Al Cowens Stats & Facts

Al Cowens Stats & Facts

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    Al Cowens Position: RightfielderBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-1, 197lb (185cm, 89kg)Born: October 25, 1951 in Los Angeles, CADied: March 11, 2002  in Downey, CABuried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CADraft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 75th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Centennial HS (Compton, CA).High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA)Debut: April 6, 1974 (13,469th in major league history)vs. MIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: June 8, 1986vs….

Dwight Evans completes a cycle with a walk-off home run, becoming only the fourth major league player to accomplish the feat
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Dwight Evans completes a cycle with a walk-off home run, becoming only the fourth major league player to accomplish the feat

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Dwight Evans completes a cycle with a walk-off home run, becoming only the fourth major league player to accomplish the feat. The Red Sox outfielder’s game-ending three-run blast in the 11th inning gives Boston a dramatic 9-6 victory over Seattle at Fenway Park.

White Sox reliever Ed Farmer swears he will take criminal action against Detroit’s Al Cowens following an on-field brawl in Chicago. Cowens hit a grounder to SS, and then charges the mound instead of running to first base. The action stems from an incident a year earlier when a Farmer pitch shattered Cowens’s jaw. American League President Lee MacPhail will suspend Cowens for seven games. The Tigers win, 5 – 3, in 11 innings.

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On June 20, 1980, Chicago White Sox reliever Ed Farmer swears he will take criminal action against Detroit’s Al Cowens following an on-field brawl in Chicago. Cowens hit a grounder to SS, and then charges the mound instead of running to first base. While still playing with the Royals in 1979, on May 8, in…

Leading by two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Orioles escape a no-out, bases-loaded jam when John Wathan hits into a run-scoring triple play to end the game, giving the team a 7-6 victory over Kansas City at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City pinch-hitter’s sac fly to right field (1) is deep enough to score Al Cowens from third base, but Freddie Patek, the runner on first, is caught in a run-down on the throw (2) and Dave Nelson, stranded off third base, is tagged out (3) by Mark Belanger, completing the 9-6-4-6 triple killing.

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Leading by two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Orioles escape a no-out, bases-loaded jam when John Wathan hits into a run-scoring triple play to end the game, giving the team a 7-6 victory over Kansas City at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City pinch-hitter’s sac fly to right field (1) is deep enough to score Al Cowens from third base, but Freddie Patek, the runner on first, is caught in a run-down on the throw (2) and Dave Nelson, stranded off third base, is tagged out (3) by Mark Belanger, completing the 9-6-4-6 triple killing.

The Yankees dramatically win their 30th pennant on Chris Chambliss’ home run in the bottom of the ninth inning
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The Yankees dramatically win their 30th pennant on Chris Chambliss’ home run in the bottom of the ninth inning

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The Yankees dramatically win their 30th pennant on Chris Chambliss’ home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The first baseman’s walk-off solo shot beats the Royals in Game Five and the deciding contest of the ALCS, 7-6.