Al Unser Stats

Al Unser was born on Saturday, October 12, 1912, in Morrisonville, Illinois. Unser was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1942, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Unser baseball stats page.

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Al Unser
 
 
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Birth Name:   Albert Bernard Unser
Nickname:   Al
Born On:   10-12-1912  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Morrisonville, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-07-1995 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Decatur, Illinois
Cemetery:   Calvary Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-14-1942 (Age 29)
Last Game:   09-05-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable
Al Unser

Al Unser Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Al Unser

Al Unser Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 30 Tigers 4 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 1 - 0 1 .375 .375 .375
1943 31 Tigers 38 101 14 25 5 0 0 0 4 15 - 15 1 - 1 3 .248 .350 .297
1944 32 Tigers 11 25 2 3 0 1 1 1 5 3 - 2 0 - 0 0 .120 .214 .320
1945 33 Reds 67 204 23 54 10 3 3 0 21 14 - 24 1 - 2 4 .265 .318 .387
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 120 338 41 85 15 4 4 1 30 32 - 43 3 - 3 8 .251 .322 .355
Al Unser

Al Unser Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1942 Tigers C 4 2 54 14 3.5 14 11 3 0 0 1 1 1 1.000 7.00
1943 Tigers C 37 30 766 166 4.5 163 143 20 3 4 1 17 9 .982 5.75
1944 Tigers 2B 5 4 138 22 4.4 19 12 7 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .864 3.72
1944 Tigers C 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1945 Reds C 61 59 1,503 248 4.1 237 207 30 11 5 3 36 6 .956 4.26
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 103 91 2,323 428 4.2 414 361 53 14 9 5 54 16 .967 4.81
2B Totals 5 4 138 22 4.4 19 12 7 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .864 3.72
4 Years 108 95 2,461 450 4.2 433 373 60 17 11 5 54 16 .962 4.75
Al Unser

Al Unser Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1943 Tigers 0 1 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 6.7 25.3 - - -
1944 Tigers 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 25.0 12.5 5.0 - - -
1945 Reds 0 - - 6 0 n/a 68.0 8.5 9.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 0 1 .000 12 0 n/a 84.5 7.9 11.3 - - -
Al Unser

Al Unser Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1942 Detroit Tigers 31 Undetermined - -
1943 Detroit Tigers 30 Undetermined - -
1944 Detroit Tigers 30 Undetermined - -
1945 Cincinnati Reds 5 Undetermined n/a -


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