BKN-N, BOS-N, PIT-N CLE-A
HOF (1977) as Manager
1951-69 Cle-A & Chi-A
Most Career Games
Caught (1,918) record at retirement which held until 1987 {now 5th on alltime list}All-Star Selection 1934 & 1941 |
Al Lopez BKN-N, BOS-N, PIT-N CLE-A HOF (1977) as Manager
1951-69 Cle-A & Chi-AMost Career Games
Caught (1,918) record at retirement which held until 1987 {now 5th on alltime list}All-Star Selection 1934 & 1941 |
| Full Name: Alfonso Ramon Lopez Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5'11" Weight: 165 lbs. Born: Aug 20, 1908 in Tampa, FL Major League Debut: Sep 27, 1928 |
CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1928 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 |
TM Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bos Bos Bos Bos Bos Pit Pit Pit Pit Pit Pit Pit Cle |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL AL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
G 3 128 111 126 126 140 128 128 105 71 131 36 59 114 103 118 115 91 56 61 |
AB 12 421 360 404 372 439 379 426 334 236 412 119 174 317 289 372 331 243 150 126 |
R 0 60 38 44 39 58 50 46 31 19 32 20 15 33 17 40 27 22 13 9 |
H 0 130 97 111 112 120 95 103 68 63 104 35 45 84 74 98 76 53 46 33 |
2B 0 20 13 18 11 23 12 12 11 6 22 3 6 9 8 9 12 8 2 1 |
3B 0 4 4 6 4 2 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 |
HR 0 6 0 1 3 7 3 7 3 1 8 2 1 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 |
RBI 0 57 40 43 41 54 39 50 38 14 49 17 24 43 26 39 34 18 12 14 |
TB 0 176 118 144 140 168 124 146 90 74 152 46 58 110 89 118 93 61 51 34 |
BB 0 33 28 34 21 49 35 41 35 11 40 6 13 31 34 44 34 35 23 9 |
IBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Totals | G 1950 |
AB 5916 |
R 613 |
H 1547 |
2B 206 |
3B 43 |
HR 51 |
RBI 652 |
TB 1992 |
BB 556 |
IBB 0 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1928 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 |
TM Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bos Bos Bos Bos Bos Pit Pit Pit Pit Pit Pit Pit Cle |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL AL |
K 0 35 33 35 39 44 36 41 57 24 45 8 13 23 17 25 24 12 14 13 |
HBP 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 |
SH 0 10 3 6 10 14 10 1 8 7 11 1 4 6 6 12 5 2 4 1 |
SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
GDP 0 0 0 0 9 15 8 15 15 9 10 3 8 10 10 6 7 5 6 1 |
SB 0 3 1 3 10 2 2 1 3 5 1 1 5 0 0 2 4 1 1 1 |
CS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
SB% -.--- 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 -.--- -.--- 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 |
AVG .000 .309 .269 .275 .301 .273 .251 .242 .204 .267 .252 .294 .259 .265 .256 .263 .230 .218 .307 .262 |
OBP .000 .362 .324 .331 .338 .349 .316 .311 .281 .305 .319 .328 .310 .330 .338 .341 .303 .317 .399 .311 |
SLG .000 .418 .328 .356 .376 .383 .327 .343 .269 .314 .369 .387 .333 .347 .308 .317 .281 .251 .340 .270 |
AB/HR --.- 70.2 --.- 404.0 124.0 62.7 126.3 60.9 111.3 236.0 51.5 59.5 174.0 63.4 289.0 372.0 331.0 --.- 150.0 --.- |
AB/K --.- 12.0 10.9 11.5 9.5 10.0 10.5 10.4 5.9 9.8 9.2 14.9 13.4 13.8 17.0 14.9 13.8 20.3 10.7 9.7 |
| Totals | K 538 |
HBP 14 |
SH 121 |
SF 0 |
GDP 137 |
SB 46 |
CS 1 |
SB% .979 |
BAVG .261 |
OBP .326 |
SLG .337 |
AB/HR 116.0 |
AB/K 11.0 |
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ALL-STAR STATISTICS -
BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1934 1941 |
TM Bro Pit |
LG NL NL |
G 1 1 |
AB 2 1 |
R 0 0 |
H 0 0 |
2B 0 0 |
3B 0 0 |
HR 0 0 |
RBI 0 0 |
TB 0 0 |
BB 0 0 |
K 1 0 |
SB 0 0 |
BAVG .000 .000 |
SLG .000 .000 |
AB/HR --.- --.- |
AB/K 2.0 --.- |
| Totals | G 2 |
AB 3 |
R 0 |
H 0 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 0 |
TB 0 |
BB 0 |
K 1 |
SB 0 |
AVG .000 |
SLG .000 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 3.0 |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1928-1931 1932-1935 1936-1940 1940-1946 1947 |
TM Bro Bro Bos Pit Cle |
LG NL NL NL NL AL |
TEAM NAME Brooklyn Robins Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Bees Pittsburgh Pirates Cleveland Indians |
LEAGUE NAME National League National League National League National League American League |
Given the name Senor because of his Spanish background, Alfonso Lopez began his pro career with hometown Tampa in the Florida State League in 1925. Lopez was sixteen years old at the time. During his first season, Lopez was chosen to catch Walter Johnson as a team of all-stars played a Florida exhibition. "Son, some day you're going to be a great catcher," was Johnson's fabled farewell to the teen.
Lopez had sworn off baseball at age ten after getting hit in the face with a ball. The fact that he'd been skipping school to play baseball was uncovered when his chums called an ambulance for the fallen Lopez. But Lopez forgave the sport after becoming team caqptain for his junior high school. Older brother Emilio played catcher for amateur teams and encouraged Alfonso to do the same.
Lopez broke in with the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing for manager Wilbert "robbie" Robinson, who couldn't remember his catcher's name and called the five-foot-eleven inch Lopez "that little Cuban." When Lopez retired as a player he had rewritten records for most career games caught overall (1,918) and in the National League (1,861). His longevity streak would survive until 1987. In 1941, Lopez tied an NL record by going an entire season without a single passed ball. Al Lopez gained entrance to the Hall of Fame in the Manager's Wing in 1977.
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