Al Cowens Notable

b. October 25, 1951 · Kansas City Royals 1974–1979, California Angels 1980, Detroit Tigers 1980–1981, Seattle Mariners 1982–1986

Al Cowens played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1974 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1986.

Across 1,584 games he batted .270, with 1,494 hits and 704 runs. He finished with 108 home runs, 276 doubles, 68 triples and 120 stolen bases.

He played 1,477 games in the outfield, with 2,854 putouts and 46 errors.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on October 25, 1951, and died on March 11, 2002. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	1	1977
Player of the Week	1	1977

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	KCR	110	269	28	65	7	1	1	25	23	38	5	.242
1975	KCR	120	328	44	91	13	8	4	42	28	36	12	.277
1976	KCR	152	581	71	154	23	6	3	59	26	50	23	.265
1977	KCR	162	606	98	189	32	14	23	112	41	64	16	.312
1978	KCR	132	485	63	133	24	8	5	63	31	54	14	.274
1979	KCR	136	516	69	152	18	7	9	73	40	44	10	.295
1980	CAL/DET	142	522	69	140	20	3	6	59	49	61	6	.268
1981	DET	85	253	27	66	11	4	1	18	22	36	3	.261
1982	SEA	146	560	72	151	39	8	20	78	46	81	11	.270
1983	SEA	110	356	39	73	19	2	7	35	23	38	10	.205
1984	SEA	139	524	60	145	34	2	15	78	27	83	9	.277
1985	SEA	122	452	59	120	32	5	14	69	30	56	0	.265
1986	SEA	28	82	5	15	4	0	0	6	3	18	1	.183
Career	—	1584	5534	704	1494	276	68	108	717	389	659	120	.270

On this day & linked events

1951

Born October 25, 1951

Los Angeles, CA, USA

2002

Died March 11, 2002

1974

Major-league debut: Al Cowens

Al Cowens made a major-league debut on April 6, 1974.

1986

Final major-league game: Al Cowens

Al Cowens played a final major-league game on June 8, 1986.

Image: Kansas City Royals, public domain