Al Worthington
Allan Fulton Worthington (Red)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 5, 1929 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Phillips (Phillips, AL)
School: University of Alabama
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 6, 1953
Final Game: October 2, 1969
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1953 NYG NL 24 P 20 30 12 16 2 1 .933 1.40 .957 0.87
1954 NYG NL 25 P 10 1 18.0 5 0 4 1 0 .800 2.00 0.40 .960 2.05 0.87
1956 NYG NL 27 P 28 24 165.2 48 9 35 4 6 .917 2.39 1.57 .969 2.05 0.83
1957 NYG NL 28 P 55 12 157.2 36 10 26 0 0 1.000 2.05 0.65 .961 2.06 0.82
1958 SFG NL 29 P 54 12 151.1 37 9 26 2 0 .946 2.08 0.65 .957 1.97 0.77
1959 SFG NL 30 P 42 3 73.1 20 5 15 0 0 1.000 2.45 0.48 .950 1.99 0.82
1960 TOT AL 31 P 10 0 17.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.65 0.50 .960 1.96 0.78
1960 BOS AL 31 P 6 0 11.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.31 0.50 .967 1.93 0.78
1960 CHW AL 31 P 4 0 5.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.38 0.50 .950 2.02 0.78
1963 CIN NL 34 P 50 0 81.1 27 5 22 0 3 1.000 2.99 0.54 .948 2.06 0.84
1964 TOT MLB 35 P 47 0 79.1 26 8 14 4 0 .846 2.50 0.47 .965 1.93 0.73
1964 CIN NL 35 P 6 0 7.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.29 0.17 1.000 2.19 0.83
1964 MIN AL 35 P 41 0 72.1 24 8 13 3 0 .875 2.61 0.51 .962 1.90 0.72
1965 MIN AL 36 P 62 0 80.1 28 3 24 1 0 .964 3.02 0.44 .950 2.04 0.75
1966 MIN AL 37 P 65 0 91.1 24 8 14 2 0 .917 2.17 0.34 .954 1.99 0.75
1967 MIN AL 38 P 59 0 92.0 17 4 13 0 1 1.000 1.66 0.29 .953 1.96 0.74
1968 MIN AL 39 P 54 0 76.1 17 5 11 1 0 .941 1.89 0.30 .959 1.89 0.73
1969 MIN AL 40 P 46 0 61.0 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 1.18 0.17 .950 1.87 0.69
14 Seasons P 602 52 1144.2 328 82 229 17 12 .948 2.45 0.52 .958 1.99 0.77
14 Seasons TOT 602 52 1144.2 328 82 229 17 12 .948 2.45 0.52 .906 1.99 0.77
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% 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
1953 NYG NL 24 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 NYG NL 25 10 1 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 NYG NL 27 28 24 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 NYG NL 28 55 12 55 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 SFG NL 29 54 12 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 SFG NL 30 42 3 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 BOS AL 31 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 CHW AL 31 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 CIN NL 34 50 0 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 MIN AL 35 41 0 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 CIN NL 35 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 MIN AL 36 62 0 62 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 MIN AL 37 65 0 65 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 MIN AL 38 59 0 59 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 MIN AL 39 54 0 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 MIN AL 40 46 0 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 602 52 602 602 602 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 NYG NL 25 86 73% 26% 5 80% 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1956 NYG NL 27 628 76% 25% 36 92% 0 10 0 8 33 29 4 4 2 1 1 1 6 4 6 0 1 100%
1957 NYG NL 28 519 76% 26% 18 89% 0 9 0 9 16 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 100%
1958 SFG NL 29 676 80% 28% 29 90% 0 8 0 6 25 23 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 67%
1959 SFG NL 30 332 74% 27% 15 100% 0 5 0 4 15 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1960 BOS AL 31 67 73% 22% 1 100% 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 CHW AL 31 23 78% 22% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1963 CIN NL 34 356 75% 24% 21 95% 0 6 0 5 20 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 100%
1964 MIN AL 35 301 71% 27% 18 83% 0 10 1 8 12 10 1 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1964 CIN NL 35 41 78% 15% 3 67% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1965 MIN AL 36 343 70% 24% 24 96% 0 3 1 1 23 19 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 100%
1966 MIN AL 37 378 68% 23% 17 82% 0 8 0 8 14 14 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1967 MIN AL 38 402 70% 23% 12 100% 0 6 1 4 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1968 MIN AL 39 338 74% 25% 12 92% 0 3 0 3 11 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1969 MIN AL 40 265 73% 22% 5 100% 0 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 4755 74% 25% 218 91% 0 72 4 58 195 169 19 15 2 7 6 11 11 8 10 0 38 92%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 83%

* 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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