C Al Link #43
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/08/1975
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C AL LINK #43 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
92 288 84 7 1 2 32 38 41 .292 .370 .344 18 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 40 35 40 40
Eye 60 55 60 60
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 45 25
Arm: 55 45 45
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 60 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/06/1975 @ LAP Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/05/1975 @ LAP Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/02/1975 TCN Win, 8-1 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/01/1975 TCN Win, 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1975 CHH Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/1975 CHH Loss, 4-9 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/1975 CHH Win, 13-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/28/1975 LAP Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1975 LAP Win, 3-0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
08/23/1975 @ TCN Win, 11-2 3 2 3 3 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Al wants to be known as a good teammate.
Birthday:07/27/1947
Born in:Missouri City, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 24th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 92 288 84 7 1 2 32 37 38 41 .292 .370 .344 .713 .326 .052 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 78 337 0 2 0 6 7 4 99 10 18 9 66.7 39.2 4.60 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   29 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .276 .276 .276 .552
Versus Right   259 76 7 1 2 31 35 38 36 4 7 0 .293 .379 .351 .730
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527
April   20 5 0 0 1 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .238 .400 .638
May   65 17 0 0 1 4 6 11 13 1 1 0 .262 .364 .308 .671
June   71 24 1 0 0 6 12 9 8 2 1 0 .338 .402 .352 .755
July   60 17 2 0 0 6 7 3 8 0 3 0 .283 .317 .317 .634
August   58 18 4 1 0 8 9 13 8 0 2 0 .310 .437 .414 .850
September   14 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527
Spring Training   36 7 0 0 1 2 3 4 7 0 0 0 .194 .275 .278 .553
Last Year   260 66 9 0 2 23 29 26 40 2 4 4 .254 .329 .312 .640
2 Years Ago   316 74 12 1 4 34 32 45 31 1 3 6 .234 .340 .316 .656
Career   1282 320 42 2 10 123 140 166 168 9 14 13 .250 .339 .309 .648
Home   140 38 2 0 0 15 15 21 24 1 3 0 .271 .364 .286 .650
Road   148 46 5 1 2 17 22 17 17 3 4 0 .311 .375 .399 .774
Grass   288 84 7 1 2 32 37 38 41 4 7 0 .292 .370 .344 .713
Day   146 39 6 0 1 15 20 23 19 1 5 0 .267 .365 .329 .693
Night   142 45 1 1 1 17 17 15 22 3 2 0 .317 .375 .359 .734
As Starter   272 78 6 1 2 29 35 36 37 3 7 0 .287 .367 .338 .705
As Reliever / Substitution   16 6 1 0 0 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .375 .421 .438 .859
Pinch Hitting   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 .375 .400 .500 .900
Close/Late   88 31 2 0 1 9 14 13 16 1 1 0 .352 .431 .409 .840
Inning 1-3   80 27 1 0 0 11 7 11 8 1 3 0 .338 .413 .350 .763
Inning 4-6   102 20 3 1 0 8 12 11 13 2 3 0 .196 .270 .245 .515
Inning 7-9   98 34 3 0 2 10 16 15 19 1 0 0 .347 .430 .439 .869
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
0 Outs   102 30 5 1 0 3 23 11 13 0 6 0 .294 .363 .363 .726
1 Outs   92 21 2 0 1 10 9 11 14 4 1 0 .228 .299 .283 .582
2 Outs   94 33 0 0 1 19 5 16 14 0 0 0 .351 .445 .383 .828
Scoring Position   69 23 1 0 1 30 6 10 8 4 7 0 .333 .398 .391 .789
Bases Empty   159 50 5 1 1 1 21 20 28 0 0 0 .314 .391 .377 .768
Runner on 1st   60 11 1 0 0 1 10 8 5 0 0 0 .183 .279 .200 .479
Runner on 2nd   23 6 0 0 0 4 1 2 4 0 3 0 .261 .320 .261 .581
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 3 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 .444 .455 .444 .899
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 4 0 0 1 9 1 3 0 2 0 0 .800 .700 1.400 2.100
Bases Loaded   8 3 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Two Strikes   133 33 4 1 0 11 18 16 41 1 0 0 .248 .327 .293 .620
First Pitch   40 14 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 2 5 0 .350 .364 .350 .714
Count 0-1   27 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .148 .148 .296
Count 0-2   20 6 1 0 0 2 4 0 7 0 0 0 .300 .300 .350 .650
Count 1-0   27 10 2 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .370 .370 .444 .815
Count 1-1   22 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .261 .273 .534
Count 1-2   34 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1 0 0 .147 .143 .147 .290
Count 2-0   11 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 .545 1.091
Count 2-1   20 9 1 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .450 .450 .800 1.250
Count 2-2   53 17 2 0 0 7 6 0 13 0 0 0 .321 .321 .358 .679
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 0 4 14 0 0 1 0 .250 .727 .250 .977
Full Count   26 5 1 1 0 1 7 16 7 0 0 0 .192 .500 .308 .808
Behind in Count   81 15 1 0 0 3 8 0 21 1 0 0 .185 .183 .198 .380
Ahead in Count   66 27 3 0 2 14 12 20 0 0 2 0 .409 .547 .545 1.092
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   137 41 5 1 0 14 21 23 14 1 6 0 .299 .398 .350 .748
Batting 6th   39 13 0 0 1 8 3 3 6 0 1 0 .333 .381 .410 .791
Batting 7th   71 17 1 0 1 6 8 11 12 2 0 0 .239 .333 .296 .629
Batting 8th   30 9 0 0 0 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 .300 .323 .300 .623
Batting 9th   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Low Leverage   114 33 3 0 1 5 18 17 16 0 0 0 .289 .382 .342 .724
Medium Leverage   113 35 1 1 1 10 12 12 15 1 4 0 .310 .373 .363 .736
High Leverage   60 16 3 0 0 17 7 9 9 3 3 0 .267 .347 .317 .664
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Seattle - MLB 22 10 26 5 1 0 0 2 4 9 0 0 4 0 0 .192 .400 .231 .631 82 73 0.2
1971 Seattle - MLB 23 38 87 23 5 0 1 7 17 13 1 0 10 1 1 .264 .366 .356 .723 111 118 0.4
1972 Seattle - MLB 24 114 305 68 8 0 1 25 21 35 2 2 42 4 4 .223 .305 .259 .564 76 69 0.7
1973 Seattle - MLB 25 105 316 74 12 1 4 34 32 45 6 1 31 7 8 .234 .340 .316 .656 87 93 1.3
1974 Seattle - MLB 26 131 260 66 9 0 2 23 29 26 4 2 40 8 2 .254 .329 .312 .640 90 88 1.2
1975 Seattle - MLB 27 92 288 84 7 1 2 32 37 38 0 4 41 18 9 .292 .370 .344 .713 96 103 1.7
Total MLB 490 1282 320 42 2 10 123 140 166 13 9 168 38 24 .250 .339 .309 .648 88 90 5.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Total - 21 70 310 90 11 0 7 61 70 36 2 0 47 10 6 .290 .368 .394 .761 100 100 1.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Seattle - MLB C 9 9 50 2 0 52 0 1.000 73.0 6.41 -0.1 .000 1 6 1 16.7
1970 Seattle - MLB 1B 2 0 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 5.2 9.53 +0.0 1.030
1971 Seattle - MLB C 11 10 60 5 0 65 0 1.000 93.0 6.29 -0.4 .976 1 12 3 25.0
1971 Seattle - MLB 1B 10 8 77 3 6 82 2 .976 71.2 10.05 -0.4 .961
1972 Seattle - MLB C 71 66 367 47 4 416 2 .995 587.1 6.34 +1.2 1.010 3 56 23 41.1
1972 Seattle - MLB 1B 12 9 97 6 11 103 0 1.000 90.2 10.22 +1.1 1.027
1973 Seattle - MLB C 91 87 464 52 5 521 5 .990 768.0 6.05 -0.2 1.255 10 72 24 33.3
1973 Seattle - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 0.0 .000
1974 Seattle - MLB C 46 41 202 24 0 229 3 .987 363.2 5.59 -1.5 .685 2 41 11 26.8
1974 Seattle - MLB 1B 18 14 148 10 9 159 1 .994 131.1 10.83 +0.3 1.039
1975 Seattle - MLB C 84 78 348 50 3 402 4 .990 702.2 5.10 -2.2 .940 7 90 26 28.9
TOTAL C 312 291 1491 180 12 1685 14 .992 2587.2 5.81 -3.1 1.022 24 277 88 31.8
TOTAL 1B 44 31 329 20 27 352 3 .991 302.0 10.40 +1.0 1.014
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 80th overall pick) by the Seattle Emeralds, out of college Central Arkansas
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $35,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
03/25/1975 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
04/06/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
04/11/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1973 6 7
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