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Al Ferrara
Alfred John Ferrara Jr. (The Bull)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 203 lb.
School Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus

Debut July 30, 1963
  vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 1, 1971
Born December 22, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY

Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1959. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 23 LAD NL  21   44    2    7   0  0   1    1   0  0   6   9  .159  .275  .227   51   10   1   0   0   1   0
 1965 25 LAD NL  41   81    5   17   2  1   1   10   0  0   9  20  .210  .297  .296   73   24   0   0   0   1   1
 1966 26 LAD NL  63  115   15   31   4  0   5   23   0  0   9  35  .270  .333  .435  120   50   0   2   0   3   3
 1967 27 LAD NL 122  347   41   96  16  1  16   50   0  1  33  73  .277  .345  .467  140  162   1   0   4   3   5
 1968 28 LAD NL   2    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -11    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 29 SDP NL 138  366   39   95  22  1  14   56   0  0  45  69  .260  .349  .440  124  161   0   3   5   7   7
 1970 30 SDP NL 138  372   44  103  15  4  13   51   0  0  46  63  .277  .372  .444  122  165   0   1   2  11   8
 1971 31 TOT NL  49   50    2    8   1  0   1    7   0  0   8  15  .160  .288  .240   55   12   0   0   1   1   3
         SDP NL  17   17    0    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   5   5  .118  .318  .176   48    3   0   0   1   0   2
         CIN NL  32   33    2    6   0  0   1    5   0  0   3  10  .182  .270  .273   58    9   0   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      574 1382  148  358  60  7  51  198   0  1 156 286  .259  .344  .423  119  585   2   6  12  27  27
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        390   42  101  17  2  14   56   0  0  44  81  .259  .344  .423  119  165   1   2   3   8   8
 Career High    138  372   44  103  22  4  16   56   0  1  46  73  .277  .372  .467  140  165   1   3   5  11   8
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 23 LAD NL   52   38    3   2.1    84| .159  .246| .275  .307| .227  .368| .502  .675|  51  .246  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1965 25 LAD NL   91   65    8   3.3    88| .210  .250| .297  .312| .296  .378| .593  .690|  73  .400  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1966 26 LAD NL  129   89   17   5.2    89| .270  .255| .333  .312| .435  .384| .768  .697| 120  .589   3.4   0.3   0%
 1967 27 LAD NL  384  258   56   5.9    83| .277  .247| .345  .308| .467  .363| .812  .671| 140  .671  17.5   1.8   0%
 1968 28 LAD NL    7    6    0   0.0    75| .143  .243| .143  .300| .143  .342| .286  .642| -11  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1969 29 SDP NL  421  281   58   5.5    91| .260  .255| .349  .324| .440  .377| .789  .702| 124  .626  13.0   1.3   0%
 1970 30 SDP NL  430  278   64   6.2   100| .277  .262| .372  .334| .444  .400| .816  .735| 122  .628  12.6   1.2   0%
 1971 31 TOT NL   59   45    3   1.8    88| .160  .253| .288  .318| .240  .370| .528  .689|  55  .183  -2.7  -0.3   0%
         SDP NL   22   17    1   1.6    87| .118  .252| .318  .316| .176  .368| .494  .685|  48  .151  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         CIN NL   37   28    2   1.9    88| .182  .254| .270  .319| .273  .372| .543  .691|  58  .203  -1.8  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1573 1060  209   5.3    91| .259  .254| .344  .321| .423  .380| .767  .700| 119  .602  37.8   3.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 ------+
1963 23 LAD NL OF 11 18 1 1 0 .950 .979 1.73 1.75 1.85 2.01 9 92.3 LF 6 11 1 1 0 .923 .968 2.00 1.38 2.04 1.80 5 53.0 RF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.60 1.60 1.83 4 39.3 1965 25 LAD NL OF 27 38 0 3 0 .927 .974 1.41 1.75 1.82 2.00 20 188.0 RF 19 33 0 2 0 .943 .976 1.74 1.74 1.98 1.96 18 150.3 LF 10 5 0 1 0 .833 .962 0.50 1.38 1.19 1.72 2 37.7 1966 26 LAD NL OF 32 43 0 2 0 .956 .975 1.34 1.78 1.91 2.03 20 202.7 RF 29 42 0 2 0 .955 .979 1.45 1.68 2.06 1.96 18 183.7 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.37 0.47 1.75 2 19.0 1967 27 LAD NL OF 94 135 1 3 0 .978 .976 1.45 1.81 1.66 2.03 87 735.7 RF 69 93 1 2 0 .979 .976 1.36 1.76 1.62 2.04 62 523.0 LF 29 44 0 1 0 .978 .969 1.52 1.50 1.86 1.75 25 212.7 1968 28 LAD NL LF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.40 0.56 1.63 2 16.0 1969 29 SDP NL LF 96 115 4 6 2 .952 .962 1.24 1.28 1.41 1.65 95 757.7 1970 30 SDP NL LF 96 112 2 4 0 .966 .971 1.19 1.38 1.42 1.75 94 722.0 1971 31 TOT NL LF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.53 1.77 1.86 5 40.7 TOT NL OF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.91 1.77 2.19 5 40.7 SDP NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.55 0.53 1.85 2 17.0 CIN NL LF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.52 2.66 1.86 3 23.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 23 LAD NL LF 6 11 1 1 0 .923 .968 2.00 1.38 2.04 1.80 5 53.0 1965 25 LAD NL LF 10 5 0 1 0 .833 .962 0.50 1.38 1.19 1.72 2 37.7 1966 26 LAD NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.37 0.47 1.75 2 19.0 1967 27 LAD NL LF 29 44 0 1 0 .978 .969 1.52 1.50 1.86 1.75 25 212.7 1968 28 LAD NL LF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.40 0.56 1.63 2 16.0 1969 29 SDP NL LF 96 115 4 6 2 .952 .962 1.24 1.28 1.41 1.65 95 757.7 1970 30 SDP NL LF 96 112 2 4 0 .966 .971 1.19 1.38 1.42 1.75 94 722.0 1971 31 TOT NL LF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.53 1.77 1.86 5 40.7 SDP NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.55 0.53 1.85 2 17.0 CIN NL LF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.52 2.66 1.86 3 23.7 1963 23 LAD NL OF 11 18 1 1 0 .950 .979 1.73 1.75 1.85 2.01 9 92.3 1965 25 LAD NL OF 27 38 0 3 0 .927 .974 1.41 1.75 1.82 2.00 20 188.0 1966 26 LAD NL OF 32 43 0 2 0 .956 .975 1.34 1.78 1.91 2.03 20 202.7 1967 27 LAD NL OF 94 135 1 3 0 .978 .976 1.45 1.81 1.66 2.03 87 735.7 1968 28 LAD NL OF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.80 0.56 2.02 2 16.0 1969 29 SDP NL OF 96 131 5 6 2 .958 .973 1.42 1.75 1.62 2.02 95 757.7 1970 30 SDP NL OF 96 119 2 4 0 .968 .976 1.26 1.78 1.51 2.07 94 722.0 1971 31 TOT NL OF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.91 1.77 2.19 5 40.7 SDP NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.90 0.53 2.17 2 17.0 CIN NL OF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.92 2.66 2.20 3 23.7 1963 23 LAD NL RF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.60 1.60 1.83 4 39.3 1965 25 LAD NL RF 19 33 0 2 0 .943 .976 1.74 1.74 1.98 1.96 18 150.3 1966 26 LAD NL RF 29 42 0 2 0 .955 .979 1.45 1.68 2.06 1.96 18 183.7 1967 27 LAD NL RF 69 93 1 2 0 .979 .976 1.36 1.76 1.62 2.04 62 523.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 365 493 9 20 2 .962 .975 1.38 1.78 1.64 2.04 332 2755.0 249 0 122# LF* 249 297 7 14 2 .956 .967 1.22 1.36 1.47 1.71 230 1858.7 RF* 122 175 1 6 0 .967 .977 1.44 1.73 1.77 2.00 102 896.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 365 493 9 20 2 .962 .975 1.38 1.78 1.64 2.04 332 2755
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1966   WS    LAD BAL     L   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   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.

Hit By Pitch
1970 NL-11-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1906) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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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Transactions 

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 30th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

May 13, 1971: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Angel Bravo.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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