Al Cowens
Alfred Edward Cowens
Born: October 25, 1951
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: 2002
Downey, CA USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 197
Career: 1974-1986
Draft: Round 75 (1969 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Al Cowens compiled a career batting average of .270 with 108 home runs and 717 RBI in his 1584-game career with the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, California Angels and Seattle Mariners. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 110 | 296 | 269 | 28 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 38 | .242 | .303 | .286 | .589 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 120 | 367 | 328 | 44 | 91 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 36 | .277 | .340 | .402 | .742 | 132 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 152 | 616 | 581 | 71 | 154 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 16 | 26 | 50 | .265 | .298 | .341 | .639 | 198 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 661 | 606 | 98 | 189 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 112 | 16 | 12 | 41 | 64 | .312 | .361 | .525 | .885 | 318 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 132 | 534 | 485 | 63 | 133 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 54 | .274 | .319 | .388 | .707 | 188 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 136 | 568 | 516 | 69 | 152 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 44 | .295 | .345 | .409 | .753 | 211 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 34 | 132 | 119 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 21 | .227 | .303 | .294 | .597 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 108 | 452 | 403 | 58 | 113 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 40 | .280 | .339 | .370 | .709 | 149 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 85 | 284 | 253 | 27 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 36 | .261 | .319 | .348 | .667 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 1982 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 146 | 611 | 560 | 72 | 151 | 39 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 11 | 7 | 46 | 81 | .270 | .325 | .475 | .800 | 266 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1983 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 110 | 384 | 356 | 39 | 73 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 38 | .205 | .255 | .329 | .584 | 117 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 139 | 559 | 524 | 60 | 145 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 78 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 83 | .277 | .312 | .435 | .747 | 228 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1985 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 122 | 487 | 452 | 59 | 120 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 56 | .265 | .310 | .451 | .761 | 204 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1986 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 28 | 87 | 82 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .183 | .209 | .232 | .441 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1584 | 6038 | 5534 | 704 | 1494 | 276 | 68 | 108 | 717 | 120 | 74 | 389 | 659 | .270 | .319 | .403 | .722 | 2230 | 141 | 34 | 28 | 53 | 28 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 102 | 64 | 655.3 | 151 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .988 | 2.252 | 1.608 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 3.000 | .500 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 113 | 83 | 803.7 | 214 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .978 | 2.441 | 1.929 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 148 | 145 | 1311.0 | 329 | 13 | 5 | 3 | .986 | 2.348 | 2.311 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 159 | 150 | 1352.0 | 307 | 14 | 6 | 1 | .982 | 2.137 | 2.019 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 127 | 123 | 1077.7 | 275 | 10 | 3 | 5 | .990 | 2.380 | 2.244 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 5 | 3 | 30.0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 4.500 | 3.000 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 134 | 132 | 1170.3 | 288 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .986 | 2.238 | 2.172 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 107 | 106 | 943.0 | 199 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .986 | 1.976 | 1.935 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | OF | 30 | 30 | 265.7 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.270 | 2.233 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 83 | 64 | 607.0 | 166 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 2.506 | 2.036 |
| 1982 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 145 | 143 | 1301.3 | 280 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .987 | 2.033 | 2.028 |
| 1983 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 70 | 61 | 544.0 | 124 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .985 | 2.167 | 1.871 |
| 1984 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 130 | 123 | 1089.3 | 228 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .987 | 1.950 | 1.815 |
| 1985 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 110 | 109 | 933.0 | 198 | 10 | 7 | 2 | .967 | 2.006 | 1.891 |
| 1986 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 19 | 17 | 158.0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.880 | 1.737 |
| Totals | 1484 | 1353 | 12244.3 | 2859 | 123 | 48 | 20 | .984 | 2.192 | 2.009 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 5 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 | .227 | .286 | .513 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .263 | .300 | .421 | .721 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 57 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .228 | .291 | .519 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | CF | 5 | 4 | 42.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.214 | 3.000 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | RF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | RF | 5 | 4 | 38.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.316 | 2.800 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | CF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | RF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.324 | 1.250 |
| Totals | 16 | 14 | 121.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.529 | 2.125 |
Awards
1977 - AL Gold Glove OF
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