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Nellie Fox League
4-1-2156
Al Saffell Shortstop
Retired (1966, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .778 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 2030 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 07-26-1929
HR 194 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(27 games)
RBI 977
SB 157
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C    Mentor vR C 
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D    Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 1
1B D  (19.4%) LF C  (39.9%) Arm B  WS Appearances 2
2B B  (61.2%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 7
3B --- 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
1951 PIT
142
547
65
137
24
7
7
45
54
 87 3 2
22
 20 16
.678
.320
.358
.108
.250
1952 PIT
142
552
73
156
18
5
11
52
64
 92 3 3
27
 12 20
.752
.359
.393
.111
.283
1953 PIT
111
435
59
123
22
5
13
58
46
 73 0 5
6
 7 11
.794
.348
.446
.163
.283
1954 PIT
142
546
86
160
29
3
14
66
67
 88 5 6
15
 11 18
.806
.372
.434
.141
.293
1955 PIT
142
579
94
179
21
5
19
75
59
 90 1 3
21
 15 17
.833
.372
.461
.152
.309
1956 PIT
138
533
79
146
16
4
18
74
51
 85 1 3
14
 6 17
.757
.337
.420
.146
.274
1957 PIT
142
540
86
170
35
5
14
96
64
 88 3 5
12
 4 18
.863
.387
.476
.161
.315
1958 PIT
142
513
77
145
20
3
17
92
66
 64 1 5
4
 3 17
.795
.362
.433
.150
.283
1959 PIT
108
282
34
72
6
4
8
36
32
 44 0 0
3
 1 6
.721
.331
.390
.135
.255
1960 PIT
75
245
37
77
14
4
9
44
21
 34 1 0
2
 1 7
.885
.371
.514
.200
.314
1961 PIT
117
348
49
95
21
1
10
47
37
 59 0 2
3
 3 6
.766
.341
.425
.152
.273
1962 PIT
129
355
58
106
22
1
17
79
31
 54 1 1
2
 1 7
.866
.356
.510
.211
.299
1963 PIT
89
190
23
51
5
1
6
32
30
 36 1 0
4
 0 4
.771
.371
.400
.132
.268
1964 FLA
135
463
72
141
15
6
8
60
50
 60 1 4
13
 6 10
.785
.371
.415
.110
.305
1965 FLA
139
516
75
142
27
3
12
70
46
 90 2 4
4
 3 13
.743
.335
.409
.134
.275
1966 FLA
137
522
57
130
18
6
11
51
37
 88 4 1
5
 10 8
.673
.303
.370
.121
.249
Total
2030
7166
1024
2030
313
63
194
977
755
 1132 27 44
157
 103 195
.778
.352
.426
.142
.283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Al Saffell has retired from the Florida Gators
1964-03-26Florida Gators has drafted Al Saffell #58 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1961-09-12Al Saffell of the Pittsburgh Bulldogs is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1960-08-15Al Saffell of the Pittsburgh Bulldogs is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1953-08-23Al Saffell of the Pittsburgh Bulldogs is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1951-04-01The Pittsburgh Bulldogs have promoted Al Saffell to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bulldogs have sent Woody Scanlon to the minors.
1950-04-01The Pittsburgh Bulldogs have promoted Joe Jimenez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bulldogs have sent Al Saffell to the minors.