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Alex Cole

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: August 17, 1965 in Fayetteville, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL).

School: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL)

Debut: July 27, 1990 (Age 24-344d, 15,814th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 22, 1996 (Age 30-279d)
vs. SEA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: Alexander Cole

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

1760

493

.280

286

RBI

117

148

OBP

.360

SLG

.351

OPS

.711

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1985	19	STL-min	Rk	66	264	232	60	61	5	1	1	13	46	8	30	27	.263	.348	.306	.655		71		1	0	1	0		JOH · APPY
1986	20	STL-min	A,AAA	137	564	486	101	148	11	5	1	42	80	35	71	67	.305	.395	.354	.749		172		3	2	2	1		SPT,LOU · FLOR,AA
1987	21	STL-min	AA	125	527	477	68	122	12	4	2	27	68	29	44	55	.256	.318	.310	.628		148		0	5	1	5		ARK · TL
1988	22	STL-min	AAA	120	442	392	44	91	7	8	0	24	40	15	42	59	.232	.307	.291	.598		114		1	6	1	1		LOU · AA
1989	23	STL-min	AAA,A	135	567	487	77	134	5	5	2	30	51	20	74	83	.275	.371	.318	.690		155	1	1	4	1	1		LOU,SPT · AA,FLOR
1990	24	SDP-CLE-min	AAA	104	456	390	71	120	9	4	0	31	38	19	55	69	.308	.393	.351	.744		137		1	8	2	1		LVG,CSP · PCL
1990	24	CLE	AL	63	256	227	43	68	5	4	0	13	40	9	28	38	.300	.379	.357	.736	109	81	2	1	0	0	0	8/HD	RoY-9
1991	25	CLE-min	AAA	8	37	32	6	6	0	1	0	3	1	3	4	3	.188	.297	.250	.547		8	0	1	0	0	0		CSP · PCL
1991	25	CLE	AL	122	452	387	58	114	17	3	0	21	27	17	58	47	.295	.386	.354	.740	106	137	8	1	4	2	2	8H/7D
1992	26	TOT	MLB	105	334	302	44	77	4	7	0	15	16	6	28	67	.255	.318	.315	.633	80	95	4	1	1	2	1	9H7/8D
1992	26	CLE	AL	41	109	97	11	20	1	0	0	5	9	2	10	21	.206	.284	.216	.501	44	21	2	1	0	1	0	7H/8D9
1992	26	PIT	NL	64	225	205	33	57	3	7	0	10	7	4	18	46	.278	.335	.361	.696	98	74	2	0	1	1	1	9H/8
1993	27	COL	NL	126	399	348	50	89	9	4	0	24	30	13	43	58	.256	.339	.305	.644	64	106	6	2	4	2	3	8H
1994	28	MIN	AL	105	398	345	68	102	15	5	4	23	29	8	44	60	.296	.375	.403	.778	102	139	3	1	6	2	2	*8H7/D
1995	29	MIN	AL	28	90	79	10	27	3	2	1	14	1	3	8	15	.342	.409	.468	.877	128	37	0	1	2	0	0	8H/D
1996	30	BOS-min	AAA	82	362	304	57	90	14	8	4	39	11	7	50	47	.296	.397	.434	.831		132	3	2	4	2	0		PAW · IL
1996	30	BOS	AL	24	83	72	13	16	5	1	0	7	5	3	8	11	.222	.296	.319	.616	56	23	2	0	2	1	0	8/H
1997	31	FLA-min	AAA	39	126	105	20	22	5	0	2	7	4	1	18	20	.210	.331	.314	.645		33	1	1	2	0	0		CHR · IL
7 Yrs				573	2012	1760	286	493	58	26	5	117	148	59	217	296	.280	.360	.351	.711	92	618	25	7	19	9	8
162 Game Avg.				162	569	498	81	139	16	7	1	33	42	17	61	84	.280	.360	.351	.711	92	175	7	2	5	3	2

CLE (3 yrs)				226	817	711	112	202	23	7	0	39	76	28	96	106	.284	.370	.336	.706	99	239	12	3	4	3	2
MIN (2 yrs)				133	488	424	78	129	18	7	5	37	30	11	52	75	.304	.381	.415	.796	106	176	3	2	8	2	2
COL (1 yr)				126	399	348	50	89	9	4	0	24	30	13	43	58	.256	.339	.305	.644	64	106	6	2	4	2	3
PIT (1 yr)				64	225	205	33	57	3	7	0	10	7	4	18	46	.278	.335	.361	.696	98	74	2	0	1	1	1
BOS (1 yr)				24	83	72	13	16	5	1	0	7	5	3	8	11	.222	.296	.319	.616	56	23	2	0	2	1	0

AL (6 yrs)				383	1388	1207	203	347	46	15	5	83	111	42	156	192	.287	.370	.363	.733	99	438	17	5	14	6	4
NL (2 yrs)				190	624	553	83	146	12	11	0	34	37	17	61	104	.264	.338	.325	.663	76	180	8	2	5	3	4