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Al Cowens
Alfred Edward Cowens Jr. (A. C.)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 6, 1974
  vs. MIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 8, 1986
Born October 25, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA
Died March 11, 2002 in Downey, CA

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 75th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 22 KCR AL 110  269   28   65   7  1   1   25   5  0  23  38  .242  .303  .286   67   77   2   1   0   1  10
 1975 23 KCR AL 120  328   44   91  13  8   4   42  12  7  28  36  .277  .340  .402  107  132   5   2   1   4   9
 1976 24 KCR AL 152  581   71  154  23  6   3   59  23 16  26  50  .265  .298  .341   86  198   2   4   0   3   9
 1977 25 KCR AL 162  606   98  189  32 14  23  112  16 12  41  64  .312  .361  .525  137  318   1   5   4   8  14 MVP-2
 1978 26 KCR AL 132  485   63  133  24  8   5   63  14  6  31  54  .274  .319  .388   96  188   1  11   3   6   7
 1979 27 KCR AL 136  516   69  152  18  7   9   73  10  8  40  44  .295  .345  .409  101  211   2   7   4   3  12
 1980 28 TOT AL 142  522   69  140  20  3   6   59   6  8  49  61  .268  .331  .352   88  184   7   4   5   2   8
         CAL AL  34  119   11   27   5  0   1   17   1  2  12  21  .227  .303  .294   67   35   0   0   1   1   2
         DET AL 108  403   58  113  15  3   5   42   5  6  37  40  .280  .339  .370   93  149   7   4   4   1   6
 1981 29 DET AL  85  253   27   66  11  4   1   18   3  3  22  36  .261  .319  .348   90   88   5   3   3   1   3
 1982 30 SEA AL 146  560   72  151  39  8  20   78  11  7  46  81  .270  .325  .475  114  266   1   3   3   1  12
 1983 31 SEA AL 110  356   39   73  19  2   7   35  10  2  23  38  .205  .255  .329   57  117   0   3   0   2  13
 1984 32 SEA AL 139  524   60  145  34  2  15   78   9  5  27  83  .277  .312  .435  107  228   1   5   2   2  18
 1985 33 SEA AL 122  452   59  120  32  5  14   69   0  0  30  56  .265  .310  .451  106  204   0   4   3   1  23
 1986 34 SEA AL  28   82    5   15   4  0   0    6   1  0   3  18  .183  .209  .232   20   19   1   1   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1584 5534  704 1494 276 68 108  717 120 74 389 659  .270  .319  .403   98 2230  28  53  28  34 141
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        566   72  153  28  7  11   73  12  8  40  67  .270  .319  .403   98  228   3   5   3   3  14
 Career High    162  606   98  189  39 14  23  112  23 16  49  83  .312  .361  .525  137  318   7  11   5   8  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1974 22 KCR AL  296  217   23   2.8    93| .242  .264| .303  .329| .286  .380| .589  .709|  67  .337 -11.6  -1.2 100%
 1975 23 KCR AL  367  260   44   4.6    95| .277  .261| .340  .332| .402  .384| .742  .716| 107  .525   2.3   0.2  63%
 1976 24 KCR AL  616  458   57   3.4    87| .265  .258| .298  .323| .341  .364| .639  .687|  86  .422 -12.3  -1.3  58%
 1977 25 KCR AL  661  449  109   6.5   102| .312  .269| .361  .333| .525  .409| .886  .741| 137  .650  28.9   2.8  57%
 1978 26 KCR AL  534  377   62   4.4    96| .274  .264| .319  .330| .388  .390| .707  .720|  96  .508  -2.8  -0.3  70%
 1979 27 KCR AL  568  393   71   4.8   104| .295  .272| .345  .337| .409  .412| .754  .749| 101  .511   0.5   0.1  55%
 1980 28 TOT AL  584  409   62   4.1    99| .268  .270| .331  .333| .352  .401| .683  .733|  88  .445  -8.6  -0.8  42%
         CAL AL  132   96   11   3.1    96| .227  .265| .303  .327| .294  .394| .597  .721|  67  .326  -5.1  -0.5  33%
         DET AL  452  313   51   4.4   100| .280  .271| .339  .334| .370  .403| .709  .737|  93  .479  -3.5  -0.3  45%
 1981 29 DET AL  284  201   29   3.9    92| .261  .261| .319  .326| .348  .379| .667  .705|  90  .475  -3.5  -0.4  50%
 1982 30 SEA AL  611  432   84   5.2   101| .270  .268| .325  .332| .475  .408| .800  .739| 114  .559   9.7   1.0  61%
 1983 31 SEA AL  384  301   28   2.5   101| .205  .270| .255  .333| .329  .408| .584  .740|  57  .249 -22.0  -2.2  83%
 1984 32 SEA AL  559  408   66   4.3    95| .277  .261| .312  .324| .435  .394| .747  .718| 107  .481   4.0   0.4  64%
 1985 33 SEA AL  487  359   56   4.2    99| .265  .261| .310  .327| .451  .406| .761  .733| 106  .456   2.9   0.3   0%
 1986 34 SEA AL   87   72    4   1.5   100| .183  .262| .209  .330| .232  .408| .441  .737|  20  .109  -9.1  -0.9 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     6038 4336  695   4.3    97| .270  .265| .319  .330| .403  .396| .722  .726|  98  .484 -21.6  -2.3  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1974 22 KCR AL OF 102 151 13 2 2 .988 .980 1.61 2.12 2.25 2.41 64 655.3 RF 75 104 10 2 2 .983 .976 1.52 1.86 2.18 2.18 47 469.7 CF 24 46 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.92 2.63 2.42 2.93 17 171.0 LF 7 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.74 3.06 2.14 0 14.7 DH 4 3B 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 2.75 3.00 3.00 0 3.0 1975 23 KCR AL OF 113 214 4 5 2 .978 .979 1.93 2.10 2.44 2.37 83 802.7 RF 64 111 2 5 1 .958 .976 1.77 1.84 2.11 2.11 51 482.3 CF 36 82 2 0 1 1.000 .982 2.33 2.52 2.92 2.84 29 259.0 LF 22 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.86 1.80 2.79 2.17 3 61.3 DH 2 1976 24 KCR AL OF 148 329 13 5 3 .986 .981 2.31 2.21 2.35 2.47 145 1311.0 RF 142 307 12 3 3 .991 .980 2.25 1.92 2.34 2.21 139 1226.7 CF 12 20 1 2 0 .913 .986 1.75 2.60 2.24 2.98 6 84.3 DH 1 1977 25 KCR AL OF 159 307 14 6 1 .982 .978 2.02 2.03 2.14 2.34 150 1352.0 GG RF 142 254 14 6 1 .978 .974 1.89 1.71 2.09 2.08 124 1156.0 GG CF 27 53 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.96 2.49 2.43 2.83 26 196.0 GG DH 1 1978 26 KCR AL OF 127 275 10 3 5 .990 .979 2.24 2.13 2.38 2.47 123 1077.7 RF 119 238 9 3 3 .988 .978 2.08 1.85 2.30 2.24 110 968.0 CF 16 37 1 0 1 1.000 .984 2.38 2.64 3.12 2.97 13 109.7 3B 5 5 10 1 1 .938 .955 3.00 2.60 4.50 3.00 3 30.0 DH 2 1979 27 KCR AL OF 134 288 3 4 0 .986 .981 2.17 2.13 2.24 2.46 132 1170.3 RF 134 287 3 5 0 .983 .980 2.16 1.88 2.23 2.25 132 1168.3 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 DH 1 1980 28 TOT AL OF 137 263 11 3 2 .989 .979 2.00 2.15 2.04 2.47 136 1208.7 TOT AL RF 129 237 11 3 2 .988 .975 1.92 1.77 2.01 2.13 123 1109.7 TOT AL DH 2 CAL AL OF 30 64 3 0 0 1.000 .980 2.23 2.15 2.27 2.47 30 265.7 RF 22 39 3 0 0 1.000 .974 1.91 1.77 2.27 2.13 17 166.7 CF 10 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.80 2.65 2.25 2.92 10 72.0 LF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.93 2.00 2.33 3 27.0 DH 1 DET AL RF 107 198 8 3 2 .986 .975 1.93 1.77 1.97 2.13 106 943.0 DH 1 1981 29 DET AL OF 83 166 3 1 0 .994 .983 2.04 2.16 2.51 2.48 64 607.0 CF 65 146 2 0 0 1.000 .988 2.28 2.61 2.70 2.90 53 493.0 RF 19 18 1 1 0 .950 .979 1.00 1.75 1.50 2.16 11 114.0 1982 30 SEA AL RF 145 277 14 4 1 .986 .981 2.01 1.90 2.01 2.27 143 1301.3 DH 1 1983 31 SEA AL OF 70 124 7 2 1 .985 .981 1.87 2.16 2.17 2.50 61 544.0 RF 64 108 6 2 1 .983 .978 1.78 1.85 2.04 2.25 56 503.0 DH 34 CF 4 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 3.25 2.55 3.77 2.93 4 31.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 1.80 2.34 1 10.0 1984 32 SEA AL OF 130 228 8 3 0 .987 .983 1.82 2.17 1.95 2.51 123 1089.3 RF 130 222 10 3 0 .987 .979 1.78 1.88 1.93 2.23 122 1079.3 DH 7 CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.60 2.70 2.97 1 10.0 1985 33 SEA AL RF 110 198 10 7 2 .967 .980 1.89 1.82 2.01 2.17 109 933.0 DH 5 1986 34 SEA AL OF 19 31 2 1 0 .971 .979 1.74 2.06 1.88 2.39 17 158.0 RF 18 28 1 1 0 .967 .976 1.61 1.79 1.75 2.11 16 149.0 LF 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.00 2.20 1 9.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1974 22 KCR AL 3B 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 2.75 3.00 3.00 0 3.0 1978 26 KCR AL 3B 5 5 10 1 1 .938 .955 3.00 2.60 4.50 3.00 3 30.0 1974 22 KCR AL CF 24 46 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.92 2.63 2.42 2.93 17 171.0 1975 23 KCR AL CF 36 82 2 0 1 1.000 .982 2.33 2.52 2.92 2.84 29 259.0 1976 24 KCR AL CF 12 20 1 2 0 .913 .986 1.75 2.60 2.24 2.98 6 84.3 1977 25 KCR AL CF 27 53 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.96 2.49 2.43 2.83 26 196.0 1978 26 KCR AL CF 16 37 1 0 1 1.000 .984 2.38 2.64 3.12 2.97 13 109.7 1979 27 KCR AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1980 28 CAL AL CF 10 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.80 2.65 2.25 2.92 10 72.0 1981 29 DET AL CF 65 146 2 0 0 1.000 .988 2.28 2.61 2.70 2.90 53 493.0 1983 31 SEA AL CF 4 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 3.25 2.55 3.77 2.93 4 31.0 1984 32 SEA AL CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.60 2.70 2.97 1 10.0 1974 22 KCR AL DH 4 1975 23 KCR AL DH 2 1976 24 KCR AL DH 1 1977 25 KCR AL DH 1 1978 26 KCR AL DH 2 1979 27 KCR AL DH 1 1980 28 TOT AL DH 2 CAL AL DH 1 DET AL DH 1 1982 30 SEA AL DH 1 1983 31 SEA AL DH 34 1984 32 SEA AL DH 7 1985 33 SEA AL DH 5 1986 34 SEA AL DH 1 1974 22 KCR AL LF 7 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.74 3.06 2.14 0 14.7 1975 23 KCR AL LF 22 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.86 1.80 2.79 2.17 3 61.3 1980 28 CAL AL LF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.93 2.00 2.33 3 27.0 1983 31 SEA AL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 1.80 2.34 1 10.0 1986 34 SEA AL LF 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.00 2.20 1 9.0 1974 22 KCR AL OF 102 151 13 2 2 .988 .980 1.61 2.12 2.25 2.41 64 655.3 1975 23 KCR AL OF 113 214 4 5 2 .978 .979 1.93 2.10 2.44 2.37 83 802.7 1976 24 KCR AL OF 148 329 13 5 3 .986 .981 2.31 2.21 2.35 2.47 145 1311.0 1977 25 KCR AL OF 159 307 14 6 1 .982 .978 2.02 2.03 2.14 2.34 150 1352.0 1978 26 KCR AL OF 127 275 10 3 5 .990 .979 2.24 2.13 2.38 2.47 123 1077.7 1979 27 KCR AL OF 134 288 3 4 0 .986 .981 2.17 2.13 2.24 2.46 132 1170.3 1980 28 TOT AL OF 137 263 11 3 2 .989 .979 2.00 2.15 2.04 2.47 136 1208.7 CAL AL OF 30 64 3 0 0 1.000 .980 2.23 2.15 2.27 2.47 30 265.7 DET AL OF 107 199 8 3 2 .986 .979 1.93 2.15 1.98 2.47 106 943.0 1981 29 DET AL OF 83 166 3 1 0 .994 .983 2.04 2.16 2.51 2.48 64 607.0 1982 30 SEA AL OF 145 280 14 4 1 .987 .982 2.03 2.15 2.03 2.47 143 1301.3 1983 31 SEA AL OF 70 124 7 2 1 .985 .981 1.87 2.16 2.17 2.50 61 544.0 1984 32 SEA AL OF 130 228 8 3 0 .987 .983 1.82 2.17 1.95 2.51 123 1089.3 1985 33 SEA AL OF 110 198 10 7 2 .967 .982 1.89 2.10 2.01 2.44 109 933.0 1986 34 SEA AL OF 19 31 2 1 0 .971 .979 1.74 2.06 1.88 2.39 17 158.0 1974 22 KCR AL RF 75 104 10 2 2 .983 .976 1.52 1.86 2.18 2.18 47 469.7 1975 23 KCR AL RF 64 111 2 5 1 .958 .976 1.77 1.84 2.11 2.11 51 482.3 1976 24 KCR AL RF 142 307 12 3 3 .991 .980 2.25 1.92 2.34 2.21 139 1226.7 1977 25 KCR AL RF 142 254 14 6 1 .978 .974 1.89 1.71 2.09 2.08 124 1156.0 1978 26 KCR AL RF 119 238 9 3 3 .988 .978 2.08 1.85 2.30 2.24 110 968.0 1979 27 KCR AL RF 134 287 3 5 0 .983 .980 2.16 1.88 2.23 2.25 132 1168.3 1980 28 TOT AL RF 129 237 11 3 2 .988 .975 1.92 1.77 2.01 2.13 123 1109.7 CAL AL RF 22 39 3 0 0 1.000 .974 1.91 1.77 2.27 2.13 17 166.7 DET AL RF 107 198 8 3 2 .986 .975 1.93 1.77 1.97 2.13 106 943.0 1981 29 DET AL RF 19 18 1 1 0 .950 .979 1.00 1.75 1.50 2.16 11 114.0 1982 30 SEA AL RF 145 277 14 4 1 .986 .981 2.01 1.90 2.01 2.27 143 1301.3 1983 31 SEA AL RF 64 108 6 2 1 .983 .978 1.78 1.85 2.04 2.25 56 503.0 1984 32 SEA AL RF 130 222 10 3 0 .987 .979 1.78 1.88 1.93 2.23 122 1079.3 1985 33 SEA AL RF 110 198 10 7 2 .967 .980 1.89 1.82 2.01 2.17 109 933.0 1986 34 SEA AL RF 18 28 1 1 0 .967 .976 1.61 1.79 1.75 2.11 16 149.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1477 2854 112 46 19 .985 .981 2.01 2.13 2.19 2.45 1350 12210.3 35 197 1291# RF*1291 2389 103 45 16 .982 .978 1.93 1.84 2.10 2.19 1183 10660.3 CF* 197 419 6 2 2 .995 .985 2.16 2.58 2.68 2.90 159 1428.0 DH 61 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 35 33 2 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.81 2.58 2.22 8 122.0 3B* 7 5 11 2 1 .889 .958 2.29 2.64 4.36 3.00 3 33.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1484 2859 123 48 20 .984 .980 2.01 2.13 2.19 2.45 1353 12243
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1976   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   5  21   3   4  0  1  0   0   1   1  .190  .227  .286   2  0   0   0   0 
 1977   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   5  19   2   5  0  0  1   5   1   3  .263  .300  .421   0  1   0   0   0 
 1978   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   4  15   2   2  0  0  0   1   0   2  .133  .133  .133   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     0-3  14  55   7  11  0  1  1   6   2   6  .200  .228  .291   2  1   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Gold Gloves
1977-AL--OF

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1977-AL-2-0.55
Car-395-0.55 shares

Batting Average
1977 AL-.312-10

Slugging %
1977 AL-.525-8

Games
1977 AL-162-1

Hits
1977 AL-189-9

Total Bases
1977 AL-318-4

Doubles
1982 AL-39-5
1984 AL-34-8

Triples
1975 AL-8-4
1977 AL-14-3
1978 AL-8-6
1982 AL-8-8

RBI
1977 AL-112-4

Extra-Base Hits
1977 AL-69-4
1982 AL-67-9

Hit By Pitch
1977 AL-8-8

Sac. Flies
1978 AL-11-2

Grounded into Double Plays
1985 AL-23-7

Caught Stealing
1976 AL-16-9

Power/Speed Number
1977 AL-18.9-10

   

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (721) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 23 (909) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 10.0 (1617) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 7.5 (1254) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 75th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

December 6, 1979: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with a player to be named later and Todd Cruz to the California Angels for Rance Mulliniks and Willie Aikens. The Kansas City Royals sent Craig Eaton (April 1, 1980) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

May 27, 1980: Traded by the California Angels to the Detroit Tigers for Jason Thompson.

March 28, 1982: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Detroit Tigers.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

December 20, 1985: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

February 7, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

June 12, 1986: Released by the Seattle Mariners.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Seattle Mariners$400,000
1986Seattle Mariners$360,000
Career (may be incomplete)$760,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
View Al Cowens's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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Name and misspellings: Alfred Edward A. C. alphonse allen allan alberto alan Al (Jr.) Cowens

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