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Alex Cole
Alexander Cole Jr.

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

Debut July 27, 1990
  vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 22, 1996
Born August 17, 1965 in Fayetteville, NC

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed May 6, 1985. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1990 24 CLE AL  63  227   43   68   5  4   0   13  40  9  28  38  .300  .379  .357  108   81   0   0   0   1   2 RoY-9
 1991 25 CLE AL 122  387   58  114  17  3   0   21  27 17  58  47  .295  .386  .354  106  137   4   2   2   1   8
 1992 26 TOT    105  302   44   77   4  7   0   15  16  6  28  67  .255  .318  .315   81   95   1   2   1   1   4
         CLE AL  41   97   11   20   1  0   0    5   9  2  10  21  .206  .284  .216   43   21   0   1   0   1   2
         PIT NL  64  205   33   57   3  7   0   10   7  4  18  46  .278  .335  .361   99   74   1   1   1   0   2
 1993 27 COL NL 126  348   50   89   9  4   0   24  30 13  43  58  .256  .339  .305   64  106   4   2   3   2   6
 1994 28 MIN AL 105  345   68  102  15  5   4   23  29  8  44  60  .296  .375  .403  102  139   6   2   2   1   3
 1995 29 MIN AL  28   79   10   27   3  2   1   14   1  3   8  15  .342  .409  .468  128   37   2   0   0   1   0
 1996 30 BOS AL  24   72   13   16   5  1   0    7   5  3   8  11  .222  .296  .319   56   23   2   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      573 1760  286  493  58 26   5  117 148 59 217 296  .280  .360  .351   91  618  19   9   8   7  25
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        498   81  139  16  7   1   33  42 17  61  84  .280  .360  .351   91  175   5   3   2   2   7
 Career High    126  387   68  114  17  7   4   24  40 17  58  67  .300  .386  .403  108  139   6   2   3   2   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1990 24 CLE AL  256  170   37   5.8    95| .300  .259| .379  .327| .357  .388| .736  .715| 108  .626   2.8   0.3  81%
 1991 25 CLE AL  452  304   55   4.9    98| .295  .261| .386  .330| .354  .397| .740  .727| 106  .532   6.0   0.6  61%
 1992 26 TOT     334  238   32   3.6    92| .255  .258| .318  .325| .315  .381| .633  .705|  81  .430  -8.3  -0.8  72%
         CLE AL  109   82    7   2.3    93| .206  .258| .284  .327| .216  .383| .500  .710|  43  .234  -7.2  -0.7  81%
         PIT NL  225  156   25   4.3    91| .278  .258| .335  .323| .361  .380| .696  .703|  99  .522  -1.2  -0.1  63%
 1993 27 COL NL  399  284   39   3.7   117| .256  .290| .339  .358| .305  .442| .644  .800|  64  .396 -18.9  -1.9  69%
 1994 28 MIN AL  398  262   58   5.9   111| .296  .273| .375  .345| .403  .434| .778  .779| 102  .547   1.6   0.1  78%
 1995 29 MIN AL   90   57   15   7.0   110| .342  .272| .409  .346| .468  .429| .877  .774| 128  .632   3.2   0.3  25%
 1996 30 BOS AL   83   64    7   2.9   117| .222  .278| .296  .352| .319  .447| .615  .799|  56  .234  -4.9  -0.4  62%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      2012 1379  243   4.7   104| .280  .270| .360  .339| .351  .413| .711  .751|  91  .501 -18.4  -1.8  71%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 24 CLE AL CF 59 145 3 6 1 .961 .985 2.51 2.42 2.71 2.74 57 492.3 DH 1 1991 25 CLE AL OF 107 256 6 8 1 .970 .983 2.45 2.03 2.79 2.37 95 846.0 CF 101 245 6 7 1 .973 .989 2.49 2.40 2.82 2.76 90 800.0 LF 8 11 0 1 0 .917 .982 1.38 1.73 2.15 2.17 5 46.0 DH 6 1992 26 TOT OF 77 118 6 2 1 .984 .983 1.61 2.03 1.99 2.38 63 561.6 TOT RF 54 84 4 1 0 .989 .979 1.63 1.67 1.97 2.08 45 402.3 TOT CF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.57 1.24 2.89 4 29.0 CLE AL OF 24 33 1 1 1 .971 .983 1.42 2.17 1.90 2.47 17 161.3 LF 18 29 1 1 1 .968 .980 1.67 1.94 2.07 2.29 14 130.3 CF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.60 2.60 1.00 2.90 3 27.0 DH 4 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.85 2.25 2.25 0 4.0 PIT NL OF 53 85 5 1 0 .989 .983 1.70 1.96 2.02 2.34 46 400.3 RF 52 83 4 1 0 .989 .979 1.67 1.66 1.97 2.08 45 398.3 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 4.50 2.70 1 2.0 1993 27 COL NL CF 93 220 4 4 1 .982 .985 2.41 2.37 2.69 2.75 85 749.7 1994 28 MIN AL OF 100 245 4 8 0 .969 .982 2.49 2.09 2.93 2.37 82 766.0 CF 84 204 4 7 0 .967 .988 2.48 2.44 2.95 2.76 68 635.3 LF 16 40 0 1 0 .976 .978 2.50 1.80 2.75 2.16 14 130.7 DH 1 1995 29 MIN AL CF 23 45 1 3 0 .939 .987 2.00 2.38 2.62 2.73 17 158.3 DH 2 1996 30 BOS AL CF 24 37 1 1 1 .974 .990 1.58 2.35 2.08 2.78 17 164.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 24 CLE AL CF 59 145 3 6 1 .961 .985 2.51 2.42 2.71 2.74 57 492.3 1991 25 CLE AL CF 101 245 6 7 1 .973 .989 2.49 2.40 2.82 2.76 90 800.0 1992 26 TOT CF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.57 1.24 2.89 4 29.0 CLE AL CF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.60 2.60 1.00 2.90 3 27.0 PIT NL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 4.50 2.70 1 2.0 1993 27 COL NL CF 93 220 4 4 1 .982 .985 2.41 2.37 2.69 2.75 85 749.7 1994 28 MIN AL CF 84 204 4 7 0 .967 .988 2.48 2.44 2.95 2.76 68 635.3 1995 29 MIN AL CF 23 45 1 3 0 .939 .987 2.00 2.38 2.62 2.73 17 158.3 1996 30 BOS AL CF 24 37 1 1 1 .974 .990 1.58 2.35 2.08 2.78 17 164.3 1990 24 CLE AL DH 1 1991 25 CLE AL DH 6 1992 26 CLE AL DH 4 1994 28 MIN AL DH 1 1995 29 MIN AL DH 2 1991 25 CLE AL LF 8 11 0 1 0 .917 .982 1.38 1.73 2.15 2.17 5 46.0 1992 26 CLE AL LF 18 29 1 1 1 .968 .980 1.67 1.94 2.07 2.29 14 130.3 1994 28 MIN AL LF 16 40 0 1 0 .976 .978 2.50 1.80 2.75 2.16 14 130.7 1990 24 CLE AL OF 59 145 3 6 1 .961 .981 2.51 2.04 2.71 2.39 57 492.3 1991 25 CLE AL OF 107 256 6 8 1 .970 .983 2.45 2.03 2.79 2.37 95 846.0 1992 26 TOT OF 77 118 6 2 1 .984 .983 1.61 2.03 1.99 2.38 63 561.6 CLE AL OF 24 33 1 1 1 .971 .983 1.42 2.17 1.90 2.47 17 161.3 PIT NL OF 53 85 5 1 0 .989 .983 1.70 1.96 2.02 2.34 46 400.3 1993 27 COL NL OF 93 219 5 4 1 .982 .979 2.41 2.00 2.69 2.34 85 749.7 1994 28 MIN AL OF 100 245 4 8 0 .969 .982 2.49 2.09 2.93 2.37 82 766.0 1995 29 MIN AL OF 23 44 1 3 0 .938 .983 1.96 1.99 2.56 2.33 17 158.3 1996 30 BOS AL OF 24 37 1 1 1 .974 .982 1.58 2.02 2.08 2.37 17 164.3 1992 26 TOT RF 54 84 4 1 0 .989 .979 1.63 1.67 1.97 2.08 45 402.3 CLE AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.85 2.25 2.25 0 4.0 PIT NL RF 52 83 4 1 0 .989 .979 1.67 1.66 1.97 2.08 45 398.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 483 1064 26 32 5 .971 .982 2.26 2.03 2.62 2.37 416 3738.3 42 390 54# CF* 390 900 19 28 4 .970 .987 2.36 2.40 2.73 2.75 338 3029.0 RF* 54 84 4 1 0 .989 .979 1.63 1.67 1.97 2.08 45 402.3 LF* 42 80 1 3 1 .964 .979 1.93 1.85 2.37 2.22 33 307.0 DH 14 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 483 1064 26 32 5 .971 .982 2.26 2.03 2.62 2.37 416 3738
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1992   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   4  10   2   2  0  0  0   1   3   2  .200  .385  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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

Triples
1992 NL-7-10
1994 AL-5-8

Stolen Bases
1990 AL-40-4
1994 AL-29-6

Caught Stealing
1991 AL-17-3
1993 NL-13-7
1994 AL-8-8

Gray Ink: Batting - 6 (1642) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1781) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

January 17, 1984: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 3, 1985: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed May 6, 1985.

February 27, 1990: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Steve Peters to the San Diego Padres for Omar Olivares.

July 11, 1990: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Lampkin.

July 4, 1992: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Mitchell (minors).

November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 17th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

October 21, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

February 16, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 10, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1991Cleveland Indians$155,000
1992Cleveland Indians$162,500
1993Colorado Rockies$350,000
1994Minnesota Twins$375,000
1995Minnesota Twins$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,542,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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