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Al
Kozar		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 188
 
Born: July 5, 1921 in Usa, PA, MCKEES ROCKS
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 26 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1949 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
1950 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 9
1951 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 6 6 6 9 9 9
1952 30 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1953 31 CLE AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 9
1954 32 CLE AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8
1955 33 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1948 26 AAA   110 251 39 73 9 1 6 38 5 3 58 12 .291 .424 .406 .830 47.2  
1949 27 CLE AL 25 92 15 24 2 0 0 8 0 0 13 6 .261 .358 .283 .641 9.9 0.9
    AAA   131 491 71 151 29 3 10 57 14 12 71 40 .308 .395 .440 .835 83.1  
1950 28 CLE AL 148 540 80 156 31 1 5 55 2 4 69 30 .289 .369 .378 .747 70.6 10.1
1951 29 CLE AL 141 390 44 107 18 4 5 49 0 2 42 25 .274 .343 .379 .723 47.4 5.1
1952 30 CLE AL 112 322 49 81 13 2 1 33 0 1 44 10 .252 .339 .314 .652 38.3 3.8
1953 31 CLE AL 125 346 44 87 18 2 4 32 0 0 29 24 .251 .306 .350 .656 36.1 3.7
1954 32 CLE AL 151 537 55 126 23 3 2 43 0 0 47 43 .235 .297 .300 .597 45.1 2.5
1955 33 CLE AL 155 508 40 109 22 5 2 41 0 0 42 103 .215 .274 .289 .563 37.6 0.8
7 Years Sim 857 2735 327 690 127 17 19 261 2 7 286 241 .252 .322 .332 .654 284.9 26.9
2 Years AAA 241 742 110 224 38 4 16 95 19 15 129 52 .302 .402 .429 .831 130.3  
162 Game Average 517 61 130 24 3 3 49 0 1 54 45 .252 .322 .332 .654 53.9  
Career Highs 155 540 80 156 31 5 5 55 2 4 69 103 .289 .369 .379 .747 70.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1553 184 405 70 13 11 158 0 6 138 129 .261 .320 .344 .664 170.1
vs LH   1182 143 285 57 4 8 103 2 1 148 112 .241 .325 .316 .641 129.0
Home 442 1392 166 358 58 9 5 128 1 4 140 120 .257 .324 .323 .647 148.6
Away 415 1343 161 332 69 8 14 133 1 3 146 121 .247 .321 .342 .662 150.5
RISP   581 0 159 34 3 2 214 0 0 77 53 .274 .354 .353 .707 76.1
Pinch Hitting   82 9 24 2 0 1 13 0 0 11 3 .293 .376 .354 .730 11.6
Close/Late   275 32 76 18 3 2 35 0 0 20 26 .276 .325 .385 .711 33.2
Mar/Apr 148 533 56 132 26 5 7 52 0 2 45 39 .248 .304 .355 .658 57.2
May 148 460 58 117 23 1 3 42 1 0 59 37 .254 .339 .328 .667 54.2
June 136 398 53 109 26 3 4 50 1 1 37 34 .274 .334 .384 .719 50.3
July 126 437 53 120 13 4 0 32 0 1 49 41 .275 .348 .323 .670 50.9
August 138 419 43 96 19 1 1 38 0 2 36 45 .229 .289 .286 .575 34.3
Sep/Oct 161 488 64 116 20 3 4 47 0 1 60 45 .238 .322 .316 .638 52.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1949 27 CLE AL 2B 25 25 210.0 48 84 7 17 .950 5.66   0.3
1950 28 CLE AL 2B 147 147 1257.3 335 577 24 125 .974 6.53   3.6
    SS 1 1 8.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1951 29 CLE AL 2B 107 100 872.7 201 385 11 75 .982 6.04   3.0
1952 30 CLE AL 2B 82 76 664.3 156 306 11 75 .977 6.26   2.8
1953 31 CLE AL 2B 107 89 779.7 195 361 10 74 .982 6.42   1.6
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1954 32 CLE AL 2B 151 149 1248.3 307 498 22 101 .973 5.80   2.3
1955 33 CLE AL 2B 155 152 1297.0 275 572 18 121 .979 5.88   7.1
  2B 774 738 6329.3 1517 2783 103 588 .977 6.11   20.8
  SS 1 1 8.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   776 739 6338.3 1517 2787 103 588 .977 6.11   20.8
Career Highs   155 152 1297.0 335 581 24 125 .982 6.52    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1955-8-155
 Triples
1955-7-5
 Caught Stealing
1950-10-4
 Strikeouts
1955-8-103
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Jerry Lumpe (973)
  2. Jose Oquendo (969)
  3. Marv Breeding (967)
  4. Marv Olson (964)
  5. Bobby Knoop (961)
  6. Bill Doran (959)
  7. Ed Montague (955)
  8. Mickey Haslin (951)
  9. Derrel Thomas (950)
  10. Billy Rogell (949)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 56th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1948
Injured on 6/14/1948 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/22/1949 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit on 9/4/1949, off Steve Gromek (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1950, off Dave Koslo (OAK)
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/15/1953 with a Inflamed Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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