Al Cowens

Positions: Rightfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 197lb (185cm, 89kg)

Born: October 25, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: March 11, 2002 in Downey, CA

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 75th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Centennial HS (Compton, CA).

High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA)

Last Game: June 8, 1986 (Age 34-226d)
vs. TEX 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Alfred Edward Cowens

Nicknames: A. C.

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.2

5534

1494

108

.270

704

RBI

717

120

OBP

.319

SLG

.403

OPS

.722

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1969	17	-2.4	Kingsport	APPY	Rk	KCR	51	197	180	30	53	6	1	2	30	9	2	12	35	.294	.342	.372	.714	67		2	1	2
1969	17	-3.6	Royals	AZIL	WRk	KCR	33	110	96	14	22	2	0	0	8	3	1	11	20	.229	.318	.250	.568	24		2	0	1
1970	18	-1.4	Billings	PION	Rk	KCR	62	257	237	45	67	9	5	7	47	25	5	18	37	.283	.331	.452	.782	107		0	0	2
1971	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	KCR	115	483	428	65	122	19	5	8	71	18	4	46	60	.285	.358	.409	.767	175		5	0	4
1971	19	-2.3	San Jose	CALL	A	KCR	99	430	380	60	108	14	5	8	66	14	3	42	54	.284	.361	.411	.771	156		5	0	3
1971	19	-1.8	Waterloo	MIDW	A	KCR	16	53	48	5	14	5	0	0	5	4	1	4	6	.292	.340	.396	.735	19		0	0	1
1972	20		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A	KCR	126	513	458	58	117	20	3	9	65	7	2	40	75	.256	.321	.371	.692	170		7	2	6
1972	20	-2.8	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	35	131	120	17	24	2	1	4	9	2	0	9	27	.200	.262	.333	.595	40		1	1	0
1972	20	-1.4	San Jose	CALL	A	KCR	83	350	307	36	86	17	2	5	53	5	2	31	44	.280	.351	.397	.749	122		6	0	6
1972	20	-1.0	Waterloo	MIDW	A	KCR	8	32	31	5	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	.226	.226	.258	.484	8		0	1	0
1973	21	-1.9	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	135	572	491	91	142	25	7	16	81	5	1	61	56	.289	.381	.466	.847	229		14	2	4
1974	22	-5.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	110	296	269	28	65	7	1	1	25	5	0	23	38	.242	.303	.286	.589	77	10	1	2	1	0
1975	23	-4.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	120	367	328	44	91	13	8	4	42	12	7	28	36	.277	.340	.402	.742	132	9	4	5	2	1
1976	24	-3.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	152	616	581	71	154	23	6	3	59	23	16	26	50	.265	.298	.341	.639	198	9	3	2	4	0
1977	25	-2.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	162	661	606	98	189	32	14	23	112	16	12	41	64	.312	.361	.525	.885	318	14	8	1	5	4
1978	26	-1.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	132	534	485	63	133	24	8	5	63	14	6	31	54	.274	.319	.388	.707	188	7	6	1	11	3
1979	27	-0.8	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	136	568	516	69	152	18	7	9	73	10	8	40	44	.295	.345	.409	.753	211	12	3	2	7	4
1980	28		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CAL-DET	142	584	522	69	140	20	3	6	59	6	8	49	61	.268	.331	.353	.684	184	8	2	7	4	5
1980	28	0.0	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	34	132	119	11	27	5	0	1	17	1	2	12	21	.227	.303	.294	.597	35	2	1	0	0	1
1980	28	0.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	108	452	403	58	113	15	3	5	42	5	6	37	40	.280	.339	.370	.709	149	6	1	7	4	4
1981	29	0.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	85	284	253	27	66	11	4	1	18	3	3	22	36	.261	.319	.348	.667	88	3	1	5	3	3
1982	30	1.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	146	611	560	72	151	39	8	20	78	11	7	46	81	.270	.325	.475	.800	266	12	1	1	3	3
1983	31	2.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	110	384	356	39	73	19	2	7	35	10	2	23	38	.205	.255	.329	.584	117	13	2	0	3	0
1984	32	3.3	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	139	559	524	60	145	34	2	15	78	9	5	27	83	.277	.312	.435	.747	228	18	2	1	5	2
1985	33	4.1	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	122	487	452	59	120	32	5	14	69	0	0	30	56	.266	.310	.451	.761	204	23	1	0	4	3
1986	34	5.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	28	87	82	5	15	4	0	0	6	1	0	3	18	.183	.209	.232	.441	19	3	0	1	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		1584	6038	5534	704	1494	276	68	108	717	120	74	389	659	.270	.319	.403	.722	2230	141	34	28	53	28
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		489	2022	1794	289	501	79	21	42	294	64	14	177	263	.279	.350	.417	.767	748		28	5	18
Other (1 season)					Other		33	110	96	14	22	2	0	0	8	3	1	11	20	.229	.318	.250	.568	24		2	0	1
All Levels (18 Seasons)							2106	8170	7424	1007	2017	357	89	150	1019	187	89	577	942	.272	.327	.404	.731	3002		64	33	72	28

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		170	703	611	108	166	27	8	20	90	7	1	70	83	.272	.359	.440	.799	269		15	3	4
A (2 seasons)					Minors		206	865	766	106	215	37	7	13	127	23	6	77	108	.281	.351	.398	.749	305		11	1	10
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		113	454	417	75	120	15	6	9	77	34	7	30	72	.288	.336	.417	.753	174		2	1	4