Al Cowens
Alfred Edward Cowens Jr. (A. C.)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 25, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Centennial (Compton, CA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 75th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1974
Final Game: June 8, 1986
Died: March 11, 2002 in Downey, CA
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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
1974 KCR AL 22 OF 102 64 655.1 166 151 13 2 2 .988 1.8 3.3 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 2 2.25 1.61 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 KCR AL 22 RF 75 47 469.2 116 104 10 2 2 .983 3.8 9.7 1.8 3.4 -1.6 2 2.18 1.52 .976 2.18 1.86
1974 KCR AL 22 CF 24 17 171.0 46 46 0 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -14.0 -2.0 -2.7 0.7 0 2.42 1.92 .985 2.93 2.63
1974 KCR AL 22 LF 7 0 14.2 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.07 0.71 .980 2.15 1.74
1974 KCR AL 22 DH 4
1974 KCR AL 22 3B 2 0 3.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -0.6 -240.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 3.00 2.75
1975 KCR AL 23 OF 113 83 802.2 223 214 4 5 2 .978 6.5 9.7 5.5 3.1 2.4 1 2.44 1.93 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 KCR AL 23 RF 64 51 482.1 118 111 2 5 1 .958 3.3 8.2 2.3 2.2 0.1 1 2.11 1.77 .976 2.11 1.84
1975 KCR AL 23 CF 36 29 259.0 84 82 2 0 1 1.000 1.5 6.9 1.5 0.1 1.4 0 2.92 2.33 .982 2.84 2.52
1975 KCR AL 23 LF 22 3 61.1 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.7 33.3 1.7 0.8 0.9 0 2.79 0.86 .979 2.17 1.80
1975 KCR AL 23 DH 2
1976 KCR AL 24 OF 148 145 1311.0 347 329 13 5 3 .986 10.3 9.4 11.3 8.4 2.9 -1 2.35 2.31 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 KCR AL 24 RF 142 139 1226.2 322 307 12 3 3 .991 11.9 11.6 13.9 9.1 4.8 -2 2.34 2.25 .980 2.21 1.92
1976 KCR AL 24 CF 12 6 84.1 23 20 1 2 0 .913 -1.6 -22.8 -2.6 -0.7 -1.9 1 2.24 1.75 .987 2.98 2.60
1976 KCR AL 24 DH 1
1977 KCR AL 25 OF 159 150 1352.0 327 307 14 6 1 .982 6.3 5.6 0.3 -3.3 3.6 6 2.14 2.02 .978 2.34 2.03 MVP-2,GG
1977 KCR AL 25 RF 142 124 1156.0 274 254 14 6 1 .978 9.3 9.7 2.3 -1.0 3.3 7 2.09 1.89 .974 2.08 1.71 MVP-2,GG
1977 KCR AL 25 CF 27 26 196.0 53 53 0 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -18.4 -2.0 -2.3 0.3 -1 2.43 1.96 .983 2.83 2.49 MVP-2,GG
1977 KCR AL 25 DH 1 MVP-2,GG
1978 KCR AL 26 OF 127 123 1077.2 288 275 10 3 5 .990 8.1 9.0 4.1 -4.1 8.3 4 2.38 2.24 .979 2.47 2.13
1978 KCR AL 26 RF 119 110 968.0 250 238 9 3 3 .988 8.3 10.3 4.3 -1.8 6.1 4 2.30 2.08 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 KCR AL 26 CF 16 13 109.2 38 37 1 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -2.2 -0.2 -2.3 2.2 0 3.12 2.38 .984 2.97 2.64
1978 KCR AL 26 3B 5 3 30.0 16 5 10 1 1 .938 -0.2 -8.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 4.50 3.00 .956 3.00 2.60
1978 KCR AL 26 DH 2
1979 KCR AL 27 OF 134 132 1170.1 295 288 3 4 0 .986 -11.3 -11.6 -7.3 -5.4 -1.9 -4 2.24 2.17 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 KCR AL 27 RF 134 132 1168.1 295 287 3 5 0 .983 -10.8 -11.1 -6.8 -5.4 -1.4 -4 2.23 2.16 .980 2.25 1.88
1979 KCR AL 27 CF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -300.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.60
1979 KCR AL 27 DH 1
1980 TOT AL 28 OF 137 136 1208.2 277 263 11 3 2 .989 -0.9 -0.9 -5.9 -1.9 -4.1 5 2.04 2.00 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 TOT AL 28 RF 129 123 1109.2 251 237 11 3 2 .988 0.2 0.2 -4.8 -1.1 -3.8 5 2.01 1.92 .975 2.13 1.77
1980 TOT AL 28 DH 2
1980 CAL AL 28 OF 30 30 265.2 67 64 3 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -10.4 -3.3 -3.5 0.1 1 2.27 2.23 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 CAL AL 28 RF 22 17 166.2 42 39 3 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -8.6 -2.2 -2.7 0.4 1 2.27 1.91 .974 2.13 1.77
1980 CAL AL 28 CF 10 10 72.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -11.7 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 0 2.25 1.80 .983 2.92 2.65
1980 CAL AL 28 LF 3 3 27.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -17.8 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 2.00 2.00 .983 2.33 1.93
1980 CAL AL 28 DH 1
1980 DET AL 28 OF 107 106 943.0 210 199 8 3 2 .986 1.4 1.8 -2.6 1.6 -4.2 4 1.98 1.93 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 DET AL 28 RF 107 106 943.0 209 198 8 3 2 .986 1.4 1.8 -2.6 1.6 -4.2 4 1.97 1.93 .975 2.13 1.77
1980 DET AL 28 DH 1
1981 DET AL 29 OF 83 64 607.0 170 166 3 1 0 .994 1.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1 2.51 2.04 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 DET AL 29 CF 65 53 493.0 148 146 2 0 0 1.000 1.0 2.4 1.0 -0.5 1.5 0 2.70 2.28 .988 2.90 2.61
1981 DET AL 29 RF 19 11 114.0 20 18 1 1 0 .950 0.5 5.3 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 1 1.50 1.00 .980 2.16 1.75
1982 SEA AL 30 OF 145 143 1301.1 298 280 14 4 1 .987 3.0 2.8 -3.0 2.0 -5.0 6 2.03 2.03 .982 2.47 2.15
1982 SEA AL 30 RF 145 143 1301.1 295 277 14 4 1 .986 3.0 2.8 -3.0 2.0 -5.0 6 2.01 2.01 .981 2.27 1.90
1982 SEA AL 30 DH 1
1983 SEA AL 31 OF 70 61 544.0 133 124 7 2 1 .985 4.2 9.3 1.2 0.7 0.5 3 2.17 1.87 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 SEA AL 31 RF 64 56 503.0 116 108 6 2 1 .983 3.4 8.1 0.4 -0.5 0.9 3 2.04 1.78 .978 2.25 1.85
1983 SEA AL 31 DH 34
1983 SEA AL 31 CF 4 4 31.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 34.8 0.9 1.3 -0.4 0 3.77 3.25 .985 2.93 2.55
1983 SEA AL 31 LF 2 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.34 1.90
1984 SEA AL 32 OF 130 123 1089.1 239 228 8 3 0 .987 -12.8 -14.1 -11.8 -4.7 -7.1 -1 1.95 1.82 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 SEA AL 32 RF 130 122 1079.1 235 222 10 3 0 .987 -12.8 -14.2 -11.8 -4.7 -7.1 -1 1.93 1.78 .979 2.23 1.88
1984 SEA AL 32 DH 7
1984 SEA AL 32 CF 2 1 10.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.70 1.50 1.000 2.97 2.60
1985 SEA AL 33 OF 110 109 933.0 215 198 10 7 2 .967 -4.2 -5.4 -4.2 -2.0 -2.3 0 2.01 1.89 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 SEA AL 33 RF 110 109 933.0 215 198 10 7 2 .967 -4.2 -5.4 -4.2 -2.0 -2.3 0 2.01 1.89 .980 2.17 1.82
1985 SEA AL 33 DH 5
1986 SEA AL 34 OF 19 17 158.0 34 31 2 1 0 .971 -2.0 -15.2 -4.0 -2.1 -1.9 2 1.88 1.74 .979 2.39 2.06
1986 SEA AL 34 RF 18 16 149.0 30 28 1 1 0 .967 -2.9 -23.4 -3.9 -2.1 -1.8 1 1.75 1.61 .977 2.11 1.79
1986 SEA AL 34 DH 1
1986 SEA AL 34 LF 1 1 9.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1 3.00 3.00 .967 2.20 1.80
13 Seasons OF 1477 1350 12210.1 3012 2854 112 46 19 .985 10.5 1.0 -13.5 -8.6 -5.0 24 2.19 2.01 .981 2.45 2.13
13 Seasons RF 1291 1183 10660.1 2537 2389 103 45 16 .982 13.0 1.5 -10.0 -1.4 -8.8 23 2.10 1.93 .978 2.19 1.84
10 Seasons CF 197 159 1428.0 427 419 6 2 2 .995 -4.6 -3.9 -4.6 -7.9 3.4 0 2.68 2.16 .985 2.90 2.58
12 Seasons DH 61
5 Seasons LF 35 8 122.0 35 33 2 0 0 1.000 2.1 20.7 1.1 0.7 0.4 1 2.58 1.00 .980 2.22 1.81
2 Seasons 3B 7 3 33.0 18 5 11 2 1 .889 -0.8 -29.1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 0 4.36 2.29 .961 3.00 2.64
13 Seasons TOT 1484 1353 12243.1 3030 2859 123 48 20 .984 9.7 1.0 -14.3 -9.2 -5.2 24 0 2.19 2.01 .965 2.45 2.13
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
1974 KCR AL 22 110 64 110 103 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 24 75 102 0 9 8
1975 KCR AL 23 120 83 120 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 36 64 111 0 11 8
1976 KCR AL 24 152 145 152 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 142 148 0 5 2
1977 KCR AL 25 162 151 162 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 142 158 1 6 0
1978 KCR AL 26 132 128 132 129 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 16 119 127 2 3 1
1979 KCR AL 27 136 133 136 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 134 134 1 3 0
1980 DET AL 28 108 106 108 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 107 0 2 0
1980 CAL AL 28 34 30 34 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 22 30 0 4 0
1981 DET AL 29 85 64 85 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 19 83 0 12 0
1982 SEA AL 30 146 143 146 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 145 0 0 1
1983 SEA AL 31 110 93 110 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 64 69 32 7 4
1984 SEA AL 32 139 127 139 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 130 130 4 9 0
1985 SEA AL 33 122 113 122 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 110 4 9 0
1986 SEA AL 34 28 18 28 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 19 1 8 1
13 Seasons 1584 1398 1584 1476 0 0 0 0 7 0 35 197 1291 1473 45 88 25
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%
1974 KCR AL 22 2 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 3 4 38 13 3 15 4 1 4 1 3 6 3 1 11 9 0 74 30 40.5% 36 8 10.8% 2 2054 59% 81% 26% 215 52%
1975 KCR AL 23 5 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 21 9 0 18 3 1 2 1 0 8 1 1 6 6 0 55 20 36.4% 33 2 3.6% 0 2134 55% 79% 25% 203 55%
1976 KCR AL 24 3 0 3 0 1 12 0 2 3 5 73 27 1 43 7 3 10 4 1 14 3 1 30 21 0 170 62 36.5% 102 6 3.5% 6 5305 55% 80% 27% 631 50%
1977 KCR AL 25 6 0 6 0 1 14 0 7 2 2 68 42 0 56 18 3 19 11 1 19 5 0 21 11 0 183 87 47.5% 92 4 2.2% 10 5034 56% 78% 25% 568 47%
1978 KCR AL 26 3 0 3 0 0 9 0 3 1 3 50 24 1 26 10 0 10 9 0 26 9 2 28 14 1 140 66 47.1% 70 4 2.9% 5 4180 59% 81% 29% 462 53%
1979 KCR AL 27 5 0 4 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 61 36 0 37 8 1 19 10 0 20 0 0 22 15 0 159 69 43.4% 89 1 0.6% 2 5210 61% 81% 28% 556 52%
1980 DET AL 28 3 0 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 4 51 23 3 30 9 1 9 7 1 10 4 1 15 9 0 115 52 45.2% 57 6 5.2% 2 4225 55% 79% 27% 425 48%
1980 CAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 13 7 0 7 2 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 29 15 51.7% 14 0 0.0% 3 800 46% 80% 27% 87 48%
1981 DET AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 11 7 63.6% 4 0 0.0% 1 481 54% 81% 26% 48 40%
1982 SEA AL 30 4 0 4 0 0 14 0 8 1 2 50 30 1 43 11 2 19 15 0 17 6 0 26 17 0 155 79 51.0% 73 3 1.9% 11 5770 58% 76% 23% 562 52%
1983 SEA AL 31 2 0 2 0 1 6 0 4 2 0 22 12 0 9 3 0 9 5 0 4 1 0 12 9 1 56 30 53.6% 25 1 1.8% 5 2257 57% 77% 23% 236 48%
1984 SEA AL 32 3 0 2 1 1 10 0 3 2 4 5 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 14 0 0 14 12 0 36 15 41.7% 20 1 2.8% 9 4971 58% 75% 23% 235 94%
1985 SEA AL 33 7 0 7 0 3 10 0 4 1 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 5 0 13 7 0 32 13 40.6% 18 1 3.1% 9 4246 55% 77% 23% 211 95%
1986 SEA AL 34 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 16 9 0 8 3 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 5 2 0 33 17 51.5% 16 0 0.0% 1 710 54% 77% 29% 80 36%
13 Seasons 45 0 42 3 7 103 0 33 21 30 476 240 10 299 78 13 109 67 6 156 40 6 208 137 2 1248 562 45.0% 649 37 3.0% 66 47377 57% 78% 26% 4519 54%
MLB Averages 43.1% 3.0% 58% 79% 26% 56%

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%
1974 KCR AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 3 0 19 11 57.9% 8 0 0.0% 0 759 49% 80% 24% 86 53%
1975 KCR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 0 20 8 40.0% 11 1 5.0% 1 1136 56% 78% 26% 111 75%
1976 KCR AL 24 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 4 44.4% 4 1 11.1% 0 387 64% 79% 28% 39 54%
1977 KCR AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 0 26 11 42.3% 15 0 0.0% 0 875 62% 79% 26% 93 57%
1978 KCR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 5 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 21 8 38.1% 12 1 4.8% 0 497 60% 82% 29% 77 48%
1979 KCR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 16 75% 100% 31% 5 20%
1980 CAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 316 41% 81% 30% 31 58%
1981 DET AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 27 17 1 20 1 0 6 4 0 8 1 0 14 11 0 75 34 45.3% 40 1 1.3% 1 2140 53% 78% 26% 264 56%
1983 SEA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 3 37.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 143 69% 80% 28% 26 50%
1984 SEA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 80% 68% 16% 3 100%
10 Seasons 2 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 2 2 68 41 2 50 8 0 10 5 1 19 3 1 38 25 0 185 82 44.3% 99 4 2.2% 2 6313 55% 79% 26% 735 58%
MLB Averages 43.2% 2.3% 58% 79% 26% 61%

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%
1974 KCR AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 69 55% 78% 23% 11 36%
1975 KCR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 0 250 51% 79% 29% 30 63%
1980 CAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 109 50% 81% 30% 12 50%
1983 SEA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 46 52% 78% 24% 6 33%
1986 SEA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 39 36% 77% 36% 6 50%
5 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 4 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 50.0% 6 0 0.0% 2 513 50% 79% 29% 65 52%
MLB Averages 58.1% 2.8% 58% 79% 26% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1974 KCR AL 22 22 64% 77% 27% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 KCR AL 26 142 54% 78% 21% 17 82% 0 5 4 0 1 10 8 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 100%
2 Seasons 164 55% 78% 22% 19 79% 0 5 4 0 1 11 8 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 90% 71%

* 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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