Dell Alston
Wendell Alston
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 22, 1952 in Valhalla, NY
School: Concordia College
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1977
Final Game: October 4, 1980
Relatives: Cousin of Garvin Alston
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 NYY AL 24 DH 10
1977 NYY AL 24 OF 2 1 15.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -40.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.80 1.50 .967 2.34 2.05
1977 NYY AL 24 RF 2 1 15.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -40.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.80 1.50 .967 2.10 1.70
1978 OAK AL 25 OF 50 43 362.2 90 86 0 4 0 .956 -4.0 -13.2 0.0 1.1 -1.1 -4 2.13 1.72 .980 2.47 2.13
1978 OAK AL 25 RF 29 25 208.0 54 52 0 2 0 .963 -2.1 -12.1 0.9 1.0 -0.1 -3 2.25 1.79 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 OAK AL 25 LF 23 18 154.2 38 36 0 2 0 .947 -1.9 -14.7 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 -1 2.09 1.57 .974 2.21 1.78
1978 OAK AL 25 1B 9 0 17.2 20 20 0 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -13.6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 10.19 2.22 .990 10.09 8.76
1978 OAK AL 25 DH 3
1979 CLE AL 26 OF 30 9 130.2 32 29 2 1 0 .969 -1.0 -9.2 -1.0 -0.1 -0.9 0 2.14 1.03 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 CLE AL 26 LF 18 7 87.2 23 22 0 1 0 .957 0.1 1.4 1.1 1.6 -0.5 -1 2.26 1.22 .983 2.22 1.80
1979 CLE AL 26 RF 12 2 43.0 9 7 2 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -30.7 -2.1 -1.7 -0.4 1 1.88 0.75 .978 2.26 1.88
1979 CLE AL 26 DH 7
1980 CLE AL 27 OF 26 12 136.0 38 35 1 2 0 .947 -1.6 -14.1 -0.6 1.1 -1.7 -1 2.38 1.38 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 CLE AL 27 LF 12 6 62.0 14 11 1 2 0 .857 -2.2 -42.6 -1.2 -0.5 -0.7 -1 1.74 1.00 .986 2.35 1.92
1980 CLE AL 27 RF 12 3 46.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -33.9 -1.3 -0.5 -0.8 0 1.76 0.75 .978 2.13 1.77
1980 CLE AL 27 DH 6
1980 CLE AL 27 CF 4 3 28.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 81.4 1.9 2.1 -0.2 0 4.50 3.50 .986 2.92 2.65
4 Seasons OF 108 65 644.1 163 152 4 7 0 .957 -7.1 -13.2 -2.1 2.1 -4.2 -5 2.18 1.44 .980 2.46 2.13
4 Seasons RF 55 31 312.0 75 70 3 2 0 .973 -5.0 -19.2 -3.0 -1.2 -1.8 -2 2.11 1.33 .977 2.22 1.83
3 Seasons LF 53 31 304.1 75 69 1 5 0 .933 -4.0 -15.8 -1.0 1.2 -2.2 -3 2.07 1.32 .979 2.24 1.82
4 Seasons DH 26
1 Season 1B 9 0 17.2 20 20 0 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -13.6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 10.19 2.22 .990 10.09 8.76
1 Season CF 4 3 28.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 81.4 1.9 2.1 -0.2 0 4.50 3.50 .986 2.92 2.65
4 Seasons TOT 117 65 662.0 183 172 4 7 2 .962 -7.3 -13.2 -2.3 2.1 -4.4 -5 0 2.39 1.50 .943 2.67 2.64
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1977 NYY AL 24 22 10 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 8 4
1978 OAK AL 25 58 44 58 52 0 0 9 0 0 0 23 0 29 50 1 3 6
1978 NYY AL 25 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1979 CLE AL 26 54 9 54 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 12 30 0 15 14
1980 CLE AL 27 52 12 52 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 12 27 0 10 20
4 Seasons 189 75 189 111 0 0 9 0 0 0 53 4 55 109 10 39 44
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1977 NYY AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.0% 4 1 20.0% 0 74 27% 81% 24% 10 30%
1978 OAK AL 25 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 23 6 26.1% 17 0 0.0% 0 949 52% 75% 25% 97 54%
1979 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 66.7% 3 0 0.0% 2 202 58% 80% 22% 25 36%
1980 CLE AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 9 4 44.4% 5 0 0.0% 0 218 63% 78% 30% 21 43%
4 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 14 3 0 18 4 0 4 3 1 5 2 0 5 4 0 46 16 34.8% 29 1 2.2% 2 1443 54% 77% 25% 153 48%
MLB Averages 42.5% 2.9% 58% 79% 26% 51%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1978 OAK AL 25 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 22 14 63.6% 8 0 0.0% 0 703 50% 77% 29% 79 46%
1979 CLE AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 388 66% 80% 27% 49 45%
1980 CLE AL 27 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 271 71% 75% 24% 29 41%
3 Seasons 5 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 15 12 0 13 3 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 5 0 38 21 55.3% 17 0 0.0% 1 1362 59% 77% 27% 157 45%
MLB Averages 57.5% 2.7% 58% 79% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1978 OAK AL 25 79 67% 80% 25% 3 100% 0 19 1 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 79 67% 80% 25% 3 100% 0 19 1 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 94% 85%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1980 CLE AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 118 63% 84% 31% 22 64%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 118 63% 84% 31% 22 64%
MLB Averages 42.3% 2.2% 58% 79% 26% 57%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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