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Al Pilarcik
Alfred James Pilarcik

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

Debut July 13, 1956
Final Game September 24, 1961
Born July 3, 1930 in Whiting, IN

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 25 KCA AL  69  239   28   60  10  1   4   22   9  2  30  32  .251  .333  .351   82   84   2   1   1   0   2
 1957 26 BAL AL 142  407   52  113  16  3   9   49  14  7  53  28  .278  .359  .398  114  162   9   9   6   4   7
 1958 27 BAL AL 141  379   40   92  21  0   1   24   7  3  42  37  .243  .320  .306   78  116   5   2   1   2   7
 1959 28 BAL AL 130  273   37   77  12  1   3   16   9  3  30  25  .282  .355  .366  102  100  13   0   1   1   7
 1960 29 BAL AL 104  194   30   48   5  1   4   17   0  2  15  16  .247  .313  .345   79   67   3   1   2   4   4
 1961 30 TOT AL  82  122   18   23   2  1   1   15   2  1  15  12  .189  .275  .246   41   30   4   1   0   0   5
         KCA AL  35   60    9   12   1  1   0    9   1  0   6   7  .200  .269  .250   40   15   2   1   0   0   3
         CHW AL  47   62    9   11   1  0   1    6   1  1   9   5  .177  .282  .242   43   15   2   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      668 1614  205  413  66  7  22  143  41 18 185 150  .256  .334  .346   89  559  36  14  11  11  32
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        391   50  100  16  2   5   35  10  4  45  36  .256  .334  .346   89  136   9   3   3   3   8
 Career High    142  407   52  113  21  3   9   49  14  7  53  37  .282  .359  .398  114  162  13   9   6   4   7
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1956 25 KCA AL  272  186   31   4.5   106| .251  .267| .333  .349| .351  .408| .684  .757|  82  .465  -6.2  -0.6  81%
 1957 26 BAL AL  482  326   62   5.2    93| .278  .255| .359  .326| .398  .384| .757  .710| 114  .572  10.6   1.1  66%
 1958 27 BAL AL  430  304   39   3.4    93| .243  .255| .320  .322| .306  .387| .626  .709|  78  .399  -8.9  -0.9  70%
 1959 28 BAL AL  317  219   37   4.5    96| .282  .257| .355  .328| .366  .392| .721  .720| 102  .514   1.4   0.1  75%
 1960 29 BAL AL  217  156   21   3.6   100| .247  .262| .313  .336| .345  .401| .658  .737|  79  .404  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1961 30 TOT AL  142  110    8   1.9   104| .189  .264| .275  .339| .246  .411| .521  .750|  41  .168 -10.4  -1.0  66%
         KCA AL   69   54    4   2.0   105| .200  .265| .269  .340| .250  .412| .519  .753|  40  .173  -5.3  -0.5 100%
         CHW AL   73   56    4   1.9   103| .177  .263| .282  .338| .242  .409| .524  .747|  43  .164  -5.1  -0.5  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1860 1301  198   4.1    97| .256  .258| .334  .331| .346  .394| .680  .725|  89  .460 -19.4  -1.9  69%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / 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 ------+
1956 25 KCA AL OF 67 154 9 4 1 .976 .979 2.43 2.04 2.70 2.34 61 544.0 CF 64 151 8 4 1 .975 .984 2.48 2.50 2.72 2.79 59 526.0 RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.80 2.00 2.10 2 18.0 1957 26 BAL AL OF 126 234 15 1 2 .996 .980 1.98 1.97 2.24 2.24 105 998.7 RF 81 113 11 1 1 .992 .976 1.53 1.68 1.88 1.93 62 593.7 CF 53 121 4 0 1 1.000 .983 2.36 2.40 2.82 2.72 43 399.3 LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.70 6.32 2.05 0 5.7 1958 27 BAL AL OF 119 213 5 3 0 .986 .982 1.83 1.94 2.29 2.27 90 858.3 RF 102 155 3 3 1 .981 .980 1.55 1.69 2.16 1.99 64 659.0 CF 35 55 2 0 0 1.000 .984 1.63 2.29 2.69 2.68 26 190.7 LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.62 2.07 2.07 0 8.7 1959 28 BAL AL OF 106 133 3 3 1 .978 .980 1.28 1.96 1.88 2.22 60 649.7 RF 102 124 3 2 1 .984 .976 1.25 1.64 1.90 1.89 53 601.3 CF 8 11 0 1 0 .917 .982 1.38 2.44 2.25 2.72 7 44.0 LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.67 0.00 2.09 0 4.3 1960 29 BAL AL OF 75 75 4 0 0 1.000 .983 1.05 1.95 1.70 2.25 40 417.7 RF 74 70 4 0 0 1.000 .974 1.00 1.68 1.65 1.95 38 403.7 CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.30 3.21 2.64 2 14.0 1961 30 TOT AL OF 38 63 4 2 1 .971 .977 1.76 1.98 2.60 2.25 25 232.3 TOT AL RF 20 31 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.60 1.75 2.54 2.07 12 113.3 TOT AL CF 16 29 1 2 0 .938 .984 1.88 2.24 2.45 2.59 13 110.0 KCA AL OF 21 31 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.57 1.98 2.62 2.25 12 113.3 RF 19 31 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.68 1.75 2.59 2.06 12 111.3 CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.25 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 CHW AL OF 17 32 2 2 0 .944 .977 2.00 1.98 2.57 2.25 13 119.0 CF 14 29 1 2 0 .938 .984 2.14 2.24 2.50 2.59 13 108.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.60 1.00 2.00 0 9.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 25 KCA AL CF 64 151 8 4 1 .975 .984 2.48 2.50 2.72 2.79 59 526.0 1957 26 BAL AL CF 53 121 4 0 1 1.000 .983 2.36 2.40 2.82 2.72 43 399.3 1958 27 BAL AL CF 35 55 2 0 0 1.000 .984 1.63 2.29 2.69 2.68 26 190.7 1959 28 BAL AL CF 8 11 0 1 0 .917 .982 1.38 2.44 2.25 2.72 7 44.0 1960 29 BAL AL CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.30 3.21 2.64 2 14.0 1961 30 TOT AL CF 16 29 1 2 0 .938 .984 1.88 2.24 2.45 2.59 13 110.0 KCA AL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.25 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 CHW AL CF 14 29 1 2 0 .938 .984 2.14 2.24 2.50 2.59 13 108.0 1957 26 BAL AL LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.70 6.32 2.05 0 5.7 1958 27 BAL AL LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.62 2.07 2.07 0 8.7 1959 28 BAL AL LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.67 0.00 2.09 0 4.3 1961 30 CHW AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.60 1.00 2.00 0 9.0 1956 25 KCA AL OF 67 154 9 4 1 .976 .979 2.43 2.04 2.70 2.34 61 544.0 1957 26 BAL AL OF 126 234 15 1 2 .996 .980 1.98 1.97 2.24 2.24 105 998.7 1958 27 BAL AL OF 119 213 5 3 0 .986 .982 1.83 1.94 2.29 2.27 90 858.3 1959 28 BAL AL OF 106 133 3 3 1 .978 .980 1.28 1.96 1.88 2.22 60 649.7 1960 29 BAL AL OF 75 75 4 0 0 1.000 .983 1.05 1.95 1.70 2.25 40 417.7 1961 30 TOT AL OF 38 63 4 2 1 .971 .977 1.76 1.98 2.60 2.25 25 232.3 KCA AL OF 21 31 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.57 1.98 2.62 2.25 12 113.3 CHW AL OF 17 32 2 2 0 .944 .977 2.00 1.98 2.57 2.25 13 119.0 1956 25 KCA AL RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.80 2.00 2.10 2 18.0 1957 26 BAL AL RF 81 113 11 1 1 .992 .976 1.53 1.68 1.88 1.93 62 593.7 1958 27 BAL AL RF 102 155 3 3 1 .981 .980 1.55 1.69 2.16 1.99 64 659.0 1959 28 BAL AL RF 102 124 3 2 1 .984 .976 1.25 1.64 1.90 1.89 53 601.3 1960 29 BAL AL RF 74 70 4 0 0 1.000 .974 1.00 1.68 1.65 1.95 38 403.7 1961 30 TOT AL RF 20 31 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.60 1.75 2.54 2.07 12 113.3 KCA AL RF 19 31 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.68 1.75 2.59 2.06 12 111.3 CHW AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 531 872 40 13 5 .986 .980 1.72 1.97 2.22 2.26 381 3700.7 11 178 382# RF* 382 497 22 6 4 .989 .977 1.36 1.68 1.96 1.95 231 2389.0 CF* 178 372 15 7 2 .982 .983 2.17 2.40 2.71 2.73 150 1284.0 LF* 11 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 0.64 1.65 2.27 2.05 0 27.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 531 872 40 13 5 .986 .980 1.72 1.97 2.22 2.26 381 3701
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Stolen Bases
1956 AL-9-8
1957 AL-14-5
1958 AL-7-10
1959 AL-9-8

Sac. Hits
1957 AL-9-8
1959 AL-13-1

Sac. Flies
1957 AL-9-2

Intentional Walks
1957 AL-6-10

Caught Stealing
1957 AL-7-7

Power/Speed Number
1957 AL-11.0-8

At Bats per Strikeout
1957 AL-14.5-8

         

Gray Ink: Batting - 8 (1481) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2772) (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 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

October, 1955: Sent to the Kansas City Athletics by the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

October 11, 1956: Sent by the Kansas City Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles to complete an earlier deal made on September 17, 1956. The Kansas City Athletics sent players to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and Jim Pisoni. The Baltimore Orioles sent Ryne Duren (September 21, 1956) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade. The Kansas City Athletics sent Art Ceccarelli (October 11, 1956) and Al Pilarcik (October 11, 1956) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

January 24, 1961: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Jim Archer, Bob Boyd, Wayne Causey, and Clint Courtney to the Kansas City Athletics for Russ Snyder and Whitey Herzog. Clint Courtney returned to original teams on April 14, 1961.

June 10, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Andy Carey, Ray Herbert, and Don Larsen to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Shaw, Jerry Staley, Wes Covington, and Stan Johnson.


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