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Proper Name
Alvin Ralph Dark
nickname
The Swamp Fox
High Level
MLB (1946-1960)
Positions
SS (1404) ... 3B (320) ... OF (43) ... 2B (29) ... 1B (15) ... P (1)
Ht / Wt
5-11 / 185
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
Comanche,Oklahoma
Died
11/13/2014
Cause of Death
Alzheimers
High School
Lake Charles (Lake Charles,LA)
colleges
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge,LA),
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
NY1 [7] BSN [3] SLN [3] CHN [2] PHI [1] MLN [1]
TBC#
10484
mlbam id
113052
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1946-1960].289.74072191064208912675759
Speed
73
Power
59
Contact
85
XBH
53
RBIs
55
Runs
72
Hitting
83
Durability
85
Team
.521
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1981] Inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame
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year team name league level mlb job   W   L Wpct ov record Rank GBL Playoffs
1961 San Francisco Giants NL MLB SFN Manager 85 69 .552 -- 3 8.0 dnq
1962 San Francisco Giants NL MLB SFN Manager 103 62 .624 -- 1 -- Lost World Series (Yankees)
1963 San Francisco Giants NL MLB SFN Manager 88 74 .543 -- 3 11.0 dnq
1964 San Francisco Giants NL MLB SFN Manager 90 72 .556 -- 4 3.0 dnq
1965 Chicago Cubs NL MLB CHN Third Base Coach 72 90 .444 -- 8 25.0 dnq
1966 Kansas City Athletics AL MLB KC1 Manager 74 86 .463 -- 7 23.0 dnq
1967 Kansas City Athletics AL MLB KC1 Manager 62 99 .385 -- 10 29.5 dnq
1968 Cleveland Indians AL MLB CLE Manager 86 75 .534 -- 3 16.5 dnq
1969 Cleveland Indians AL MLB CLE Manager 62 99 .385 -- 6 46.5 dnq
1970 Cleveland Indians AL MLB CLE General Manager 76 86 .469 -- 5 32.0 dnq
1970 Cleveland Indians AL MLB CLE Manager 76 86 .469 -- 5 32.0 dnq
1971 Cleveland Indians AL MLB CLE Manager 60 102 .370 -- 6 43.0 dnq
1971 Cleveland Indians AL MLB CLE General Manager 60 102 .370 -- 6 43.0 dnq
1974 Oakland Athletics AL MLB OAK Manager 90 72 .556 -- 1 -- Won World Series (Dodgers)
1975 Oakland Athletics AL MLB OAK Manager 98 64 .605 -- 1 -- Lost ALCS (Red Sox)
1977 San Diego Padres NL MLB SDN Manager 69 93 .426 -- 5 29.0 dnq
1977 Chicago Cubs NL MLB CHN First Base Coach 81 81 .500 -- 4 20.0 dnq
Career Record as Manager/Head Coach
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
years team name league category level   W   L wpct
1961-1964 San Francisco Giants NL MLB MLB 366 277 .569
1966-1967 Kansas City Athletics AL MLB MLB 136 185 .424
1968-1971 Cleveland Indians AL MLB MLB 284 362 .440
1974-1975 Oakland Athletics AL MLB MLB 188 136 .580
1977-1977 San Diego Padres NL MLB MLB 69 93 .426
1961-1977 5 teams -- MLB -- 1043 1053 .498