Al Santorini, baseball player, 1968-1973

Al Santorini

Born: 5/19/1948 in Irvington, NJ, USA

MLB Debut: 1968-09-10 | Final Game: 1973-05-05

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 190 lbs

Full name: Alan Joel Santorini

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Biography

Al Santorini, born in 1948, was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1968 until 1973. Over the course of his career, he appeared in a total of 59 games, finishing with a record of 17 wins and 38 losses. Santorini posted an earned run average (ERA) of 4.29 and recorded 268 strikeouts, alongside three saves. Notably, his tenure in the league coincided with a transformative period in baseball, marked by the increasing competitiveness of the game and the evolution of pitching strategies. Santorini's playing style was characterized by his durability on the mound and capacity to strike out batters, reflecting the era's shift towards emphasizing power pitching. Despite not achieving superstar status, he contributed to his teams with solid performances and was a reliable option in the bullpen. His career, though not extensively decorated, remains a part of the rich tapestry of baseball history during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
17 38 127 70 5 4 3 493.3 533 235 36 194 268 4.29 0

Career ERA 4.29 vs. league average 3.51 across their career seasons — 22.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1968 ATL NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1969 SDP NL 8 14 32 30 2 1 0 184.7 194 81 73 111 3.95 3.61 (-9%) -
1970 SDP NL 1 8 21 12 0 0 1 75.7 91 51 43 41 6.07 3.89 (-56%) -
1971 SDP NL 0 2 18 3 0 0 0 38.3 43 16 11 21 3.76 3.47 (-8%) -
1971 STL NL 0 2 19 5 0 0 2 49.7 51 21 19 21 3.81 3.47 (-10%) -
1972 STL NL 8 11 30 19 3 3 0 133.7 136 61 46 72 4.11 3.26 (-26%) -
1973 STL NL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 8.3 14 5 2 2 5.40 — -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
127 137 4 15 0 0 1 5 0 6 61 0.109 0.147 0.131 0.278 -585.9

Career AVG .109 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Career OBP .147 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career SLG .131 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 64.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.278 vs. league average 0.683 across their career seasons — 59.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1968 ATL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 SDP NL 32 63 2 7 0 0 1 2 0 2 33 0.111 .248 (-55%) .320 (-57%) .369 (-57%) .689 (-57%) -585.9
1970 SDP NL 21 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1971 SDP NL 18 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.400 — — — — 0.0
1971 STL NL 19 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.300 — — — — 0.0
1972 STL NL 30 40 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 0.075 — — — — 0.0
1973 STL NL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 127 70 28 63 7 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1968 ATL P 1 1 0 1 1 0
1969 SDN P 32 30 9 34 2 2
1970 SDN P 21 12 2 7 0 1
1971 SDN P 18 3 3 3 3 0
1971 SLN P 19 5 3 6 0 0
1972 SLN P 30 19 10 12 1 1
1973 SLN P 6 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 127