Al Unser

Positions: Catcher and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: October 12, 1912 in Morrisonville, IL us

Died: July 7, 1995 in Decatur, IL

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Decatur, IL

Debut: September 14, 1942 (Age 29-337d, 9,295th in major league history)
vs. WSH 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 5, 1945 (Age 32-328d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Albert Bernard Unser

Pronunciation: \UN-sur\

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Relatives: Father of Del Unser

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

338

.252

RBI

OBP

.322

SLG

.355

OPS

.677

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-22 / in Starts: 15-15
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 118 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	47 (21-17-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 118 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	75 (39-24-11)

Most Driven In
J Bloodworth	1
P Higgins	1
J Wood	0

Most Driven In By
J Hoover	3
D Cramer	2
D Wakefield	1
R Radcliff	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	5	47 (46)	Jun 18	DET		SLB	L,4-7	0-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0			0	0	0		1.000			8						PH
2	6	49 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	DET		SLB	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8						C
3	7	52 (2)	Jun 23 (2)	DET		CLE	L,6-9	CG(11)	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			1	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	8						C
4	8	56 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,3-6	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.455	.400	.855	8	.35	0.018	.72	0.02%	0.37	C
Jul		Gtm	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
5	9	59 (2)	Jul 1	DET		BOS	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.333	.718	8	.91	-0.048	1.85	-0.06%	-0.36	C
6	10	74 (14)	Jul 15	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	8	.82	-0.030	2.69	-0.06%	-0.46	C
7	11	78 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.313	.665	8	.71	-0.015	2.25	-0.03%	-0.14	C
8	12	81 (2)	Jul 22 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.350	.316	.666	8	.80	-0.016	2.34	-0.03%	-0.13	C
9	13	85 (3)	Jul 25 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.318	.348	.318	.666	8	.90	0.048	2.48	0.08%	0.35	C
10	14	86	Jul 26	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	1	.360	.385	.360	.745	8						C
11	15	88 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.357	.757	8	.77	-0.030	1.50	-0.04%	-0.46	C
12	16	90 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.323	.382	.323	.705	8						C
13	17	91	Jul 31	DET	@	NYY	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.382	.323	.705	8						C
Aug		Gtm	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
14	18	93 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.351	.294	.645	8	.90	-0.065	2.23	-0.10%	-0.48	C
15	19	95 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-12	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.341	.270	.612	8	.67	0.006	1.61	0.01%	-0.19	C
16	20	98 (2)	Aug 8 (1)	DET		CHW	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.275	.356	.275	.631	8						C
17	21	102 (3)	Aug 13	DET		WSH	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.367	.295	.663	8	.06	0.008	.09	0.01%	1.07	C
18	22	104 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.340	.271	.610	8	1.40	-0.137	.82	-0.05%	-0.73	C
19	23	108 (3)	Aug 19 (1)	DET		BOS	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.340	.271	.610	8						C
20	24	109	Aug 19 (2)	DET		BOS	W,10-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.351	.294	.645	8	.26	0.007	.23	0.00%	0.44	C
21	25	110	Aug 20	DET		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.278	.611	8	1.05	-0.099	.91	-0.05%	-0.73	C
22	26	112 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	DET		NYY	W,12-0	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.259	.338	.293	.632	8	.17	0.042	.14	0.02%	0.21	C
23	27	116 (3)	Aug 24 (2)	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.338	.283	.622	8	1.23	0.028	.63	0.01%	0.30	C
24	28	117	Aug 25 (1)	DET		NYY	L,5-7	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.347	.286	.633	8	1.20	-0.010	.73	0.00%	0.31	C
25	29	120 (2)	Aug 28	DET	@	SLB	L,5-10	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.368	.303	.671	8	.44	0.011	.02	0.00%	1.14	C
26	30	121	Aug 29 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,15-5	CG	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.271	.370	.314	.685	8						C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	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
27	31	124 (2)	Sep 2 (2)	DET		SLB	W,8-5	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.264	.369	.306	.675	8						C
28	32	126 (1)	Sep 4	DET		SLB	L,5-12	CG(6)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.368	.307	.674	8	.76	-0.035	.05	0.00%	0.86	C
29	33	129 (2)	Sep 7 (2)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.385	.333	.718	8	.62	0.040	.02	0.00%	0.60	C
30	34	133 (3)	Sep 10 (2)	DET		CLE	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.284	.383	.333	.716	8						C
31	35	134	Sep 11	DET		CLE	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.274	.378	.321	.699	8	.85	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.27	C
32	36	139 (4)	Sep 17	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.363	.307	.670	8	1.44	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-1.08	C
33	37	140	Sep 18	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.359	.303	.663	8	4.04	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.76	C
34	38	141	Sep 19 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.359	.303	.663	8						C
35	39	143 (1)	Sep 22	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.356	.300	.656	8	.38	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
36	40	147 (3)	Sep 26 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.245	.343	.287	.630	8						C
37	41	153 (5)	Sep 30	DET	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.339	.296	.635	8	.31	0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.36	C
38	42	154	Oct 2	DET	@	WSH	W,12-5	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.248	.350	.297	.647	8	.43	-0.024	.00	0.00%	0.15	C
							16-22		118	101	14	25	5	0	0	4	15	0	15	1	1		2	3	0	1	.248	.350	.297	.647		.77	-0.649	.75	-0.26%	-1.44

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