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Bob Horner League 4-28-1975 |
| Al "Crop" Farmer |  Second BaseRetired (1953, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .288 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .802 | Status | Retired (1953) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 247 | Age | 57 (OS 57) | Date of Birth | 03-12-1918 | |
| HR | 25 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 33 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 3 years (63 games) |
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| RBI | 128 | |||||
| SB | 15 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (48.2%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | (66.4%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 104 |
279 |
49 |
91
|
18 |
1 |
12 |
53 |
28 |
52 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | 10 | .916 |
.389 |
.527 |
.201 |
.326 |
|
| 1951 | BAL | 104 |
289 |
39 |
79
|
14 |
5 |
9 |
43 |
29 |
54 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
1 | 11 | .789 |
.340 |
.450 |
.176 |
.273 |
|
| 1952 | BAL | 88 |
192 |
16 |
50
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
22 |
23 |
31 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
3 | 8 | .692 |
.338 |
.354 |
.094 |
.260 |
|
| 1953 | BAL | 39 |
99 |
14 |
27
|
6 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 3 | .726 |
.363 |
.364 |
.091 |
.273 |
|
| Total | 335 |
859 |
118 |
247
|
43 |
8 |
25 |
128 |
92 |
152 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
7 | 32 | .802 |
.358 |
.444 |
.156 |
.288 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1953-11-01 | Al "Crop" Farmer has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1953-08-05 | The Baltimore Wire have waived Al "Crop" Farmer. |
| 1953-07-08 | The Baltimore Wire have designated Al "Crop" Farmer for assignment. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Baltimore Wire have re-claimed Al "Crop" Farmer from the waiver wire. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Baltimore Wire have designated Al "Crop" Farmer for assignment. |
| 1951-09-09 | Al Crop Farmer of the Baltimore Wire is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1951-04-18 | The Baltimore Wire have promoted Al "Crop" Farmer to the major league team. |
| 1951-04-18 | The Baltimore Wire have acquired Al "Crop" Farmer from the waiver wire. |
| 1951-04-08 | The Boston Pops have waived Al "Crop" Farmer. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Boston Pops have designated Al "Crop" Farmer for assignment. |
| 1950-05-13 | The Boston Pops have renamed Al Farmer to Al "Crop" Farmer. |
| 1950-04-11 | The Boston Pops have acquired Al Farmer from the waiver wire. |
| 1950-04-04 | The Atlanta Braves have designated Al Farmer for assignment. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Atlanta Braves have promoted Al Farmer to the major league team. The Atlanta Braves have designated Bob McAndrew for assignment. |