Al Dark
1946–1960 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,825G
.290AVG
.333OBP
.412SLG
2,087H
126HR
757RBI
59SB
1IP
0K
18.00ERA
1GS
4Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,825 | 7,819 | 7,206 | 1,063 | 2,087 | 357 | 72 | 126 | 757 | 431 | 535 | 59 | 38 | 54 | 31 | 2,966 | .290 | .333 | .412 | .745 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2.000 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1953-09-16 to 1954-05-01
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1954-06-03 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1948-06-02 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1951-05-20 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 882 | 3678 | 988 | 84 | 421 | 206 | 238 | .292 | .325 | .437 |
| Away | 943 | 4141 | 1099 | 42 | 336 | 225 | 297 | .288 | .320 | .389 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 154 | 679 | 183 | 8 | 61 | 46 | 37 | .297 | .337 | .395 |
| May | 335 | 1451 | 356 | 17 | 133 | 82 | 109 | .267 | .302 | .369 |
| June | 340 | 1482 | 415 | 20 | 139 | 82 | 99 | .304 | .335 | .416 |
| July | 354 | 1528 | 429 | 31 | 168 | 70 | 100 | .301 | .327 | .438 |
| August | 360 | 1506 | 388 | 20 | 131 | 91 | 108 | .281 | .318 | .397 |
| September | 275 | 1155 | 310 | 30 | 122 | 60 | 78 | .290 | .320 | .451 |
| October | 7 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 261 | 1133 | 307 | 12 | 95 | 67 | 67 | .295 | .330 | .401 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 256 | 1100 | 296 | 15 | 106 | 57 | 88 | .289 | .321 | .411 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 250 | 1039 | 272 | 15 | 88 | 36 | 72 | .279 | .296 | .411 |
| chicago-cubs | 225 | 961 | 262 | 17 | 128 | 44 | 62 | .292 | .318 | .403 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 218 | 934 | 254 | 13 | 83 | 60 | 61 | .299 | .336 | .416 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 207 | 914 | 238 | 24 | 90 | 55 | 68 | .283 | .321 | .445 |
| milwaukee-braves | 152 | 678 | 178 | 9 | 58 | 38 | 43 | .284 | .319 | .380 |
| new-york-giants | 80 | 330 | 99 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 21 | .338 | .370 | .457 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Boston Braves | 15 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 137 | 543 | 175 | 3 | 49 | 4 | .322 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 130 | 529 | 146 | 3 | 53 | 5 | .276 | – | – |
| 1950 |  New York Giants | 154 | 587 | 164 | 16 | 67 | 9 | .279 | – | – |
| 1951 | New York Giants | 153 | 633 | 194 | 14 | 68 | 12 | .306 | – | – |
| 1952 | New York Giants | 151 | 589 | 177 | 14 | 73 | 6 | .301 | – | – |
| 1953 | New York Giants | 155 | 647 | 194 | 23 | 88 | 7 | .300 | 1 | – |
| 1954 | New York Giants | 154 | 644 | 189 | 20 | 70 | 5 | .293 | – | – |
| 1955 | New York Giants | 115 | 475 | 134 | 9 | 45 | 2 | .282 | – | – |
| 1956 | New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals | 148 | 619 | 170 | 6 | 54 | 3 | .275 | – | – |
| 1957 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 583 | 169 | 4 | 64 | 3 | .290 | – | – |
| 1958 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 528 | 156 | 4 | 48 | 1 | .295 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Chicago Cubs | 136 | 477 | 126 | 6 | 45 | 1 | .264 | – | – |
| 1960 | Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 105 | 339 | 90 | 4 | 32 | 1 | .265 | – | – |