2B Al 'Buster' Farmer #15
Age: 49 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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2B AL 'BUSTER' FARMER #15 - AGE: 49 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/28/1925
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:21 Years, 153 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:21 Years, 153 Days
Pro Service:23 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 9th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 Philadelphia - FABL 22 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 -2 -0.1
1949 Philadelphia - FABL 23 123 376 99 16 8 3 47 47 46 2 1 48 3 5 .263 .346 .372 .718 95 106 1.6
1950 Philadelphia - FABL 24 124 443 130 21 13 5 38 62 48 3 2 54 3 9 .293 .365 .433 .798 119 129 2.6
1951 Philadelphia - FABL 25 151 586 182 27 17 19 85 109 83 5 5 72 5 2 .311 .398 .512 .910 146 153 7.5
1952 Philadelphia - FABL 26 152 566 134 22 8 9 38 73 82 5 0 97 1 5 .237 .338 .352 .690 103 115 4.5
1953 Philadelphia - FABL 27 151 568 160 25 8 17 76 83 54 2 1 79 4 4 .282 .346 .444 .789 118 128 4.8
1954 San Francisco - FABL 28 151 593 176 42 12 15 103 113 80 3 1 78 3 10 .297 .383 .484 .867 137 141 5.5
1955 San Francisco - FABL 29 149 556 151 36 6 12 68 93 69 1 5 89 3 9 .272 .350 .423 .773 112 113 3.4
1956 Cincinnati - FABL 30 48 156 41 6 2 3 15 19 17 0 1 22 0 3 .263 .333 .385 .718 104 111 0.9
1956 San Francisco - FABL 30 99 380 100 24 5 10 25 62 51 1 1 57 4 3 .263 .351 .432 .783 125 130 3.2
1956 Total - FABL 30 147 536 141 30 7 13 40 81 68 1 2 79 4 6 .263 .346 .418 .764 119 125 4.1
1957 Cincinnati - FABL 31 104 280 86 23 4 5 38 40 35 1 3 46 3 2 .307 .382 .471 .854 144 157 3.3
1958 Cincinnati - FABL 32 144 523 144 33 10 11 64 79 71 2 3 81 4 4 .275 .362 .440 .802 121 129 3.3
1959 Cincinnati - FABL 33 149 586 170 34 14 18 86 93 62 3 0 84 8 4 .290 .361 .488 .849 129 137 3.8
1960 Cincinnati - FABL 34 143 541 169 43 8 15 86 92 58 3 2 85 2 3 .312 .381 .505 .885 132 138 4.1
1961 Cincinnati - FABL 35 144 570 173 33 9 18 61 107 81 1 4 75 3 6 .304 .389 .488 .876 132 137 3.5
1962 Kansas City - FABL 36 148 596 180 48 7 22 99 123 73 2 4 86 7 4 .302 .378 .517 .895 134 138 4.0
1963 Kansas City - FABL 37 140 446 118 25 5 17 86 66 69 4 6 86 5 2 .265 .364 .457 .821 123 117 2.0
1964 Kansas City - FABL 38 119 352 102 15 2 12 48 52 45 7 4 71 1 3 .290 .377 .446 .823 134 140 2.9
1965 Kansas City - FABL 39 136 392 111 24 1 2 42 37 35 7 4 49 1 2 .283 .349 .365 .714 107 105 1.5
1966 Kansas City - FABL 40 126 238 64 10 1 6 28 25 19 4 1 32 0 0 .269 .332 .395 .727 109 110 1.1
1967 Kansas City - FABL 41 99 122 29 8 1 2 19 12 13 2 3 20 0 2 .238 .314 .369 .683 107 100 0.6
1968 Seattle - FABL 42 98 126 22 7 0 0 11 13 12 5 0 24 0 0 .175 .273 .230 .503 63 63 0.1
1969 Baltimore - FABL 43 100 275 69 9 0 7 35 37 36 6 3 51 1 1 .251 .347 .360 .707 102 106 0.5
1970 Baltimore - FABL 44 124 384 96 20 1 9 41 64 63 21 2 79 3 1 .250 .383 .378 .761 107 111 1.7
Total FABL 2928 9658 2706 551 142 237 1239 1501 1203 90 56 1466 64 85 .280 .363 .440 .804 121 127 66.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 Providence - AA 21 11 46 15 5 1 1 10 10 3 1 0 7 1 0 .326 .380 .543 .923 161 168 0.7
1947 Richmond - AAA 21 59 225 65 11 6 2 28 37 22 1 0 42 5 6 .289 .355 .418 .773 118 122 1.8
1948 Holguín - DL 22 43 151 48 12 3 7 25 34 30 0 0 31 5 3 .318 .431 .576 1.007 156 166 2.4
1948 Richmond - AAA 22 125 484 140 26 10 17 65 84 59 3 5 71 9 14 .289 .367 .490 .856 127 131 3.9
1969 San Jose - AAA 43 3 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .538 .400 .938 171 194 0.2
Total EA 11 46 15 5 1 1 10 10 3 1 0 7 1 0 .326 .380 .543 .923 161 168
Total GWL 3 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .538 .400 .938 171 194
Total UL 184 709 205 37 16 19 93 121 81 4 5 113 14 20 .289 .363 .467 .830 124 128
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1951 Philadelphia - FABL 25 5 18 8 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 .444 .500 .667 1.167 215 220 1.3
1963 Kansas City - FABL 37 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 10 6 -0.9
Total FABL 9 28 10 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 .357 .400 .500 .900 149 151
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Richmond - AAA 2B 57 57 121 158 34 285 6 .979 485.2 5.17 +3.3 1.039
1947 Providence - AA 2B 6 6 12 14 3 27 1 .963 48.0 4.88 +0.2 1.047
1947 Richmond - AAA SS 1 1 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.2 1.087
1947 Providence - AA LF 5 5 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 46.0 3.33 +1.0 1.011
1948 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 0.0 .000
1948 Richmond - AAA 2B 118 116 253 317 72 575 5 .991 996.1 5.15 +2.9 1.025
1948 Holguín - DL 2B 41 41 93 129 25 225 3 .987 352.2 5.67 +3.2 1.038
1948 Philadelphia - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Richmond - AAA SS 4 4 6 7 2 13 0 1.000 32.0 3.66 -0.7 .786
1948 Holguín - DL SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.037
1948 Richmond - AAA LF 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 -0.4 .904
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 71 59 141 155 48 299 3 .990 486.0 5.48 +1.2 1.016
1949 Philadelphia - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Philadelphia - MLB LF 41 38 72 1 0 74 1 .986 306.2 2.14 -2.5 .967
1950 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 111 110 185 273 71 473 15 .968 864.1 4.77 -4.4 .993
1950 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Philadelphia - MLB SS 6 0 2 4 2 7 1 .857 8.0 6.75 -0.3 .824
1950 Philadelphia - MLB LF 5 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 25.0 2.16 -0.3 1.000
1951 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 145 144 339 439 85 791 13 .984 1288.0 5.44 +7.7 1.030
1951 Philadelphia - MLB SS 6 3 5 10 1 17 2 .882 30.0 4.50 -0.7 .847
1951 Philadelphia - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 2 2 14 2 4 16 0 1.000 17.0 8.47 +0.2 1.050
1952 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 145 145 356 487 94 868 25 .971 1282.2 5.92 +7.0 1.013
1952 Philadelphia - MLB SS 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 +0.3 1.050
1953 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 143 141 331 407 104 759 21 .972 1233.1 5.39 +5.8 1.042
1953 Philadelphia - MLB SS 6 6 15 21 4 37 1 .973 51.0 6.35 -1.5 .854
1954 San Francisco - MLB 2B 141 141 373 439 102 840 28 .967 1232.1 5.93 +1.9 1.009
1954 San Francisco - MLB SS 10 10 20 30 9 52 2 .962 86.1 5.21 -2.2 .834
1955 San Francisco - MLB 2B 141 140 336 425 101 778 17 .978 1222.0 5.60 +5.7 1.041
1955 San Francisco - MLB SS 10 9 17 29 6 48 2 .958 76.0 5.45 -1.2 .920
1956 San Francisco - MLB 2B 94 93 219 260 55 492 13 .974 812.2 5.30 +1.7 .975
1956 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 36 36 99 95 23 197 3 .985 324.2 5.38 +1.3 1.107
1956 San Francisco - MLB SS 5 3 14 3 0 18 1 .944 28.1 5.40 -1.0 .654
1956 Cincinnati - MLB SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 -0.1 .000
1957 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 87 68 186 205 44 400 9 .978 642.2 5.48 +1.0 1.026
1957 Cincinnati - MLB SS 1 1 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 -0.0 1.052
1958 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 139 135 343 389 108 755 23 .970 1194.1 5.52 -8.9 .949
1958 Cincinnati - MLB SS 4 4 8 10 0 19 1 .947 33.0 4.91 +0.1 .969
1959 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 149 149 354 425 109 794 15 .981 1315.2 5.33 -14.5 .924
1960 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 133 127 323 408 95 745 14 .981 1125.0 5.85 -8.4 .948
1960 Cincinnati - MLB SS 10 7 20 23 9 45 2 .956 54.2 7.08 -1.1 .943
1961 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 142 140 353 431 98 811 27 .967 1254.1 5.63 -17.1 .931
1961 Cincinnati - MLB SS 3 0 4 2 2 7 1 .857 10.0 5.40 -0.4 .802
1962 Kansas City - MLB 2B 146 141 309 406 95 728 13 .982 1248.1 5.15 -14.9 .933
1963 Kansas City - MLB 1B 10 8 58 4 9 62 0 1.000 71.2 7.79 -0.2 .938
1963 Kansas City - MLB 2B 117 112 270 271 71 548 7 .987 994.2 4.90 -9.9 .927
1963 Kansas City - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Kansas City - MLB 1B 88 88 741 50 68 795 4 .995 724.1 9.83 +2.1 1.023
1964 Kansas City - MLB 2B 15 0 7 8 3 15 0 1.000 22.1 6.04 -0.4 1.006
1965 Kansas City - MLB 1B 91 89 828 49 49 887 10 .989 771.2 10.23 +4.9 1.049
1965 Kansas City - MLB 2B 13 4 13 15 3 29 1 .966 49.2 5.07 -0.9 .908
1965 Kansas City - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Kansas City - MLB 1B 45 37 335 20 28 356 1 .997 329.2 9.69 +3.2 1.074
1966 Kansas City - MLB 2B 14 0 13 17 6 30 0 1.000 34.1 7.86 -1.6 .854
1966 Kansas City - MLB SS 5 2 8 9 5 18 1 .944 21.2 7.06 -0.8 .841
1967 Kansas City - MLB C 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 -0.4 .000 1 1 0 0.0
1967 Kansas City - MLB 1B 23 10 116 5 12 121 0 1.000 114.2 9.50 +2.9 1.299
1967 Kansas City - MLB 2B 9 0 2 8 2 10 0 1.000 21.0 4.29 -0.7 .785
1967 Kansas City - MLB SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.016
1968 Seattle - MLB 1B 19 13 137 7 10 144 0 1.000 125.0 10.37 +1.5 1.057
1968 Seattle - MLB 2B 6 1 6 7 2 13 0 1.000 15.2 7.47 +0.2 1.009
1968 Seattle - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Baltimore - MLB 1B 78 63 579 44 51 632 9 .986 575.2 9.74 -0.9 .976
1969 San Jose - AAA 1B 3 3 34 0 3 34 0 1.000 25.0 12.24 +0.1 1.060
1969 Baltimore - MLB 2B 6 2 6 6 2 14 2 .857 23.0 4.70 -2.1 .705
1969 San Jose - AAA 2B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1969 Baltimore - MLB SS 8 0 0 5 1 6 1 .833 14.0 3.21 -0.6 .674
1970 Baltimore - MLB 1B 99 95 847 59 84 915 9 .990 845.0 9.65 +1.0 1.012
1970 Baltimore - MLB 2B 3 2 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 -0.1 1.000
1970 Baltimore - MLB SS 7 0 5 4 2 9 0 1.000 11.2 6.94 +0.1 1.007
TOTAL C 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 -0.4 .000 1 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 458 408 3689 240 318 3962 33 .992 3599.2 9.82 +14.8 1.033
TOTAL 2B 2232 2110 5049 6197 1456 11510 264 .977 18593.2 5.44 -40.7 .987
TOTAL SS 94 50 133 167 44 315 15 .952 488.2 5.53 -9.9 .872
TOTAL LF 54 49 103 1 0 105 1 .990 403.2 2.32 -2.1 .970
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Sailors, out of college Amarillo Methodist
07/05/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Sailors organization with a signing bonus of $20,000.
07/06/1947 Named the #2 prospect in the FABL
08/05/1947 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #10 prospect in the FABL
06/01/1948 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Rochester Rooks, with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored.
06/29/1948 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Holguín Hawks.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #12 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/09/1950 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 3 weeks.
04/22/1951 Goes 0-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
05/21/1951 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1951 Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award.
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/09/1951 Wins the 1951 World Championship Series MVP Award.
10/10/1951 Wins the 1951 World Championship Series with the Philadelphia Sailors.
10/22/1951 Finished 3rd in 1951 FABL CA Whitney Award voting.
07/12/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
06/28/1954 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/02/1954 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/23/1954 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/30/1956 Was traded by the San Francisco Sailors to the Cincinnati Cannons in exchange for 1B Tom Wood.
08/19/1958 Goes 5-6 against the San Francisco Sailors, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 4 R.
04/18/1961 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
06/09/1961 Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run!
09/25/1961 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
03/19/1962 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Kansas City Kings in exchange for RF Bryan Jeffress.
07/06/1962 Collects his 2000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit!
07/23/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/27/1962 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
04/15/1963 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/22/1963 Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
01/21/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
02/10/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
03/30/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
06/30/1967 Collects his 2500th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit!
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the Seattle Kings by the Baltimore Clippers. (Round 25, Pick 3, 99th overall pick).
01/23/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Baltimore Clippers development complex.
07/08/1969 Injured (broken collarbone),out for 6 weeks.
08/14/1970 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/30/1970 Scores his 1500th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run!
10/23/1970 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1951 147 8
1953 147 9
1954 151 4
1955 149 3
Year PA Rank
1951 679 5
1952 653 10
1954 677 6
1962 675 2
Year AB Rank
1951 586 6
1953 568 7
1954 593 3
1955 556 10
1962 596 4
Year H Rank
1951 182 7
1953 160 10
1954 176 2
1962 180 7
Year K Rank
1948 31 6
1951 72 10
1952 97 7
1954 78 10
Year TB Rank
1948 87 6
1951 300 6
1953 252 10
1954 287 2
1959 286 7
1962 308 9
Year 2B Rank
1948 12 4
1954 42 2
1955 36 4
1956 30 7
1958 33 7
1959 34 7
1960 43 4
1961 33 8
1962 48 2
Year 3B Rank
1948 3 3
1950 13 3
1951 17 4
1952 8 6
1954 12 6
1958 10 9
1959 14 2
1961 9 8
Year RBI Rank
1954 103 4
Year R Rank
1948 34 6
1951 109 5
1954 113 3
1955 93 6
1962 123 2
Year BB Rank
1951 83 7
1958 71 10
Year IBB Rank
1963 13 5
Year HP Rank
1951 5 6
1952 5 5
1965 7 8
1969 6 9
1970 21 1
Year SH Rank
1954 14 10
Year EBH Rank
1948 22 3
1951 63 9
1954 69 1
1958 54 10
1959 66 6
1960 66 6
1962 77 3
Year AVG Rank
1951 .311 9
1954 .297 6
Year OBP Rank
1948 .431 9
1951 .398 5
1954 .383 9
Year SLG Rank
1948 .576 5
1951 .512 5
1954 .484 7
1959 .488 10
1960 .505 10
Year RC Rank
1948 39.28 8
1951 123.82 5
1954 108.13 6
1959 103.03 10
1962 119.79 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1948 9.82 5
1951 7.76 5
Year ISO Rank
1948 .258 5
1951 .201 8
1954 .187 10
1959 .198 10
Year wOBA Rank
1948 .458 3
1951 .403 6
1954 .395 8
Year OPS Rank
1948 1.007 5
1951 .910 6
1954 .867 7
Year WAR Rank
1948 2.0 4
1951 7.0 3
1953 4.2 10
1954 5.2 8
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