Del Unser

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: December 9, 1944 in Decatur, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS), the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) and the Washington Senators in the 1st round (18th) of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

Schools: Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL), Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: April 10, 1968 (Age 23-123d, 12,660th in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 6, 1982 (Age 37-179d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Delbert Bernard Unser

Pronunciation: \UN-sur\

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Relatives: Son of Al Unser

1980 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.7

5215

1344

.258

617

RBI

481

OBP

.319

SLG

.358

OPS

.677

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	MON	@	PHI	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 10	MON	@	PHI	W,9-8	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	6 (3)	Apr 16	MON		PHI	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	7	Apr 17	MON		PHI	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
5	13 (5)	Apr 24	MON		SFG	L,5-6	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	16 (2)	Apr 30	MON	@	LAD	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	17	May 1	MON	@	LAD	W,6-2	GS	26	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	18	May 3	MON	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	19	May 4	MON	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	20	May 5	MON	@	SFG	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
11	21	May 6	MON	@	SDP	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	22	May 7	MON	@	SDP	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	23	May 10	MON		LAD	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	25 (1)	May 12	MON		LAD	L,2-8	CG	50	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
15	26	May 13	MON		CHC	L,3-5	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
16	27	May 14	MON		CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
17	28	May 15 (1)	MON		CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	29	May 15 (2)	MON		CHC	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	30	May 17	MON	@	ATL	L,6-9	CG	42	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	34 (3)	May 21	MON		SDP	L,8-11	GF	53	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH CF
21	35	May 22	MON		SDP	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	36	May 24	MON	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	37	May 25	MON	@	CHC	L,3-7	GS	32	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
24	38	May 26	MON	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	39	May 27	MON	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	40	May 28	MON	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	41	May 29	MON	@	STL	W,14-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
28	42	May 30 (1)	MON	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	43	May 30 (2)	MON	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
30	44	May 31	MON	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	45	Jun 1	MON		NYM	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	47 (1)	Jun 3	MON		STL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	48	Jun 4	MON		STL	W,8-7	CG	58	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	49	Jun 5	MON		STL	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	55 (5)	Jun 12 (2)	MON	@	CIN	L,8-14	CG	47	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
36	63 (7)	Jun 21	MON		HOU	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
37	66 (2)	Jun 25	MON	@	PIT	L,2-10	GF	15	4.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
38	68 (1)	Jun 26 (2)	MON	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
39	71 (2)	Jun 29	MON		CHC	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	74 (2)	Jul 1 (2)	MON		NYM	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
41	77 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	MON	@	CHC	W,19-3	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 1B
42	78	Jul 4 (2)	MON	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	79	Jul 5	MON	@	CHC	W,9-8	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF 1B
44	81 (1)	Jul 8	MON	@	NYM	W,5-4	GF	19	4.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
45	82	Jul 9	MON	@	NYM	L,5-7	GS	64	16.2	18	1	0	19	2	1B RF
46	83	Jul 10	MON	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
47	84	Jul 11	MON		PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
48	85	Jul 12	MON		PIT	L,4-5	GS	45	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF 1B
49	86	Jul 13	MON		PIT	L,1-6	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
50	87	Jul 15	MON		STL	W,7-6	GF	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
51	91 (3)	Jul 22	MON	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	92	Jul 23	MON	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	94 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	MON	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	97 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	MON	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	65	15.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
55	98	Jul 27	MON	@	SDP	L,5-7	CG	35	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	103 (4)	Aug 1	MON		SFG	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	109 (5)	Aug 7	MON	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
58	113 (3)	Aug 10 (2)	MON	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
59	115 (1)	Aug 12	MON	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	116	Aug 13	MON	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	39	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	117	Aug 14	MON	@	STL	W,6-2	GS	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF 1B
62	118	Aug 16	MON		PHI	L,5-7	GF	32	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	120 (1)	Aug 18	MON		PHI	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	121	Aug 19 (1)	MON		ATL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	122	Aug 19 (2)	MON		ATL	W,7-2	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF 1B
66	123	Aug 20	MON		ATL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	124	Aug 21	MON		ATL	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	125	Aug 22	MON	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	126	Aug 23	MON	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	127	Aug 26	MON	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	43	9.1	2	1	0	3	0	RF
71	128	Aug 27	MON	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	130 (1)	Aug 29	MON		CIN	W,7-2	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
73	132 (1)	Aug 31	MON		CIN	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	133	Sep 2	MON		HOU	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	134	Sep 3	MON		HOU	W,5-1	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	135	Sep 4	MON		HOU	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	144 (8)	Sep 13	MON		NYM	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 1B
78	145	Sep 14	MON		CHC	W,3-2		15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	146	Sep 15	MON		CHC	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
80	150 (3)	Sep 21 (1)	MON		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
81	151	Sep 21 (2)	MON		STL	L,2-8	GS	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF 1B
82	152	Sep 22	MON		STL	W,2-0	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF 1B
83	153	Sep 23	MON		PHI	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	156 (2)	Sep 26	MON	@	STL	W,9-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 1B
85	157	Sep 27	MON	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	158	Sep 28	MON	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
87	159	Sep 29	MON	@	PHI	W,7-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
88	160	Sep 30	MON	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
89	161	Oct 1	MON	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS	47	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
90	162	Oct 2	MON	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
							99gm		683.2	285	13	3	301	15