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Bob Horner League 4-29-1975 |
| Al "Crop" Farmer |  Second BaseRetired (1953, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2B | BOS | 44 | 36 | 332.2 | 188 | 59 | 126 | 3 | 17 | -5 | 5.01 | .984 | |
| 3B | BOS | 24 | 24 | 212.2 | 64 | 19 | 38 | 7 | 3 | -4 | 2.41 | .891 | ||
| 1B | BOS | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6.77 | 1.000 | ||
| 1951 | 2B | BAL | 81 | 74 | 600.2 | 320 | 119 | 192 | 9 | 40 | -4 | 4.66 | .972 | |
| SS | BAL | 11 | 11 | 98.1 | 48 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4.21 | .958 | ||
| 3B | BAL | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||
| CF | BAL | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||
| RF | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1952 | 3B | BAL | 30 | 30 | 230.0 | 73 | 12 | 56 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 2.66 | .932 | |
| SS | BAL | 15 | 15 | 130.0 | 66 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 4.36 | .955 | ||
| 2B | BAL | 19 | 12 | 107.1 | 54 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 6 | +3 | 4.53 | 1.000 | ||
| 1953 | SS | BAL | 17 | 16 | 142.0 | 72 | 25 | 46 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 4.50 | .986 | |
| 3B | BAL | 5 | 5 | 53.0 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1.87 | .846 | ||
| 2B | BAL | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4.76 | 1.000 | ||
| Pos Total | 2B | 147 | 124 | 1057.2 | 571 | 205 | 354 | 12 | 65 | -7 | 4.76 | .979 | ||
| 3B | 60 | 59 | 497.2 | 151 | 33 | 104 | 14 | 8 | -9 | 2.48 | .907 | |||
| SS | 43 | 42 | 370.1 | 186 | 62 | 118 | 6 | 22 | -10 | 4.37 | .968 | |||
| CF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6.77 | 1.000 | |||
| RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 253 | 225 | 1930.0 | 911 | 303 | 576 | 32 | 95 | -27 | 4.10 | .965 |
| 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. |