Al Pilarcik Stats

Al Pilarcik was born on Thursday, July 3, 1930, in Whiting, Indiana. Pilarcik was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 13, 1956, with the Kansas City Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Al Pilarcik baseball stats page.

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Al Pilarcik

Al Pilarcik Autograph on a 1958 Topps Baseball Card (#259 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1958top01' title='1958 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Al Pilarcik Autograph on a 1958 Topps Baseball Card (#259 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Alfred James Pilarcik
Nickname:   Al
Born On:   07-03-1930  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Whiting, Indiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-20-2010 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Dyer, Indiana
Cemetery:   Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville, Indiana
High School:   Whiting High School (Whiting, IN)
College:   Valparaiso University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   07-13-1956 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-24-1961
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Al Pilarcik Pitching Stats

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Al Pilarcik Hitting Stats

1956 26 Athletics 69 239 28 60 10 1 4 0 22 30 1 32 2 1 0 2 .251 .333 .351
1957 27 Orioles 142 407 52 113 16 3 9 0 49 53 6 28 9 9 4 7 .278 .359 .398
1958 28 Orioles 141 379 40 92 21 0 1 0 24 42 1 37 5 2 2 7 .243 .320 .306
1959 29 Orioles 130 273 37 77 12 1 3 0 16 30 1 25 13 0 1 7 .282 .355 .366
1960 30 Orioles 104 194 30 48 5 1 4 0 17 15 2 16 3 1 4 4 .247 .313 .345
1961 31 Athletics 35 60 9 12 1 1 0 0 9 6 0 7 2 1 0 3 .200 .269 .250
1961 31 White Sox 47 62 9 11 1 0 1 0 6 9 0 5 2 0 0 2 .177 .282 .242
6 Years 668 1,614 205 413 66 7 22 0 143 185 11 150 36 14 11 32 .256 .334 .346

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Al Pilarcik Fielding Stats

1956 Athletics CF 64 59 1,578 163 2.5 159 151 8 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.72
1956 Athletics RF 3 2 54 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1957 Orioles CF 53 43 1,197 125 2.4 125 121 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.82
1957 Orioles LF 2 0 15 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.20
1957 Orioles RF 81 62 1,779 125 1.5 124 113 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 1.88
1958 Orioles CF 35 26 570 57 1.6 57 55 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70
1958 Orioles LF 4 0 24 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1958 Orioles RF 102 64 1,977 161 1.6 158 155 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.16
1959 Orioles CF 8 7 132 12 1.5 11 11 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.25
1959 Orioles LF 3 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1959 Orioles RF 102 53 1,803 129 1.3 127 124 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.90
1960 Orioles CF 2 2 42 5 2.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.21
1960 Orioles RF 74 38 1,209 74 1.0 74 70 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65
1961 White Sox CF 14 13 324 32 2.3 30 29 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.50
1961 Athletics CF 2 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1961 White Sox LF 2 0 27 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1961 Athletics RF 19 12 333 32 1.7 32 31 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.59
1961 White Sox RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
RF Totals 382 231 7,161 525 1.4 519 497 22 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .989 1.96
CF Totals 178 150 3,849 394 2.2 387 372 15 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.71
LF Totals 11 0 78 7 0.6 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.42
6 Years 571 381 11,088 926 1.6 913 876 37 13 6 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.22

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Al Pilarcik Miscellaneous Stats

1956 Athletics 9 2 .818 4 2 n/a 59.8 7.5 10.9 - - -
1957 Orioles 14 7 .667 17 8 n/a 45.2 14.5 8.3 - - -
1958 Orioles 7 3 .700 28 2 n/a 379.0 10.2 15.8 - - -
1959 Orioles 9 3 .750 29 9 n/a 91.0 10.9 17.1 - - -
1960 Orioles 0 2 .000 26 17 n/a 48.5 12.1 11.4 - - -
1961 Athletics 1 0 1.000 15 3 n/a 0.0 8.6 6.7 - - -
1961 White Sox 1 1 .500 21 10 n/a 62.0 12.4 10.3 - - -
6 Years 41 18 .695 140 51 n/a 73.4 10.8 11.3 - - -

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Al Pilarcik Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1956 Kansas City Athletics 6 Undetermined - -
1957 Baltimore Orioles 2 Undetermined - -
1958 Baltimore Orioles 2 Undetermined - -
1959 Baltimore Orioles 2 Undetermined - -
1960 Baltimore Orioles 2 Undetermined - -
1961 Kansas City Athletics 14 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago White Sox 29 Undetermined - -

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