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Name Team Age
Alan Sarazen Retired (1979, Age 37) Died (2019, Age 77)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4
(1963)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League 0 14 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B  A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B+ B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
F  C  C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 5/16/1942
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 5 9
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
C  (38.2 %) C- (29.6 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1963 Minors 47.00 2 / 7 4 / 6 2 / 4 3 / 6 4 / 6 6 / 8 9 / 10 30 / 47
1963 Pos (RF) 29.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 29
1964 Minors 61.00 3 / 6 4 / 6 2 / 13 5 / 13 4 / 6 4 / 10 6 / 7 28 / 61
1964 Pos (1B) 151.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 17 / 151
1965 Minors 79.00 5 / 12 2 / 12 2 / 9 2 / 7 7 / 11 6 / 15 10 / 13 34 / 79
1965 Pos (1B) 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
1965 Pos (3B) 161.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 161
1966 Majors 54.27 126 108 36 1 / 7 1 / 9 2 / 8 5 / 12 2 / 5 5 / 7 3 / 6 19 / 54
1967 Majors 70.19 162 134 0 1 / 10 4 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 10 5 / 11 4 / 8 2 / 12 17 / 70
1968 Majors 61.49 150 112 12 3 / 7 3 / 11 2 / 8 1 / 7 3 / 9 2 / 10 2 / 9 16 / 61
1969 Majors 62.46 144 124 17 0 / 11 1 / 11 0 / 4 1 / 8 5 / 8 5 / 15 0 / 5 12 / 62
1970 Majors 55.69 131 114 22 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 10 2 / 7 2 / 9 1 / 7 6 / 55
1971 Majors 66.28 162 139 0 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 11 1 / 11 3 / 13 0 / 7 1 / 9 5 / 66
1972 Majors 60.08 145 126 16 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 13 0 / 11 0 / 9 2 / 13 0 / 7 2 / 60
1973 Majors 61.04 149 128 13 0 / 5 0 / 13 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 15 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 61
1974 Majors 66.28 162 139 0 0 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 9 1 / 9 1 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 6 3 / 66
1975 Majors 59.61 145 125 17 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 16 0 / 10 1 / 12 0 / 4 1 / 59
1976 Majors 66.28 162 140 0 -4 / 8 0 / 12 -3 / 10 -3 / 8 -6 / 7 -2 / 17 -1 / 4 -19 / 66
1977 Majors 62.94 153 132 9 -2 / 5 -1 / 8 -3 / 14 -6 / 7 -8 / 7 -4 / 9 -3 / 12 -27 / 62
1978 Majors 58.52 162 111 0 0 / 6 -7 / 5 -1 / 9 -4 / 15 0 / 9 -3 / 6 -2 / 8 -17 / 58
1979 Majors 43.79 162 47 0 -1 / 7 -4 / 5 0 / 6 -4 / 10 -4 / 2 -2 / 8 -4 / 5 -19 / 43
Total 2115 1679 142 8 / 132 8 / 140 4 / 143 2 / 167 18 / 145 27 / 171 24 / 132 139 / 1372
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Alan Sarazen has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1978-07-05The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed Alan Sarazen on the trade block.
1977-05-07Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1975-09-12Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1973-09-17Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1972-10-04Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1972-05-08Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1970-05-16Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1969-07-01Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1968-04-10Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1966-09-04Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1966-06-29Alan Sarazen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1966-03-25The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Alan Sarazen to the major league team.
1963-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Marty Martin to Alan Sarazen.
1962-03-25A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Plainsmen. The Kansas City Plainsmen receive Draft Pick 1962 Round 2 OAK (Ira Silverio), Draft Pick 1962 Round 2 SD (Larry Adams), Draft Pick 1962 Round 2 TB (Danny Shuba) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 KC (Alan Sarazen).