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Full name Alvin Ralph Dark
Born January 7, 1922, Comanche, Oklahoma
Died November 13, 2014, Easley, South Carolina
Buried at Robinson Memorial Gardens, Easley, South Carolina
First Game: July 14, 1946; Final Game: October 2, 1960
Managed First Game: April 11, 1961; Managed Final Game: October 2, 1977
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 185
Named Major League Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1948)
Named shortstop on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1954)
Ejections as player: 1950 (1), 1951 (1), 1953 (4), 1954 (1), 1955 (1), 1957 (1), 1958 (1), 1960 (1). Total: 11
Ejections as coach: 1965 (1)
Ejections as manager: 1961 (1), 1962 (3), 1963 (4), 1964 (4), 1966 (2), 1967 (2), 1968 (1), 1969 (3), 1970 (4), 1975 (2), 1977 (2). Total: 28
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1946 BOS N Daily Splits 15 13 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .462 0.2 1946 BOS N 1948 BOS N Daily Splits 137 543 85 175 39 6 3 48 24 3 36 2 10 0 9 4 4 4 .322 .353 .433 0.6 1948 BOS N 1949 BOS N Daily Splits 130 529 74 146 23 5 3 53 31 3 43 1 11 1 17 10 5 3 .276 .317 .355 -0.7 1949 BOS N 1950 NY N Daily Splits 154 587 79 164 36 5 16 67 39 4 60 6 11 0 14 10 9 3 .279 .331 .440 -0.2 1950 NY N 1951 NY N Daily Splits 156 646 114 196 41 7 14 69 42 1 39 6 6 0 15 11 12 7 .303 .352 .454 2.7 1951 NY N 1952 NY N Daily Splits 151 589 92 177 29 3 14 73 47 5 39 5 8 1 12 10 6 6 .301 .357 .431 2.4 1952 NY N 1953 NY N Daily Splits 155 647 126 194 41 6 23 88 28 0 34 6 12 0 20 19 7 2 .300 .335 .488 3.5 1953 NY N 1954 NY N Daily Splits 154 644 98 189 26 6 20 70 27 2 40 5 12 5 0 7 16 5 3 .293 .325 .446 1.1 1954 NY N 1955 NY N Daily Splits 115 475 77 134 20 3 9 45 22 2 32 5 4 2 0 7 5 2 1 .282 .319 .394 -0.8 1955 NY N 1956 NY N Daily Splits 48 206 19 52 12 0 2 17 8 0 13 1 3 4 0 6 5 0 0 .252 .279 .340 -1.2 1956 NY N 1956 STL N Daily Splits 100 413 54 118 14 7 4 37 21 0 33 2 2 4 0 6 9 3 1 .286 .320 .383 0.2 1956 STL N 1956 TOT N 148 619 73 170 26 7 6 54 29 0 46 3 5 8 0 12 14 3 1 .275 .307 .368 -1.0 1956 TOT N 1957 STL N Daily Splits 140 583 80 169 25 8 4 64 29 4 56 4 5 4 0 12 7 3 4 .290 .326 .381 1.8 1957 STL N 1958 STL N Daily Splits 18 64 7 19 0 0 1 5 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .297 .318 .344 -0.3 1958 STL N 1958 CHI N Daily Splits 114 464 54 137 16 4 3 43 29 1 23 5 2 6 0 7 13 1 1 .295 .339 .366 -0.7 1958 CHI N 1958 TOT N 132 528 61 156 16 4 4 48 31 1 29 5 2 6 0 7 16 1 1 .295 .337 .364 -1.0 1958 TOT N 1959 CHI N Daily Splits 136 477 60 126 22 9 6 45 55 9 50 3 7 3 0 13 4 1 1 .264 .342 .386 -0.2 1959 CHI N 1960 PHI N Daily Splits 55 198 29 48 5 1 3 14 19 2 14 2 2 0 0 5 5 1 1 .242 .315 .323 -1.0 1960 PHI N 1960 MIL N Daily Splits 50 141 16 42 6 2 1 18 7 2 13 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 .298 .329 .390 -0.3 1960 MIL N 1960 TOT N 105 339 45 90 11 3 4 32 26 4 27 3 2 3 0 5 8 1 1 .265 .321 .351 -1.3 1960 TOT N Total (14 Years) Splits 1828 7219 1064 2089 358 72 126 757 430 38 534 54 95 31 2 150 134 59 37 .289 .333 .411 7.1 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1948 BOS N Daily Splits 6 24 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .167 .208 1948 BOS N 1951 NY N Daily Splits 6 24 5 10 3 0 1 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .462 .667 1951 NY N 1954 NY N Daily Splits 4 17 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .444 .412 1954 NY N Total ( 3 Years) Splits 16 65 9 21 4 0 1 4 3 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .323 .353 .431 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1951 NL Daily Splits 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1951 NL 1954 NL Daily Splits 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1954 NL Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                         Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team 1953 NY N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 4.00 -0.1 1953 NY N

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1946 BOS N Daily Splits SS 12 0 0 32.1 5 14 2 2 0 .905 1946 BOS N LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1946 BOS N OF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1948 BOS N Daily Splits SS 133 129 126 1169.2 253 393 25 66 0 .963 1949 BOS N Daily Splits SS 125 124 121 1107 232 387 25 76 0 .961 1949 BOS N 3B 4 3 2 28 1 8 1 0 0 .900 1950 NY N Daily Splits SS 154 154 146 1352.2 288 465 30 101 0 .962 1951 NY N Daily Splits SS 156 156 153 1391 295 465 45 114 1 .944 1952 NY N Daily Splits SS 150 150 147 1322 324 423 27 116 0 .965 1953 NY N Daily Splits SS 110 108 102 945.2 219 343 19 79 0 .967 1953 NY N 2B 26 26 19 213.1 68 72 2 17 0 .986 1953 NY N OF 17 14 13 122.2 26 1 0 1 0 1.000 13 0 4 1953 NY N LF 13 12 11 100 24 1 0 1 0 1.000 1953 NY N 3B 8 5 5 51 12 17 3 5 0 .906 1953 NY N RF 4 2 2 22.2 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1953 NY N P 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1954 NY N Daily Splits SS 154 154 149 1366 289 487 36 105 0 .956 1955 NY N Daily Splits SS 115 114 109 999 213 324 21 70 1 .962 1956 NY N Daily Splits SS 48 48 48 432.1 89 132 9 27 0 .961 1956 STL N Daily Splits SS 99 99 93 857.1 178 292 20 66 0 .959 1956 TOT N SS 147 147 141 1289.2 267 424 29 93 0 .960 1957 STL N Daily Splits SS 139 134 119 1203.2 276 419 25 105 0 .965 1957 STL N 3B 1 1 1 8 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1958 STL N Daily Splits 3B 8 5 5 51 4 12 1 0 0 .941 1958 STL N SS 8 8 6 64 10 23 2 6 0 .943 1958 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 111 111 106 964 107 225 18 24 0 .949 1958 TOT N 3B 119 116 111 1015 111 237 19 24 0 .948 1959 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 131 121 116 1090 111 255 20 20 0 .948 1959 CHI N 1B 4 4 2 27 26 4 1 1 0 .968 1959 CHI N SS 1 0 0 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1960 PHI N Daily Splits 3B 53 48 45 430.2 57 84 7 7 0 .953 1960 PHI N 1B 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1960 MIL N Daily Splits OF 25 25 11 203 46 2 2 0 0 .960 25 0 0 1960 MIL N LF 25 25 11 203 44 2 2 0 0 .958 1960 MIL N 1B 10 4 3 43 40 2 1 4 0 .977 1960 MIL N 3B 4 1 1 17 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1960 MIL N 2B 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 1960 TOT N 1B 11 4 3 45 41 2 1 4 0 .977 1960 TOT N 3B 57 49 46 447.2 59 86 7 7 0 .954 Total (13 Years) Splits SS 1404 1378 1319 12251.1 2672 4168 286 933 2 .960 Total ( 6 Years) 3B 320 295 281 2639.2 294 605 50 56 0 .947 Total ( 3 Years) OF 43 39 24 327.2 73 3 2 1 0 .974 39 0 4 Total ( 3 Years) LF 39 37 22 305 69 3 2 1 0 .973 Total ( 2 Years) 2B 29 26 19 218.1 68 72 2 17 0 .986 Total ( 2 Years) 1B 15 8 5 72 67 6 2 5 0 .973 Total ( 1 Year ) RF 4 2 2 22.2 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) P 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1948 BOS N Daily Splits SS 6 6 6 52 7 12 3 1 0 .864 1951 NY N Daily Splits SS 6 6 6 52 10 15 0 4 0 1.000 1954 NY N Daily Splits SS 4 4 4 37 7 11 1 1 0 .947 Total ( 3 Years) Splits SS 16 16 16 141 24 38 4 6 0 .939 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1951 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1954 NL Daily Splits SS 1 1 1 8 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits SS 2 2 1 15 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

                       Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1961 SF N 155 85 69 .552 773 655 3 1962 SF N 165 103 62 .624 878 690 1 1963 SF N 162 88 74 .543 725 641 3 1964 SF N 162 90 72 .556 656 587 4 1966 KC A 160 74 86 .463 564 648 7 1967 KC A 121 52 69 .430 424 512 8-19 10 10 1968 CLE A 162 86 75 .534 516 504 3 1969 CLE A 161 62 99 .385 573 717 6 1970 CLE A 162 76 86 .469 649 675 5 1971 CLE A 64 30 34 .469 236 247 6-20 5 6 1971 CLE A 39 12 27 .308 105 170 6-22 7-29 4 5 6 1974 OAK A 162 90 72 .556 689 551 1 1975 OAK A 162 98 64 .605 758 606 1 1977 SD N 113 48 65 .425 456 566 5-30 4 5 Total (13 Years) 1950 994 954 .510 8002 7769 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING

League Championship Series Managerial Record Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1974 OAK A 4 3 1 .750 11 7 1975 OAK A 3 0 3 .000 7 18 Total ( 2 Years) 7 3 4 .429 18 25 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING

          World Series Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1962 SF N 7 3 4 .429 21 20 1974 OAK A 5 4 1 .800 16 11 Total ( 2 Years) 12 7 5 .583 37 31 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING

         All-Star Game Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1963 NL 1 1 0 1.000 5 3 1975 AL 1 0 1 .000 3 6 Total ( 2 Years) 2 1 1 .500 8 9 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING

              Coaching Record

Year Team Position START END 1965 CHI N Third base 4-12 8-26 1977 CHI N First base 4- 7 5-29 Total ( 2 Years)

Ejection Information

As player: Date Team Umpire Reason 5-30-1950(2) BOX NY N Frank Dascoli Balls and strikes 5-23-1951 BOX NY N Augie Donatelli Call at 2B 4-22-1953 BOX NY N Bill Stewart Call at 2B (Appeal) 6- 8-1953 BOX NY N Frank Dascoli Call at HP 7-16-1953 BOX NY N Jocko Conlan Called third strike 8-25-1953(2) BOX NY N Bill Jackowski Call at 1B 5-16-1954(1) BOX NY N Frank Secory Called third strike 5-24-1955 BOX NY N Hal Dixon Balls and strikes 8-25-1957 BOX STL N Augie Donatelli Call at 1B (Threw helmet) 4-15-1958 BOX STL N Frank Dascoli Balls and strikes 5- 3-1960 BOX PHI N Jocko Conlan Called third strike

As manager: Date Team Umpire Reason 8- 3-1961 BOX SF N Stan Landes Balls and strikes 4-13-1962 BOX SF N Al Barlick Ordering pitcher to keep foot on rubber 6-17-1962 BOX SF N Frank Secory Call at 1B 7-27-1962 BOX SF N Frank Secory Not granting time out 6- 5-1963(1) BOX SF N Chris Pelekoudas Called third strike 7- 4-1963 BOX SF N Frank Walsh Appeal play 7-13-1963 BOX SF N Shag Crawford Intentional HBP 8- 4-1963 BOX SF N Frank Walsh Call at 3B 5-31-1964(2) BOX SF N Ed Sudol Check swing 6-20-1964 BOX SF N Shag Crawford Call at 1B 7-20-1964 BOX SF N Frank Secory Calls (mulitple) at 1B 8-18-1964 BOX SF N Bill Williams Interference non-call 8- 4-1966 BOX KC A Emmett Ashford Call at 3B 8-31-1966(2) BOX KC A Frank Umont Balls and strikes 4-23-1967(1) BOX KC A Al Salerno Call at 1B 7-16-1967(2) BOX KC A Jerry Neudecker Balls and strikes (Reversed) 5-14-1968 BOX CLE A Bill Valentine Automatic ball (pitcher went to mouth) 5- 7-1969 BOX CLE A Larry Barnett Balls and strikes 8-11-1969 BOX CLE A Red Flaherty Called third strike 9-14-1969 BOX CLE A Larry Barnett Balls and strikes Date Team Umpire Reason 4-22-1970 BOX CLE A Jim Honochick Call at 1B 5-31-1970 BOX CLE A Bill Haller Balls and strikes 8-19-1970 BOX CLE A Frank Umont Check swing 8-22-1970 BOX CLE A Red Flaherty Call at 2B 6-16-1975 BOX OAK A George Maloney Call at 2B 8-30-1975 BOX OAK A Rich Garcia Call at 2B (Threw base) 8-12-1977 BOX SD N Paul Runge Call at 1B 9- 4-1977 BOX SD N John Kibler Interference call

As coach: Date Team Umpire Reason 6-13-1965(2) BOX CHI N Frank Secory Balk non-call

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (July 4, 1946).

Traded by Boston Braves with Eddie Stanky to New York Giants in exchange for Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall and Red Webb (December 14, 1949).

Traded by New York Giants with Ray Katt, Don Liddle, Whitey Lockman and cash to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Dick Littlefield, Jackie Brandt, Red Schoendienst, Bill Sarni and 2 players to be named later (June 14, 1956); New York Giants received Bob Stephenson (June 17, 1956) and Gordon Jones (October 1, 1956).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jim Brosnan (May 20, 1958).

Traded by Chicago Cubs with John Buzhardt and Jim Woods to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Richie Ashburn (January 11, 1960).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Joe Morgan (June 23, 1960).

Traded by Milwaukee Braves to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Andre Rodgers (October 31, 1960).

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