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Al Cowens

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 197lb (185cm, 89kg)

Born: October 25, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: March 11, 2002 in Downey, CA

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 75th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Centennial HS (Compton, CA).

High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA)

Debut: April 6, 1974 (Age 22-163d, 13,462nd in major league history)
vs. MIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 8, 1986 (Age 34-226d)
vs. TEX 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Alfred Edward Cowens

Nicknames: A. C.

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.2

5534

1494

108

.270

704

RBI

717

120

OBP

.319

SLG

.403

OPS

.722

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	SEA	@	MIN	W,11-7	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 7	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	3	Apr 8	SEA	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	4	Apr 9	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 11 (1)	SEA	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	62	16.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 11 (2)	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 13 susp	SEA	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	81	19.1	9	0	0	9	0	RF
8	8	Apr 14	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	41	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 15	SEA	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	10	Apr 16	SEA		OAK	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	11	Apr 17	SEA		OAK	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 18	SEA		OAK	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	13	Apr 19	SEA		CAL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 20	SEA		CAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	15	Apr 21	SEA		CAL	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 22	SEA		MIN	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	17	Apr 23	SEA		MIN	L,4-12	GS	44	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
18	18	Apr 24	SEA		MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	19	Apr 25	SEA		MIN	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	20	Apr 27	SEA	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	50	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	21	Apr 28	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	22	Apr 29	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	24 (1)	May 1	SEA	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	25	May 2	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	26	May 3	SEA	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	27	May 4	SEA	@	BAL	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	28	May 6	SEA		NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	29	May 7	SEA		NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	30	May 8	SEA		NYY	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	31	May 9	SEA		NYY	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	32	May 10	SEA		CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
32	33	May 11	SEA		CLE	L,4-5	CG	55	14.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
33	34	May 12	SEA		CLE	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	35	May 13	SEA		BAL	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	36	May 14	SEA		BAL	L,4-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	37	May 15	SEA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	38	May 16	SEA		BAL	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	39	May 18	SEA	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	40	May 19	SEA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	52	11.2	1	1	0	2	0	RF
40	41	May 20	SEA	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	42	May 21	SEA	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	43	May 22	SEA	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
43	44	May 23	SEA	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	45	May 25	SEA		DET	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	46	May 26	SEA		DET	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	47	May 27	SEA		BOS	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	48	May 28	SEA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
48	49	May 29	SEA		BOS	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
49	50	May 30	SEA		BOS	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	51	May 31	SEA		MIL	W,5-4	CG	42	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	52	Jun 1	SEA		MIL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	53	Jun 2	SEA		MIL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
53	54	Jun 4	SEA	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
54	55	Jun 6	SEA	@	DET	L,2-10	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
55	56	Jun 7	SEA	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	57	Jun 8	SEA	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	51	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
57	58	Jun 9	SEA	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	59	Jun 11	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	43	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	60	Jun 12	SEA	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
60	61	Jun 13	SEA	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	62	Jun 14	SEA		TEX	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
62	63	Jun 15	SEA		TEX	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
63	64	Jun 16	SEA		TEX	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	65	Jun 17	SEA		TEX	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	66	Jun 18	SEA		KCR	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	67	Jun 19	SEA		KCR	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	68	Jun 20	SEA		KCR	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	69	Jun 21	SEA		TOR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	70	Jun 22	SEA		TOR	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	71	Jun 23	SEA		TOR	L,3-5	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
71	72	Jun 25	SEA		CHW	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	73	Jun 26	SEA		CHW	L,3-13	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	74	Jun 27	SEA		CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	75	Jun 29	SEA	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	76	Jun 30	SEA	@	TOR	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	77	Jul 1	SEA	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	78	Jul 3	SEA	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	79	Jul 4	SEA	@	CHW	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	80	Jul 5	SEA		NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	81	Jul 6	SEA		NYY	L,7-8	CG	52	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	82	Jul 7	SEA		BAL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
82	83	Jul 8	SEA		BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	84	Jul 9	SEA		CLE	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	86 (1)	Jul 11	SEA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
85	87	Jul 15	SEA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
86	88	Jul 16	SEA	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
87	89	Jul 17	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	90	Jul 18	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	91	Jul 19	SEA	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
90	92	Jul 20	SEA	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
91	93	Jul 21	SEA	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	48	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	94	Jul 23	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	1	1	0	2	1	RF
93	95	Jul 24	SEA	@	CLE	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	96	Jul 25	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	97	Jul 26	SEA		MIN	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	98	Jul 27	SEA		MIN	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	99	Jul 28	SEA		MIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	100	Jul 29	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	101	Jul 30	SEA	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
100	102	Jul 31	SEA	@	CAL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	103	Aug 1	SEA	@	CAL	L,4-9	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	104	Aug 2	SEA	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	105	Aug 3	SEA	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	106	Aug 4 (1)	SEA	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	107	Aug 4 (2)	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	108	Aug 6	SEA		CAL	L,9-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	109	Aug 7	SEA		CAL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
108	110	Aug 8	SEA		CAL	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	111	Aug 9	SEA		OAK	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	112	Aug 10	SEA		OAK	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	118 (5)	Aug 17 (1)	SEA	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	120 (1)	Aug 18	SEA	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	121	Aug 20	SEA		MIL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
114	122	Aug 21	SEA		MIL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	123	Aug 22	SEA		MIL	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
116	124	Aug 23	SEA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
117	125	Aug 24	SEA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	45	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
118	126	Aug 26	SEA		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
119	127	Aug 27	SEA		DET	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
120	128	Aug 28	SEA		DET	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	129	Aug 29	SEA		DET	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
122	130	Aug 30	SEA	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
123	131	Aug 31	SEA	@	MIL	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	132	Sep 1	SEA	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
125	133	Sep 3	SEA	@	BOS	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	134	Sep 4	SEA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
127	135	Sep 5	SEA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	136	Sep 6	SEA		KCR	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	137	Sep 7	SEA		KCR	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
130	138	Sep 8	SEA		KCR	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
131	139	Sep 10	SEA	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
132	140	Sep 11	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
133	142 (1)	Sep 13	SEA	@	KCR	L,0-8	GS	40	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
134	143	Sep 14	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
135	144	Sep 15	SEA	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	49	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
136	145	Sep 16	SEA	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
137	146	Sep 17	SEA		TEX	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
138	147	Sep 18	SEA		TEX	L,4-10	GS	39	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
139	149 (1)	Sep 20	SEA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
140	150	Sep 21	SEA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
141	151	Sep 22	SEA		CHW	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
142	152	Sep 23	SEA		CHW	L,4-12	GS	37	7.0	4	1	1	6	0	RF
143	156 (3)	Sep 27 (1)	SEA	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
144	161 (4)	Oct 2	SEA	@	TOR	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
145	162	Oct 3	SEA	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							145gm		1301.1	277	14	4	295	1