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Gene Alley
Leonard Eugene Alley

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

Debut September 4, 1963
  vs. MLN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 27, 1973
Born July 10, 1940 in Richmond, VA

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 22 PIT NL  17   51    3   11   1  0   0    0   0  1   2  12  .216  .245  .235   39   12   3   0   0   0   1
 1964 23 PIT NL  81  209   30   44   3  1   6   13   0  1  21  56  .211  .286  .321   71   67   0   2   2   2   3
 1965 24 PIT NL 153  500   47  126  21  6   5   47   7  2  32  82  .252  .302  .348   82  174   3   1   9   4  11
 1966 25 PIT NL 147  579   88  173  28 10   7   43   8  8  27  83  .299  .334  .418  108  242  20   3   0   5   8 MVP-11
 1967 26 PIT NL 152  550   59  158  25  7   6   55  10  5  36  70  .287  .337  .391  108  215   7   4   5   7  16 MVP-26,AS
 1968 27 PIT NL 133  474   48  116  20  2   4   39  13  5  39  78  .245  .307  .321   91  152   9   3   6   5  20 AS
 1969 28 PIT NL  82  285   28   70   3  2   8   32   4  0  19  48  .246  .293  .354   83  101   2   2   1   1  10
 1970 29 PIT NL 121  426   46  104  16  5   8   41   7  3  31  70  .244  .297  .362   78  154   2   4   9   3   6
 1971 30 PIT NL 114  348   38   79   8  7   6   28   9  2  35  43  .227  .296  .342   79  119   4   2  14   0   6
 1972 31 PIT NL 119  347   30   86  12  2   3   36   4  3  38  52  .248  .321  .320   84  111   3   1  10   0   6
 1973 32 PIT NL  76  158   25   32   3  2   2    8   1  0  20  28  .203  .292  .285   62   45   3   0   6   0   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1195 3927  442  999 140 44  55  342  63 30 300 622  .254  .310  .354   88 1392  56  22  62  27  95
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        532   60  135  19  6   7   46   9  4  41  84  .254  .310  .354   88  189   8   3   8   4  13
 Career High    153  579   88  173  28 10   8   55  13  8  39  83  .299  .337  .418  108  242  20   4  14   7  20
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 22 PIT NL   56   45    3   1.8    90| .216  .255| .245  .317| .235  .382| .480  .699|  39  .193  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1964 23 PIT NL  234  171   20   3.1    94| .211  .263| .286  .321| .321  .391| .607  .712|  71  .381  -8.1  -0.9   0%
 1965 24 PIT NL  540  391   52   3.6    94| .252  .259| .302  .323| .348  .392| .650  .715|  82  .435 -12.6  -1.3  77%
 1966 25 PIT NL  634  445   79   4.8    96| .299  .265| .334  .323| .418  .399| .752  .722| 108  .557   5.3   0.5  50%
 1967 26 PIT NL  604  424   70   4.5    90| .287  .258| .337  .320| .391  .379| .728  .699| 108  .553   5.7   0.6  66%
 1968 27 PIT NL  530  395   45   3.1    80| .245  .250| .307  .308| .321  .352| .628  .660|  91  .432  -4.4  -0.5  72%
 1969 28 PIT NL  309  229   29   3.4    93| .246  .257| .293  .327| .354  .381| .647  .708|  83  .406  -7.8  -0.8 100%
 1970 29 PIT NL  466  337   46   3.7   101| .244  .263| .297  .336| .362  .402| .659  .738|  78  .393 -13.8  -1.4  70%
 1971 30 PIT NL  389  283   36   3.4    94| .227  .262| .296  .329| .342  .384| .638  .712|  79  .421 -10.6  -1.1  81%
 1972 31 PIT NL  389  274   36   3.6    91| .248  .255| .321  .323| .320  .377| .641  .701|  84  .439  -6.8  -0.7  57%
 1973 32 PIT NL  181  137   12   2.4    95| .203  .260| .292  .329| .285  .387| .577  .716|  62  .251  -8.2  -0.8 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     4332 3131  428   3.7    92| .254  .259| .310  .323| .354  .384| .664  .707|  88  .451 -65.3  -6.8  67%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1963 22 PIT NL  3B    7      5   13    1    2  .947  .942  2.57  2.54  3.24  2.93    5   50.0
                 SS    4     10   14    2    4  .923  .960  6.00  4.22  5.54  4.82    4   39.0
                 2B    4      5    8    0    1 1.000  .977  3.25  4.60  4.22  5.20    3   27.7
 1964 23 PIT NL  SS   61    100  211   11   43  .966  .963  5.10  4.32  5.53  5.03   58  505.7
                 3B    3      1    2    0    2 1.000  .938  1.00  2.60  5.40  2.88    0    5.0
                 2B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.60  2.25  5.17    0    4.0
 1965 24 PIT NL  SS  110    163  376   18   79  .968  .964  4.90  4.20  5.19  4.92  102  934.3
                 2B   40     80  140    8   34  .965  .974  5.50  4.71  6.08  5.28   36  325.7
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.50  0.00  2.70    0    2.0
 1966 25 PIT NL  SS  143    235  472   15  128  .979  .964  4.94  4.43  5.10  4.96  141 1247.7 GG
 1967 26 PIT NL  SS  146    257  500   26  105  .967  .963  5.18  4.31  5.28  4.99  144 1290.3 GG,AS
 1968 27 PIT NL  SS  109    162  394   15   86  .974  .962  5.10  4.50  5.45  4.98  101  918.0 AS
                 2B   24     47   81    1   11  .992  .977  5.33  4.74  5.58  5.21   23  206.3 AS
 1969 28 PIT NL  2B   53    109  147    6   39  .977  .974  4.83  4.65  5.53  5.19   47  416.3
                 SS   25     36   66    5   17  .953  .963  4.08  4.21  5.28  4.93   20  173.7
                 3B    5      1    7    1    0  .889  .941  1.60  2.64  2.04  2.93    4   35.3
 1970 29 PIT NL  SS  108    202  381   15   84  .975  .965  5.40  4.23  5.70  5.05  105  921.3
                 2B    8     13   30    0    4 1.000  .979  5.38  4.67  6.79  5.32    6   57.0
                 3B    2      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  2.60  1.20  2.94    1   15.0
 1971 30 PIT NL  SS  108    187  316   22   55  .958  .968  4.66  4.46  5.13  5.14   97  882.0
                 3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.30  1.80  2.88    0    5.0
 1972 31 PIT NL  SS  114    181  339   16   88  .970  .967  4.56  4.48  5.27  5.04   98  887.7
                 3B    4      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.25  2.55  1.00  2.90    0    9.0
 1973 32 PIT NL  SS   49     76  129    4   20  .981  .961  4.18  4.31  5.37  4.93   38  343.3
                 3B    8      7   12    0    3 1.000  .945  2.38  2.49  2.86  2.88    5   59.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1963 22 PIT NL  2B    4      5    8    0    1 1.000  .977  3.25  4.60  4.22  5.20    3   27.7
 1964 23 PIT NL  2B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.60  2.25  5.17    0    4.0
 1965 24 PIT NL  2B   40     80  140    8   34  .965  .974  5.50  4.71  6.08  5.28   36  325.7
 1968 27 PIT NL  2B   24     47   81    1   11  .992  .977  5.33  4.74  5.58  5.21   23  206.3
 1969 28 PIT NL  2B   53    109  147    6   39  .977  .974  4.83  4.65  5.53  5.19   47  416.3
 1970 29 PIT NL  2B    8     13   30    0    4 1.000  .979  5.38  4.67  6.79  5.32    6   57.0

 1963 22 PIT NL  3B    7      5   13    1    2  .947  .942  2.57  2.54  3.24  2.93    5   50.0
 1964 23 PIT NL  3B    3      1    2    0    2 1.000  .938  1.00  2.60  5.40  2.88    0    5.0
 1965 24 PIT NL  3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.50  0.00  2.70    0    2.0
 1969 28 PIT NL  3B    5      1    7    1    0  .889  .941  1.60  2.64  2.04  2.93    4   35.3
 1970 29 PIT NL  3B    2      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  2.60  1.20  2.94    1   15.0
 1971 30 PIT NL  3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.30  1.80  2.88    0    5.0
 1972 31 PIT NL  3B    4      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.25  2.55  1.00  2.90    0    9.0
 1973 32 PIT NL  3B    8      7   12    0    3 1.000  .945  2.38  2.49  2.86  2.88    5   59.7

 1963 22 PIT NL  SS    4     10   14    2    4  .923  .960  6.00  4.22  5.54  4.82    4   39.0
 1964 23 PIT NL  SS   61    100  211   11   43  .966  .963  5.10  4.32  5.53  5.03   58  505.7
 1965 24 PIT NL  SS  110    163  376   18   79  .968  .964  4.90  4.20  5.19  4.92  102  934.3
 1966 25 PIT NL  SS  143    235  472   15  128  .979  .964  4.94  4.43  5.10  4.96  141 1247.7
 1967 26 PIT NL  SS  146    257  500   26  105  .967  .963  5.18  4.31  5.28  4.99  144 1290.3
 1968 27 PIT NL  SS  109    162  394   15   86  .974  .962  5.10  4.50  5.45  4.98  101  918.0
 1969 28 PIT NL  SS   25     36   66    5   17  .953  .963  4.08  4.21  5.28  4.93   20  173.7
 1970 29 PIT NL  SS  108    202  381   15   84  .975  .965  5.40  4.23  5.70  5.05  105  921.3
 1971 30 PIT NL  SS  108    187  316   22   55  .958  .968  4.66  4.46  5.13  5.14   97  882.0
 1972 31 PIT NL  SS  114    181  339   16   88  .970  .967  4.56  4.48  5.27  5.04   98  887.7
 1973 32 PIT NL  SS   49     76  129    4   20  .981  .961  4.18  4.31  5.37  4.93   38  343.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  SS* 977   1609 3198  149  709  .970  .964  4.92  4.36  5.31  5.00  908 8143.0
                 2B* 130    255  406   15   89  .978  .975  5.08  4.68  5.74  5.23  115 1037.0
                 3B*  31     15   37    2    7  .963  .942  1.68  2.55  2.59  2.91   15  181.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1138   1879 3641  166  805  .971  .965  4.85  4.35  5.31  4.99 1038   9361
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1970   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   2   7   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   2  .000  .125  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1971   NLCS  PIT SFG     W   1   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    PIT BAL     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0  .000  .333  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1972   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   5  16   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .059  .000   0  0   1   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2   8  25   2   1  0  0  0   0   1   5  .040  .111  .040   0  0   1   0   1 
  4 Postseason Series   2-2  10  27   2   1  0  0  0   0   2   5  .037  .133  .037   0  0   1   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1967   PIT NL   *   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1968   PIT NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      1   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1967 (SS)
1968

Gold Gloves
1966-NL--SS
1967-NL--SS
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1966-NL-11-0.09
1967-NL-26-0.01
Car-893-0.10 shares

Doubles
1966 NL-28-10

Triples
1966 NL-10-4
1971 NL-7-10

Hit By Pitch
1967 NL-7-5

Sac. Hits
1966 NL-20-2

Intentional Walks
1971 NL-14-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1967 NL-16-7
1968 NL-20-2

      

Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1790) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 11.9 (1408) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 20.0 (769) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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