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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 | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1950 | Majors | 32 | 45.42 | 156 | 60 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 45 |
| 1951 | Majors | 33 | 47.29 | 131 | 85 | 16 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 47 |
| 1952 | Majors | 34 | 39.96 | 162 | 57 | 0 | -4 / 4 | -6 / 5 | -3 / 11 | -7 / 4 | -3 / 0 | 0 / 7 | -1 / 8 | -24 / 39 |
| 1953 | Minors | 35 | 7.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 7 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 35 | 18.78 | 84 | 23 | 0 | -2 / 2 | -2 / 3 | -2 / 3 | -4 / 2 | -7 / 4 | -2 / 4 | -1 / 0 | -20 / 18 |
| Total | 533 | 225 | 16 | -6 / 21 | -8 / 19 | -5 / 28 | -11 / 18 | -10 / 21 | -2 / 25 | -1 / 24 | -43 / 156 |
| 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. |