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Gene Alley
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Birthdate: 7/10/1940
Height / Weight: 6' 0" / 165 lbs.
Place of Birth: Richmond, VA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

An standout all-around athlete, baseball player Gene Alley was also one of the nicest persons in professional sports. He broke into the minors at age 19 with Dubuque of the Midwest League back in 1959, worked his way up the ladder as a second baseman and by hitting .280 at Grand Forks in 1960. By the time he arrived in Pittsburgh in late-1963 Gene Alley was a much-heralded rookie. In 1964 he played 81 games for the Pirates at various infield positions and in 1966 was shifted to shortstop for good, pairing up with future Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski, and they set a NL record with 216 double plays. In 1966 Gene Alley hit a solid .299 with 45 extra base hits, scored 88 runs, won a Gold Glove and was chosen the Sporting News All-Star shortstop.

 

Gene Alley continued his splendid fielding and hitting in 1967 until August when he became plagued with injuries. First a shoulder injury, then knee hurts and finally a broken left hand. He did however managed to hit a fine .287 with 38 extra base hits. injuries limited his batting and fielding thereafter but he still was a great team player and his work at shortstop helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the NL East three consecutive seasons, 1970-1972.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
11 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1963 PIT (NL) 17 51 3 11 1 0 0 0 2 12 0 1 0 0 3 0 .216 .245 SLG
1964 PIT (NL) 81 209 30 44 3 1 6 13 21 56 0 1 2 2 0 2 .211 .286 SLG
1965 PIT (NL) 153 500 47 126 21 6 5 47 32 82 7 2 9 4 3 1 .252 .302 SLG
1966 PIT (NL) 147 579 88 173 28 10 7 43 27 83 8 8 0 5 20 3 .299 .334 SLG
1967 PIT (NL) 152 550 59 158 25 7 6 55 36 70 10 5 5 7 7 4 .287 .337 SLG
1968 PIT (NL) 133 474 48 116 20 2 4 39 39 78 13 5 6 5 9 3 .245 .307 SLG
1969 PIT (NL) 82 285 28 70 3 2 8 32 19 48 4 0 1 1 2 2 .246 .293 SLG
1970 PIT (NL) 121 426 46 104 16 5 8 41 31 70 7 3 9 3 2 4 .244 .297 SLG
1971 PIT (NL) 114 348 38 79 8 7 6 28 35 43 9 2 14 0 4 2 .227 .296 SLG
1972 PIT (NL) 119 347 30 86 12 2 3 36 38 52 4 3 10 0 3 1 .248 .321 SLG
1973 PIT (NL) 76 158 25 32 3 2 2 8 20 28 1 0 6 0 3 0 .203 .292 SLG
11 years   1195 3927 442 999 140 44 55 342 300 622 63 30 62 27 56 22 .254 .310 .SLG



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