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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 15	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
2	5	Apr 16	CHC	@	SFG	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
3	6	Apr 17	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
4	7	Apr 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
5	8	Apr 19	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
6	9	Apr 21	CHC		STL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
7	10	Apr 22	CHC		STL	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
8	11	Apr 23	CHC		STL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
9	12	Apr 24	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	CG	43	11.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
10	13	Apr 25	CHC		SFG	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
11	14	Apr 26	CHC		SFG	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
12	15	Apr 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,8-18	CG	52	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	16	Apr 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	17	May 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
15	18	May 2	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B 3B
16	19	May 3 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	1B 3B
17	20	May 3 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
18	21	May 4	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
19	22	May 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
20	24 (1)	May 7	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
21	25	May 8	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
22	26	May 9	CHC	@	STL	L,1-11	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
23	27	May 10 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,10-9	CG	53	11.0	2	7	0	9	0	3B
24	30 (2)	May 12	CHC		MLN	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
25	31	May 13	CHC		CIN	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
26	32	May 14	CHC		CIN	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
27	33	May 16	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
28	34	May 17 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
29	35	May 17 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
30	36	May 19	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
31	37	May 20	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	GS	35	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
32	38	May 21	CHC		PHI	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
33	39	May 22	CHC		STL	L,1-3	GF	18	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
34	41 (1)	May 24	CHC		STL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
35	42	May 25	CHC	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
36	43	May 27	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
37	44	May 28	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-5	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
38	45	May 29	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	0	3	1	4	2	3B
39	46	May 30	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	48 (1)	Jun 3	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
41	49	Jun 4	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
42	50	Jun 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
43	51	Jun 6	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
44	52	Jun 7 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
45	54 (1)	Jun 8	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
46	55	Jun 9	CHC		CIN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
47	56	Jun 10	CHC		CIN	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
48	57	Jun 11	CHC		CIN	L,0-8	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
49	58	Jun 12	CHC		MLN	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
50	59	Jun 13	CHC		MLN	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
51	60	Jun 14	CHC		MLN	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
52	61	Jun 16	CHC		PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
53	62	Jun 17	CHC		PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
54	63	Jun 18	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	52	13.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
55	66 (2)	Jun 21	CHC		PHI	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
56	67	Jun 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
57	68	Jun 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	7	0	8	2	3B
58	69	Jun 25	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
59	70	Jun 26	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-11	CG	45	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
60	71	Jun 27	CHC	@	MLN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
61	72	Jun 28	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
62	73	Jun 30	CHC		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	74	Jul 1	CHC		STL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
64	75	Jul 2	CHC		SFG	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
65	76	Jul 3	CHC		SFG	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
66	77	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
67	78	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
68	79	Jul 5 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	3B
69	86 (6)	Jul 14	CHC		MLN	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
70	87	Jul 15	CHC		MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
71	88	Jul 16	CHC		MLN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	3B
72	89	Jul 17	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
73	90	Jul 18	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
74	91	Jul 20	CHC	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
75	92	Jul 21	CHC	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
76	93	Jul 22	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
77	94	Jul 23	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
78	95	Jul 24	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS	47	9.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B SS
79	96	Jul 25	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
80	97	Jul 26	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
81	98	Jul 28	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
82	99	Jul 29	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
83	100	Jul 30	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
84	101	Jul 31	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	1	0	1	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	102	Aug 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-12	GS	24	4.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
86	103	Aug 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
87	104	Aug 4	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
88	105	Aug 5	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
89	106	Aug 6	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
90	108 (1)	Aug 8	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	GF	23	5.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
91	109	Aug 9	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	GF	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
92	110	Aug 11	CHC		LAD	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
93	111	Aug 12	CHC		LAD	W,11-8	CG	45	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
94	112	Aug 13	CHC		SFG	W,20-9	CG	45	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
95	113	Aug 14	CHC		SFG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
96	114	Aug 15	CHC		SFG	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
97	115	Aug 16	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
98	116	Aug 17	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
99	117	Aug 19 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
100	118	Aug 19 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	T,7-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
101	120 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
102	121	Aug 22 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
103	122	Aug 22 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
104	124 (1)	Aug 24	CHC	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
105	125	Aug 25	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
106	126	Aug 26	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
107	127	Aug 27	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
108	128	Aug 28	CHC		MLN	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
109	129	Aug 29	CHC		MLN	L,4-11	CG	48	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
110	130	Aug 30	CHC		MLN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	131	Sep 2	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	1	4	0	5	0	3B
112	132	Sep 3	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
113	133	Sep 4	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
114	134	Sep 6 (1)	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
115	135	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
116	136	Sep 7	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-7	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
117	137	Sep 9 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,2-4	CG	40	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
118	139 (1)	Sep 10 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
119	140	Sep 10 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
120	141	Sep 11	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
121	142	Sep 12	CHC		STL	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
122	143	Sep 13	CHC		STL	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
123	144	Sep 16 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
124	146 (1)	Sep 17	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
125	147	Sep 18	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
126	148	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
127	149	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,4-11	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
128	150	Sep 21	CHC	@	STL	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
129	151	Sep 22	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	3B
130	152	Sep 23	CHC		SFG	W,9-8	CG	46	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
131	153	Sep 25	CHC		LAD	L,4-5	CG	46	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
132	154	Sep 26	CHC		LAD	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
133	155	Sep 27	CHC		LAD	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
							136gm		1125.2	138	260	21	419	21