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Al Rosen
Albert Leonard Rosen (Flip)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 180 lb.
School University of Florida

Debut September 10, 1947
Final Game September 30, 1956
Born February 29, 1924 in Spartanburg, SC

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)

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The third greatest Jewish player behind Greenberg and Koufax.

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 23 CLE AL   7    9    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .111  .111  .111  -37    1   0           0   0
 1948 24 CLE AL   5    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .200  .200  .200    7    1   0           0   1
 1949 25 CLE AL  23   44    3    7   2  0   0    5   0  1   7   4  .159  .275  .205   29    9   0           0   1
 1950 26 CLE AL 155  554  100  159  23  4  37  116   5  7 100  72  .287  .405  .543  144  301   4          10  27 MVP-17
 1951 27 CLE AL 154  573   82  152  30  1  24  102   7  5  85  71  .265  .362  .447  123  256   1           2  14
 1952 28 CLE AL 148  567  101  171  32  5  28  105   8  6  75  54  .302  .387  .524  159  297   3           4  18 MVP-10,AS
 1953 29 CLE AL 155  599  115  201  27  5  43  145   8  7  85  48  .336  .422  .613  179  367   0           4  19 MVP-1,AS
 1954 30 CLE AL 137  466   76  140  20  2  24  102   6  2  85  43  .300  .404  .506  147  236   1  11       3  14 MVP-15,AS
 1955 31 CLE AL 139  492   61  120  13  1  21   81   4  2  92  44  .244  .362  .402  103  198   0   8   5   4  14 AS
 1956 32 CLE AL 121  416   64  111  18  2  15   61   1  3  58  44  .267  .351  .428  104  178   0   7   4   0  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1044 3725  603 1063 165 20 192  717  39 33 587 385  .285  .384  .495  137 1844   9  26   9  27 121
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        578   94  165  26  3  30  111   6  5  91  60  .285  .384  .495  137  286   1   4   1   4  19
 Career High    155  599  115  201  32  5  43  145   8  7 100  72  .336  .422  .613  179  367   4  11   5  10  27

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 23 CLE AL    9    8    0   0.0    94| .111  .259| .111  .338| .111  .372| .222  .711| -37  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1948 24 CLE AL    5    5    0   0.0   104| .200  .270| .200  .355| .200  .391| .400  .746|   7  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1949 25 CLE AL   51   39    2   1.4   105| .159  .268| .275  .360| .205  .390| .480  .750|  29  .098  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1950 26 CLE AL  668  433  117   7.2   111| .287  .275| .405  .361| .543  .412| .948  .773| 144  .662  37.7   3.5  41%
 1951 27 CLE AL  661  441   92   5.6    98| .265  .261| .362  .342| .447  .383| .809  .725| 123  .599  19.0   1.9  58%
 1952 28 CLE AL  649  423  113   7.2    91| .302  .253| .387  .332| .524  .369| .911  .701| 159  .733  44.1   4.5  57%
 1953 29 CLE AL  688  424  151   9.6   101| .336  .267| .422  .343| .613  .393|1.035  .736| 179  .801  65.7   6.4  53%
 1954 30 CLE AL  566  354   97   7.4   100| .300  .268| .404  .344| .506  .391| .910  .735| 147  .731  34.0   3.4  75%
 1955 31 CLE AL  596  396   76   5.1   106| .244  .271| .362  .351| .402  .404| .764  .755| 103  .553   4.2   0.4  66%
 1956 32 CLE AL  481  328   62   5.1   108| .267  .270| .351  .352| .428  .412| .779  .764| 104  .523   2.7   0.3  25%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     4374 2851  710   6.7   102| .285  .266| .384  .346| .495  .394| .879  .740| 137  .670 200.4  19.7  54%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1947 23 CLE AL  3B    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.90                        
                 OF    1      1    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  2.00  2.40                            1    0    0
 1948 24 CLE AL  3B    2      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  2.95                        
 1949 25 CLE AL  3B   10     10   16    0    1 1.000  .959  2.60  2.95                        
 1950 26 CLE AL  3B  154    151  322   15   24  .969  .960  3.07  3.04                        
 1951 27 CLE AL  3B  154    157  277   19   20  .958  .950  2.82  2.87                        
 1952 28 CLE AL  3B  147    159  256   18   25  .958  .953  2.82  2.98                         AS
                 1B    4     17    6    2    3  .920  .987  5.75  8.88                         AS
                 SS    3      1    3    0    1 1.000  .952  1.33  4.30                         AS
 1953 29 CLE AL  3B  154    174  338   19   38  .964  .957  3.32  2.93                         AS
                 1B    1      4    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  4.00  8.80                         AS
                 SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.50                         AS
 1954 30 CLE AL  3B   87    110  149   11   14  .959  .959  2.98  3.07                         AS
                 1B   46    391   39    7   34  .984  .990  9.35  8.00                         AS
                 2B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.80                         AS
                 SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.30                         AS
 1955 31 CLE AL  3B  106    119  195   12   17  .963  .950  2.96  2.73                         AS
                 1B   41    277   26    6   31  .981  .991  7.39  8.17                         AS
 1956 32 CLE AL  3B  116     89  219   18   20  .945  .949  2.66  2.78  2.87  3.22  114  966.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1952 28 CLE AL  1B    4     17    6    2    3  .920  .987  5.75  8.88                        
 1953 29 CLE AL  1B    1      4    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  4.00  8.80                        
 1954 30 CLE AL  1B   46    391   39    7   34  .984  .990  9.35  8.00                        
 1955 31 CLE AL  1B   41    277   26    6   31  .981  .991  7.39  8.17                        

 1954 30 CLE AL  2B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.80                        

 1947 23 CLE AL  3B    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.90                        
 1948 24 CLE AL  3B    2      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  2.95                        
 1949 25 CLE AL  3B   10     10   16    0    1 1.000  .959  2.60  2.95                        
 1950 26 CLE AL  3B  154    151  322   15   24  .969  .960  3.07  3.04                        
 1951 27 CLE AL  3B  154    157  277   19   20  .958  .950  2.82  2.87                        
 1952 28 CLE AL  3B  147    159  256   18   25  .958  .953  2.82  2.98                        
 1953 29 CLE AL  3B  154    174  338   19   38  .964  .957  3.32  2.93                        
 1954 30 CLE AL  3B   87    110  149   11   14  .959  .959  2.98  3.07                        
 1955 31 CLE AL  3B  106    119  195   12   17  .963  .950  2.96  2.73                        
 1956 32 CLE AL  3B  116     89  219   18   20  .945  .949  2.66  2.78  2.87  3.22  114  966.0

 1947 23 CLE AL  OF    1      1    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  2.00  2.40                            1    0    0

 1952 28 CLE AL  SS    3      1    3    0    1 1.000  .952  1.33  4.30                        
 1953 29 CLE AL  SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.50                        
 1954 30 CLE AL  SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.30                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  3B* 932    970 1773  112  159  .961  .954  2.94  2.92              114  966.0
                 1B   92    689   71   15   69  .981  .990  8.26  8.12                        
                 SS    5      1    3    0    1 1.000  .952  0.80  4.34                        
                 2B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.80                        
                 OF    1      1    1    0    1 1.000 1.000  2.00  2.40                            1    0    0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1031   1662 1848  127  230  .965  .962  3.40  3.39

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   3  12   0   3  0  0  0   0   1   0  .250  .308  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   4  13   0   3  0  0  0   0   1   0  .231  .286  .231   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1952   CLE AL   *   1   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1953   CLE AL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1954   CLE AL   *   4   2   3  0  0  2   5   1   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 1B 
 1955   CLE AL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   2   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 4/4      3  11   3   3  0  0  2   5   3   3   0  0   0   0   0  .273  .429  .818 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1952 (3B)
1953 (3B)
1954 (1B)
1955 *

Awards
1953-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1953-AL-MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1950-AL-17-0.03
1952-AL-10-0.15
1953-AL-1-1.00
1954-AL-15-0.05
Car-178-1.23 shares

Batting Average
1952 AL-.302-7
1953 AL-.336-2

On-base %
1952 AL-.387-6
1953 AL-.422-2
1954 AL-.404-5

Slugging %
1950 AL-.543-5
1952 AL-.524-3
1953 AL-.613-1
1954 AL-.506-4

OPS
1950 AL-.948-5
1952 AL-.911-3
1953 AL-1.034-1
1954 AL-.910-4
Car-.879-93

Games
1950 AL-155-5
1951 AL-154-1
1953 AL-155-4

At Bats
1951 AL-573-6
1953 AL-599-7

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1950 AL-668-10
1951 AL-661-9
1953 AL-688-4

Runs
1952 AL-101-3
1953 AL-115-1

Hits
1952 AL-171-5
1953 AL-201-3

Total Bases
1950 AL-301-7
1951 AL-256-8
1952 AL-297-1
1953 AL-367-1

Doubles
1951 AL-30-9
1952 AL-32-5

Home Runs
1950 AL-37-1
1951 AL-24-7
1952 AL-28-6
1953 AL-43-1
1954 AL-24-5

RBI
1950 AL-116-7
1951 AL-102-5
1952 AL-105-1
1953 AL-145-1
1954 AL-102-5

Bases on Balls
1950 AL-100-5
1951 AL-85-5
1952 AL-75-7
1953 AL-85-5
1954 AL-85-5
1955 AL-92-6

Strikeouts
1950 AL-72-9
1951 AL-71-6

Stolen Bases
1952 AL-8-10
1953 AL-8-8

Singles
1953 AL-126-8

Adjusted OPS+
1950 AL-144-3
1952 AL-159-3
1953 AL-179-1
1954 AL-147-4
Car-137-96

Runs Created
1950 AL-117-7
1951 AL-92-10
1952 AL-113-2
1953 AL-151-1
1954 AL-97-9

Adjusted Batting Runs
1950 AL-38-3
1952 AL-44-2
1953 AL-66-1
1954 AL-34-4

Batting Wins
1950 AL-3.5-3
1952 AL-4.5-2
1953 AL-6.4-1
1954 AL-3.4-4

Extra-Base Hits
1950 AL-64-8
1951 AL-55-5
1952 AL-65-3
1953 AL-75-1
1954 AL-46-9

Times on Base
1950 AL-269-7
1951 AL-239-9
1952 AL-250-5
1953 AL-290-1

Offensive Win%
1950 AL-.662-9
1952 AL-.733-3
1953 AL-.801-1
1954 AL-.731-4

Hit By Pitch
1950 AL-10-1

Sac. Flies
1954 AL-11-1
1955 AL-8-2
1956 AL-7-4

Grounded into Double Plays
1950 AL-27-2
1952 AL-18-4
1953 AL-19-4

Caught Stealing
1950 AL-7-4
1953 AL-7-6

Power/Speed Number
1950 AL-8.8-7
1951 AL-10.8-5
1952 AL-12.4-3
1953 AL-13.5-3
1954 AL-9.6-6

At Bats per Home Run
1950 AL-15.0-1
1951 AL-23.9-10
1952 AL-20.3-6
1953 AL-13.9-2
1954 AL-19.4-3
1955 AL-23.4-9
Car-19.4-92

Outs
1950 AL-433-9
1951 AL-441-5

Black Ink: Batting - 23 (84) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 97 (229) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 28.5 (312) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 82.5 (206) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1952 (3B) 1953 (3B) 1954 (1B) 1955 *	Awards 1953-ML-Major League Player of the Year 1953-AL-MVP	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1950-AL-17-0.03 1952-AL-10-0.15 1953-AL-1-1.00 1954-AL-15-0.05 Car-178-1.23 shares	Batting Average 1952 AL-.302-7 1953 AL-.336-2	On-base % 1952 AL-.387-6 1953 AL-.422-2 1954 AL-.404-5	Slugging % 1950 AL-.543-5 1952 AL-.524-3 1953 AL-.613-1 1954 AL-.506-4
OPS 1950 AL-.948-5 1952 AL-.911-3 1953 AL-1.034-1 1954 AL-.910-4 Car-.879-93	Games 1950 AL-155-5 1951 AL-154-1 1953 AL-155-4	At Bats 1951 AL-573-6 1953 AL-599-7	Plate Appearances (approx.) 1950 AL-668-10 1951 AL-661-9 1953 AL-688-4	Runs 1952 AL-101-3 1953 AL-115-1	Hits 1952 AL-171-5 1953 AL-201-3
Total Bases 1950 AL-301-7 1951 AL-256-8 1952 AL-297-1 1953 AL-367-1	Doubles 1951 AL-30-9 1952 AL-32-5	Home Runs 1950 AL-37-1 1951 AL-24-7 1952 AL-28-6 1953 AL-43-1 1954 AL-24-5	RBI 1950 AL-116-7 1951 AL-102-5 1952 AL-105-1 1953 AL-145-1 1954 AL-102-5	Bases on Balls 1950 AL-100-5 1951 AL-85-5 1952 AL-75-7 1953 AL-85-5 1954 AL-85-5 1955 AL-92-6	Strikeouts 1950 AL-72-9 1951 AL-71-6
Stolen Bases 1952 AL-8-10 1953 AL-8-8	Singles 1953 AL-126-8	Adjusted OPS+ 1950 AL-144-3 1952 AL-159-3 1953 AL-179-1 1954 AL-147-4 Car-137-96	Runs Created 1950 AL-117-7 1951 AL-92-10 1952 AL-113-2 1953 AL-151-1 1954 AL-97-9	Adjusted Batting Runs 1950 AL-38-3 1952 AL-44-2 1953 AL-66-1 1954 AL-34-4	Batting Wins 1950 AL-3.5-3 1952 AL-4.5-2 1953 AL-6.4-1 1954 AL-3.4-4
Extra-Base Hits 1950 AL-64-8 1951 AL-55-5 1952 AL-65-3 1953 AL-75-1 1954 AL-46-9	Times on Base 1950 AL-269-7 1951 AL-239-9 1952 AL-250-5 1953 AL-290-1	Offensive Win% 1950 AL-.662-9 1952 AL-.733-3 1953 AL-.801-1 1954 AL-.731-4	Hit By Pitch 1950 AL-10-1	Sac. Flies 1954 AL-11-1 1955 AL-8-2 1956 AL-7-4	Grounded into Double Plays 1950 AL-27-2 1952 AL-18-4 1953 AL-19-4
Caught Stealing 1950 AL-7-4 1953 AL-7-6	Power/Speed Number 1950 AL-8.8-7 1951 AL-10.8-5 1952 AL-12.4-3 1953 AL-13.5-3 1954 AL-9.6-6	At Bats per Home Run 1950 AL-15.0-1 1951 AL-23.9-10 1952 AL-20.3-6 1953 AL-13.9-2 1954 AL-19.4-3 1955 AL-23.4-9 Car-19.4-92	Outs 1950 AL-433-9 1951 AL-441-5