct 2 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	0	7.0	0	3	0	3	0
133	154	Oct 3	BSN	@	NYG	W,11-1	GS	0	4.0	1	3	0	4	1
							133gm		1165.2	253	393	25	671	66