Al Heist
Alfred Michael Heist
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 5, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Automotive Trades (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1960
Final Game: September 27, 1962
Died: October 2, 2006 in Tahlequah, OK
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1960 32 CHC NL 41 113 102 11 28 5 3 1 6 3 1 10 12 .275 .339 .412 .751 106 42 2 0 1 0 0 8/7
1961 33 CHC NL 109 366 321 48 82 14 3 7 37 3 3 39 51 .255 .337 .383 .720 90 123 7 1 4 1 0 8
1962 34 HOU NL 27 76 72 4 16 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 .222 .263 .236 .499 40 17 5 1 0 0 0 8
3 Seasons 177 555 495 63 126 20 6 8 46 6 4 52 72 .255 .327 .368 .695 87 182 14 2 5 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 508 453 58 115 18 5 7 42 5 4 48 66 .255 .327 .368 .695 87 167 13 2 5 1 0
CHC (2 yrs) 150 479 423 59 110 19 6 8 43 6 4 49 63 .260 .338 .390 .728 94 165 9 1 5 1 0
HOU (1 yr) 27 76 72 4 16 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 .222 .263 .236 .499 40 17 5 1 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1960 32 CHC NL 113 78 14 4.8 98 .303 .275 .262 .339 .328 .412 .402 .751 .730 106 .547 0.6 0.1 .701 .255 .137 1.5
1961 33 CHC NL 366 254 42 4.4 106 .284 .255 .271 .337 .338 .383 .422 .720 .760 90 .476 -4.1 -0.4 .655 .249 .128 4.2
1962 34 HOU NL 76 61 4 1.8 97 .254 .222 .261 .263 .328 .236 .397 .499 .724 40 .148 -6.0 -0.6 .344 .056 .014
3 Seasons 555 393 60 4.1 103 .284 .255 .268 .327 .334 .368 .414 .695 .749 87 .447 -9.4 -0.9 .615 .222 .113 6.9
162 Game Avg. 508 360 55 4.1 103 .284 .255 .268 .327 .334 .368 .414 .695 .749 87 .447 -9.4 -0.9 .615 .222 .113 6
CHC (2 yrs) 479 332 56 4.5 104 .289 .260 .269 .338 .335 .390 .417 .728 .753 94 .492 -3.4 -0.3 .666 .251 .130 6.9
HOU (1 yr) 76 61 4 1.8 97 .254 .222 .261 .263 .328 .236 .397 .499 .724 40 .148 -6.0 -0.6 .344 .056 .014

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1960 32 CHC NL 113 0.9% 10.6% 8.9% 8.0% 32% 1.20 8.5 102.0 17.0 0.89 79%
1961 33 CHC NL 366 1.9% 13.9% 10.7% 6.6% 29% 1.31 6.3 45.9 8.7 0.77 72%
1962 34 HOU NL 76 0.0% 11.8% 4.0% 1.3% 6% 3.00 8.0 24.0 1.00 83%
3 Seasons 555 1.4% 13.0% 9.4% 6.1% 27% 1.38 6.9 61.9 10.8 0.82 75%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1960 32 CHC NL 1 0 27% 45 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 8 7 1 0 0 0 4 1 3
1961 33 CHC NL 6 0 36% 158 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 11 44% 18 12 6 8 6 2 10 2 8
1962 34 HOU NL 3 0 20% 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
3 Seasons 10 0 32% 233 6 4 60% 6 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 15 43% 30 22 8 8 6 2 16 3 13
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1960 32 CHC NL 113 56% 28 10 2 0 1 0.92 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 15 2 13% 8 1 13% 62 5 8% 5 1 20% 3 1 33% 0
1961 33 CHC NL 366 42% 82 8 1 0 0 1.63 7 1 15 5 2 5 2 0 5 4 80% 58 7 12% 21 6 29% 194 31 16% 10 4 40% 13 6 46% 0
1962 34 HOU NL 76 51% 16 5 0 0 1 1.72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 45% 3 0 0% 39 4 10% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0
3 Seasons 555 46% 126 23 3 0 2 1.34 8 1 20 5 3 5 3 0 6 5 83% 84 14 17% 32 7 22% 295 40 14% 16 5 31% 21 7 33% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 32 41 113 102 11 28 5 3 1 6 3 1 10 12 .275 .339 .412 .751 106 42 2 0 1 0 0
1961 33 150 479 423 59 110 19 6 8 43 6 4 49 63 .260 .338 .390 .728 94 165 9 1 5 1 0
1962 34 177 555 495 63 126 20 6 8 46 6 4 52 72 .255 .327 .368 .695 87 182 14 2 5 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1960 32 43 118 107 12 30 5 3 1 7 3 11 13 .280 .347 .411 .759 16 41
1961 33 114 377 335 49 85 15 3 7 38 3 40 53 .254 .334 .379 .713 43 109
1962 34 27 75 71 4 15 1 0 0 3 0 3 9 .211 .253 .225 .479 4 27
3 Seasons 184 570 513 65 130 21 6 8 48 6 54 75 .253 .326 .365 .691 63 177
162 Game Avg. 162 502 452 57 114 18 5 7 42 5 48 66 .253 .326 .365 .691 55 177

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