SS Al 'Blackie' Dark #13
Texas Rangers PBL
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
11/09/1999
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SS AL 'BLACKIE' DARK #13 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 530 136 24 1 3 53 27 65 .257 .293 .323 1 -1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 47 49 45 47
Gap 52 54 51 52
Power 40 41 40 40
Eye 12 13 12 12
Avoid K's 63 64 63 63
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 66 1
Errors: - 100 6
Arm: 1 77 5
Turn DP: - 77 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 67
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 11
Stealing Ability: 59
Baserunning Inst.: 34
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/1999 @ TAM Win, 9-3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1999 @ TAM Loss, 1-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1999 @ TAM Win, 2-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/18/1999 @ HOU Loss, 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1999 @ HOU Loss, 5-8 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/16/1999 @ HOU Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1999 @ HOU Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1999 BOS Loss, 3-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1999 BOS Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/11/1999 BOS Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is seen as a leader in the clubhouse.
High: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:01/07/1965
Born in:Comanche, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,200
Signed Through:2000 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 82 Days
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 35 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1987, 6th Pick in Round 1
PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE 1999 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 530 136 24 1 3 53 50 27 65 .257 .293 .323 .616 .277 .066 63
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 135 565 2 0 0 12 2 4 171 28 1 2 33.3 48.7 3.18 -1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   143 34 5 1 0 13 15 9 19 2 2 1 .238 .284 .287 .571
Versus Right   387 102 19 0 3 40 35 18 46 2 0 1 .264 .297 .336 .632
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   80 20 1 0 1 11 11 7 8 1 0 0 .250 .307 .300 .607
May   86 26 7 0 0 10 5 7 14 1 1 0 .302 .351 .384 .735
June   86 19 5 0 1 6 9 5 5 0 0 1 .221 .272 .314 .586
July   99 25 4 0 1 14 12 3 15 0 0 0 .253 .275 .323 .598
August   103 29 4 1 0 7 11 3 11 1 0 1 .282 .306 .340 .645
September   76 17 3 0 0 5 2 2 12 1 1 0 .224 .241 .263 .504
Spring Training   83 23 3 1 0 4 11 4 12 0 0 0 .277 .310 .337 .648
Last Year   624 180 38 3 10 57 77 18 64 5 15 6 .288 .312 .407 .719
2 Years Ago   585 149 38 0 22 97 72 24 69 11 14 11 .255 .292 .432 .724
Career   6210 1727 380 41 149 857 773 251 596 63 97 39 .278 .307 .424 .732
Home   270 69 14 1 1 23 29 15 33 1 1 0 .256 .294 .326 .620
Road   260 67 10 0 2 30 21 12 32 3 1 2 .258 .292 .319 .612
Grass   530 136 24 1 3 53 50 27 65 4 2 2 .257 .293 .323 .616
Day   144 37 6 0 0 10 13 9 14 0 0 0 .257 .301 .299 .599
Night   386 99 18 1 3 43 37 18 51 4 2 2 .256 .290 .332 .622
As Starter   530 136 24 1 3 53 50 27 65 4 2 2 .257 .293 .323 .616
Close/Late   104 26 5 0 1 10 9 4 16 1 0 0 .250 .275 .327 .602
Inning 1-3   181 41 8 0 1 18 13 10 27 2 2 1 .227 .268 .287 .555
Inning 4-6   186 51 7 1 0 17 20 10 16 0 0 0 .274 .311 .323 .634
Inning 7-9   156 42 9 0 2 18 16 6 21 2 0 1 .269 .297 .365 .662
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
0 Outs   187 45 9 1 2 17 26 10 23 1 2 0 .241 .278 .332 .609
1 Outs   192 45 7 0 1 17 17 11 27 3 0 1 .234 .275 .286 .562
2 Outs   151 46 8 0 0 19 7 6 15 0 0 1 .305 .335 .358 .693
Scoring Position   138 41 5 0 2 50 16 6 20 4 2 1 .297 .322 .377 .699
Bases Empty   311 72 13 1 1 1 22 15 36 0 0 1 .232 .269 .289 .559
Runner on 1st   81 23 6 0 0 2 12 6 9 0 0 0 .284 .333 .358 .691
Runner on 2nd   63 20 2 0 0 17 6 0 8 0 1 0 .317 .317 .349 .667
Runner on 3rd   14 6 2 0 0 10 1 1 2 2 1 0 .429 .412 .571 .983
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 8 0 0 2 10 3 2 5 0 0 0 .235 .278 .412 .690
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 .167 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Bases Loaded   12 4 0 0 0 7 2 0 3 1 0 0 .333 .308 .333 .641
Two Strikes   165 31 8 0 2 13 13 8 65 0 0 1 .188 .230 .273 .503
First Pitch   114 31 2 0 1 14 11 0 0 1 0 1 .272 .276 .316 .592
Count 0-1   63 18 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 0-2   22 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 .273 .273 .318 .591
Count 1-0   76 25 8 1 0 14 11 0 0 2 0 0 .329 .321 .461 .781
Count 1-1   55 19 4 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 .345 .339 .418 .757
Count 1-2   58 14 3 0 2 7 5 0 25 0 0 1 .241 .254 .397 .651
Count 2-0   14 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357
Count 2-1   28 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .214 .393
Count 2-2   46 6 3 0 0 1 4 0 19 0 0 0 .130 .130 .196 .326
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .900 .000 .900
Count 3-1   14 5 0 0 0 3 2 10 0 0 0 0 .357 .625 .357 .982
Full Count   39 5 1 0 0 3 4 8 15 0 0 0 .128 .277 .154 .430
Behind in Count   143 38 4 0 2 13 7 0 31 0 0 1 .266 .271 .336 .606
Ahead in Count   133 37 10 1 0 19 18 19 0 2 0 0 .278 .364 .368 .732
Batting 2nd   247 61 10 1 0 20 20 6 35 1 1 1 .247 .267 .296 .562
Batting 6th   107 34 5 0 2 17 10 7 16 2 0 0 .318 .353 .421 .774
Batting 8th   66 16 4 0 1 7 4 4 4 0 1 0 .242 .286 .348 .634
Batting 9th   110 25 5 0 0 9 16 10 10 1 0 1 .227 .295 .273 .568
Low Leverage   244 58 10 1 1 11 18 13 32 1 0 1 .238 .278 .299 .577
Medium Leverage   200 52 11 0 1 23 20 10 23 3 2 1 .260 .294 .330 .624
High Leverage   82 25 3 0 1 19 12 4 9 0 0 0 .305 .337 .378 .715
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 Houston - PBL 22 16 57 11 6 0 0 7 6 2 0 1 8 0 0 .193 .217 .298 .515 46 40 -0.1
1988 Houston - PBL 23 31 117 28 6 4 1 15 13 3 1 1 9 0 0 .239 .262 .385 .647 79 70 0.3
1989 Houston - PBL 24 71 267 79 24 2 6 39 28 3 1 2 13 0 1 .296 .304 .468 .772 132 125 2.3
1990 Houston - PBL 25 135 501 145 27 6 5 61 49 36 2 3 35 1 2 .289 .338 .397 .735 129 116 5.2
1991 Houston - PBL 26 144 625 200 48 4 7 105 95 17 0 5 45 1 2 .320 .335 .443 .779 103 95 3.0
1992 Houston - PBL 27 153 577 168 37 6 17 97 78 24 3 11 56 5 3 .291 .317 .464 .782 98 89 3.0
1993 Houston - PBL 28 138 488 134 28 7 6 67 64 30 4 6 51 4 1 .275 .318 .398 .716 101 92 2.7
1994 Houston - PBL 29 148 587 167 43 2 24 91 80 20 6 3 68 8 6 .284 .313 .487 .801 114 102 4.6
1995 Texas - PBL 30 155 639 196 35 3 30 102 93 28 1 7 58 5 2 .307 .333 .512 .845 126 124 5.3
1996 Texas - PBL 31 152 613 134 26 3 18 66 68 19 2 4 55 0 1 .219 .243 .359 .602 66 64 0.1
1997 Texas - PBL 32 151 585 149 38 0 22 97 72 24 11 11 69 1 1 .255 .292 .432 .724 102 95 1.6
1998 Texas - PBL 33 150 624 180 38 3 10 57 77 18 6 5 64 2 0 .288 .312 .407 .719 91 88 1.6
1999 Texas - PBL 34 135 530 136 24 1 3 53 50 27 2 4 65 1 2 .257 .293 .323 .616 64 63 -1.9
Total PBL 1579 6210 1727 380 41 149 857 773 251 39 63 596 28 21 .278 .307 .424 .732 100 93 27.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 Montgomery - AAA 22 56 201 46 16 0 2 18 13 14 4 3 55 0 0 .229 .288 .338 .627 85 86 0.4
1988 Montgomery - AAA 23 95 372 112 31 5 3 55 46 26 5 1 71 1 1 .301 .354 .435 .789 116 118 2.4
1989 Montgomery - AAA 24 5 19 9 1 0 1 11 7 2 0 2 1 0 0 .474 .478 .684 1.162 186 177 0.3
Total BBL 156 592 167 48 5 6 84 66 42 9 6 127 1 1 .282 .336 .410 .746 108 109
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1989 Houston - PBL 24 16 56 15 4 1 1 13 4 3 0 1 4 0 0 .268 .300 .429 .729 119 113 1.0
1990 Houston - PBL 25 13 49 13 1 0 1 5 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 .265 .345 .347 .692 117 117 2.6
1991 Houston - PBL 26 10 42 14 4 0 0 5 8 1 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .333 .429 .762 99 88 1.5
1992 Houston - PBL 27 14 51 13 3 0 0 4 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 .255 .296 .314 .610 59 55 1.7
1993 Houston - PBL 28 6 26 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -12 -19 1.0
1994 Houston - PBL 29 13 52 13 4 1 3 11 7 2 1 1 6 2 0 .250 .286 .538 .824 117 109 2.3
1996 Texas - PBL 31 10 41 8 0 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .195 .214 .341 .556 53 47 0.5
1997 Texas - PBL 32 16 65 23 6 0 0 7 13 4 0 1 7 0 0 .354 .386 .446 .832 134 132 0.1
Total PBL 98 382 103 22 2 7 51 48 19 2 5 28 3 0 .270 .304 .393 .697 96 91
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1987 Houston - MLB 3B 7 6 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 53.0 1.87 -0.1 1.075
1987 Houston - MLB SS 10 10 18 31 2 51 2 .961 84.0 5.25 +0.1 .975
1988 Houston - MLB 3B 9 9 7 20 1 28 1 .964 78.0 3.12 +1.2 1.064
1988 Houston - MLB SS 22 21 43 83 21 131 5 .962 180.2 6.28 +3.3 1.044
1989 Houston - MLB 3B 6 5 2 6 1 9 1 .889 46.0 1.57 -0.2 .988
1989 Houston - MLB SS 56 55 89 207 38 303 7 .977 487.0 5.47 +6.6 1.057
1990 Houston - MLB 3B 33 29 8 65 4 74 1 .986 270.2 2.43 +5.1 1.089
1990 Houston - MLB SS 101 96 175 336 63 525 14 .973 886.1 5.19 +10.9 1.045
1991 Houston - MLB 3B 10 9 4 30 2 35 1 .971 80.1 3.81 +0.7 1.019
1991 Houston - MLB SS 134 132 231 448 71 702 23 .967 1194.1 5.12 +11.1 1.035
1992 Houston - MLB SS 153 152 208 493 83 720 19 .974 1334.2 4.73 +14.3 1.059
1993 Houston - MLB 3B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.4 .852
1993 Houston - MLB SS 135 131 167 405 73 588 16 .973 1156.0 4.45 +8.0 1.034
1994 Houston - MLB SS 147 146 232 461 81 703 10 .986 1306.2 4.77 +15.0 1.053
1995 Texas - MLB SS 152 151 222 521 105 761 18 .976 1366.0 4.90 -0.7 .996
1996 Texas - MLB SS 152 148 221 520 112 757 16 .979 1329.1 5.02 -0.9 .992
1997 Texas - MLB SS 151 151 210 444 85 673 19 .972 1357.0 4.34 -11.5 .959
1998 Texas - MLB SS 150 150 219 420 88 650 11 .983 1310.0 4.39 -4.0 .987
1999 Texas - MLB SS 135 135 200 466 88 686 20 .971 1191.0 5.03 -15.7 .942
TOTAL 3B 66 59 27 130 9 161 4 .975 537.0 2.63 +6.2 1.056
TOTAL SS 1498 1478 2235 4835 910 7250 180 .975 13183.0 4.83 +36.6 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1987 Drafted in the 1987 first-year player draft by the Houston Black Aces (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
07/03/1987 Named the #5 prospect in the PBL
11/05/1987 Named the #4 prospect in the PBL
11/28/1987 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,816 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (66); Power: 16 (65); Eye: 27 (27).
04/01/1988 Named the #13 prospect in the PBL
07/03/1988 Named the #3 prospect in the PBL
09/13/1988 Wins the 1988 BBL PL1 Great Glove Award at SS.
11/30/1988 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,152 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (75); Power: 15 (73); Eye: 27 (27).
03/10/1989 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
04/19/1989 Injured (Torn meniscus (knee)), out for 3 months.
07/18/1989 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/09/1989 Injured (Viral infection), day-to-day for 2 days.
10/12/1989 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
11/23/1989 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,480 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (73); Power: 29 (65); Eye: 24 (26).
11/11/1990 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,744 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (73); Power: 22 (66); Eye: 20 (24).
08/07/1991 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/22/1991 Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 2 days.
10/17/1991 Wins the 1991 Round 3 with the Houston Black Aces.
11/08/1991 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $11,804 through arbitration.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (69); Power: 39 (63); Eye: 22 (22).
06/10/1992 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $35,380 with the Houston Black Aces organization.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (66); Power: 51 (56); Eye: 26 (26).
05/02/1993 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 2 weeks.
11/19/1993 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $143,780 with the Houston Black Aces organization.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (70); Power: 60 (61); Eye: 25 (25).
06/13/1994 Wins the PBL PBL Player of the Week Award.
08/16/1994 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Allegheneys, with 2 2B, 4 RBI and 1 R.
10/13/1994 Wins the 1994 PBL World Series with the Houston Black Aces.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (81); Power: 60 (64); Eye: 19 (25).
03/26/1995 Was traded by the Houston Black Aces to the Texas Rangers in exchange for a 1st draft pick.
08/24/1995 Goes 6-6 against the Tampon Bay Pussies, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
08/28/1995 Wins the PBL PBL Player of the Week Award.
10/16/1995 Wins the 1995 PBL PBL Fox News Offensive Players Award at SS.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (64); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 15 (15).
03/19/1996 Injured (Hip flexor strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
05/04/1996 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $57,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 15 (15).
03/17/1997 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
10/17/1997 Wins the 1997 PBL World Series MVP Award.
10/18/1997 Wins the 1997 PBL World Series with the Texas Rangers.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (48); Power: 59 (59); Eye: 9 (9).
03/04/1998 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $42,200 with the Texas Rangers organization.
06/18/1998 Collects his 1500th career Phoenix Baseball League hit!
08/09/1998 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 48 (48); Eye: 7 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1992 152 10
Year AB Rank
1995 639 4
1996 613 10
Year H Rank
1995 196 3
Year 2B Rank
1991 48 2
1992 37 9
1994 43 3
1995 35 5
1997 38 6
1998 38 8
Year 3B Rank
1993 7 9
Year RBI Rank
1997 97 9
Year IBB Rank
1994 5 10
Year HP Rank
1994 6 8
1997 11 6
Year SH Rank
1990 16 4
1991 14 7
1992 10 4
1993 12 10
1997 14 10
1998 15 6
Year SF Rank
1992 11 2
1995 7 7
1997 11 2
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