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Dell Alston
Wendell Alston

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
School Concordia College

Debut May 17, 1977
  vs. OAK 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1980
Born September 22, 1952 in Valhalla, NY

Cousin of Garvin Alston

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1972. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 24 NYY AL  22   40   10   13   4  0   1    4   3  3   3   4  .325  .364  .500  135   20   1   1   0   0   2
 1978 25 TOT AL  61  176   17   36   2  0   1   10  11 10  10  23  .205  .246  .233   40   41   4   1   0   0   1
         NYY AL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         OAK AL  58  173   17   36   2  0   1   10  11 10  10  21  .208  .250  .237   42   41   4   1   0   0   1
 1979 26 CLE AL  54   62   10   18   0  2   1   12   4  4  10  10  .290  .384  .403  113   25   1   1   1   0   0
 1980 27 CLE AL  52   54   11   12   1  2   0    9   2  4   5   7  .222  .302  .315   69   17   1   2   2   2   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      189  332   48   79   7  4   3   35  20 21  28  44  .238  .297  .310   71  103   7   5   3   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        285   41   68   6  3   3   30  17 18  24  38  .238  .297  .310   71   88   6   4   3   2   3
 Career High     61  176   17   36   4  2   1   12  11 10  10  23                          41   4   2   2   2   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1977 24 NYY AL   45   34    6   4.7    99| .325  .265| .364  .329| .500  .403| .864  .732| 135  .509   2.1   0.2  50%
 1978 25 TOT AL  191  156   10   1.7    89| .205  .254| .246  .318| .233  .374| .479  .693|  40  .155 -14.0  -1.5  52%
         NYY AL    3    3    0   0.0    91| .000  .258| .000  .322| .000  .379| .000  .702|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         OAK AL  188  153   10   1.8    89| .208  .254| .250  .318| .237  .374| .487  .693|  42  .161 -13.2  -1.4  52%
 1979 26 CLE AL   74   50   10   5.3   103| .290  .271| .384  .336| .403  .410| .787  .746| 113  .556   1.3   0.1  50%
 1980 27 CLE AL   64   50    5   2.7   100| .222  .270| .302  .333| .315  .401| .617  .734|  69  .273  -2.2  -0.2  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       374  290   31   2.9    94| .238  .261| .297  .325| .310  .389| .607  .714|  71  .305 -12.8  -1.4  48%

* 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 ------+
1977 24 NYY AL DH 10 RF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 1.80 2.10 1 15.0 1978 25 OAK AL OF 50 86 0 4 0 .956 .979 1.72 2.13 2.13 2.47 43 362.7 RF 29 52 0 2 0 .963 .977 1.79 1.85 2.25 2.24 25 208.0 LF 23 36 0 2 0 .947 .973 1.57 1.78 2.09 2.21 18 154.7 1B 9 20 0 0 2 1.000 .990 2.22 8.76 10.17 10.07 0 17.7 DH 3 1979 26 CLE AL OF 30 29 2 1 0 .969 .981 1.03 2.13 2.13 2.46 9 130.7 LF 18 22 0 1 0 .957 .982 1.22 1.80 2.26 2.22 7 87.7 RF 12 7 2 0 0 1.000 .978 0.75 1.88 1.88 2.26 2 43.0 DH 7 1980 27 CLE AL OF 26 35 1 2 0 .947 .978 1.38 2.15 2.38 2.47 12 136.0 LF 12 11 1 2 0 .857 .984 1.00 1.92 1.74 2.35 6 62.0 RF 12 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.75 1.77 1.76 2.13 3 46.0 DH 6 CF 4 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 2.65 4.50 2.92 3 28.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 25 OAK AL 1B 9 20 0 0 2 1.000 .990 2.22 8.76 10.17 10.07 0 17.7 1980 27 CLE AL CF 4 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 2.65 4.50 2.92 3 28.0 1977 24 NYY AL DH 10 1978 25 OAK AL DH 3 1979 26 CLE AL DH 7 1980 27 CLE AL DH 6 1978 25 OAK AL LF 23 36 0 2 0 .947 .973 1.57 1.78 2.09 2.21 18 154.7 1979 26 CLE AL LF 18 22 0 1 0 .957 .982 1.22 1.80 2.26 2.22 7 87.7 1980 27 CLE AL LF 12 11 1 2 0 .857 .984 1.00 1.92 1.74 2.35 6 62.0 1977 24 NYY AL OF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.05 1.80 2.34 1 15.0 1978 25 OAK AL OF 50 86 0 4 0 .956 .979 1.72 2.13 2.13 2.47 43 362.7 1979 26 CLE AL OF 30 29 2 1 0 .969 .981 1.03 2.13 2.13 2.46 9 130.7 1980 27 CLE AL OF 26 35 1 2 0 .947 .978 1.38 2.15 2.38 2.47 12 136.0 1977 24 NYY AL RF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 1.80 2.10 1 15.0 1978 25 OAK AL RF 29 52 0 2 0 .963 .977 1.79 1.85 2.25 2.24 25 208.0 1979 26 CLE AL RF 12 7 2 0 0 1.000 .978 0.75 1.88 1.88 2.26 2 43.0 1980 27 CLE AL RF 12 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.75 1.77 1.76 2.13 3 46.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 108 152 4 7 0 .957 .979 1.44 2.13 2.18 2.46 65 644.3 53 4 55# RF* 55 70 3 2 0 .973 .977 1.33 1.83 2.11 2.22 31 312.0 LF* 53 69 1 5 0 .933 .978 1.32 1.82 2.07 2.24 31 304.3 DH 26 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 9 20 0 0 2 1.000 .990 2.22 8.76 10.17 10.07 0 17.7 CF* 4 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 2.65 4.50 2.92 3 28.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 117 172 4 7 2 .962 .981 1.50 2.64 2.39 2.67 65 662
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

August 21, 1972: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1978: Traded by the New York Yankees with Mickey Klutts and $50,000 to the Oakland Athletics for Gary Thomasson.

March 23, 1979: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

April 5, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

April 9, 1981: Released by the Cleveland Indians.


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