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Del Unser

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: December 9, 1944 in Decatur, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS), the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) and the Washington Senators in the 1st round (18th) of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

Schools: Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL), Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: April 10, 1968 (Age 23-123d, 12,660th in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 6, 1982 (Age 37-179d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Delbert Bernard Unser

Pronunciation: \UN-sur\

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Relatives: Son of Al Unser

1980 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.7

5215

1344

.258

617

RBI

481

OBP

.319

SLG

.358

OPS

.677

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	WSA		DET	L,0-5	CG	49	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
2	2	Apr 7	WSA		DET	W,14-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 8	WSA		DET	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 10	WSA		BOS	L,1-4	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11	WSA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 12	WSA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	7	Apr 16	WSA	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
8	8	Apr 18	WSA	@	CLE	L,4-9	GS	32	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 20	WSA		NYY	L,2-11	GS	26	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 21	WSA		NYY	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
11	11	Apr 22	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	71	18.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	24 (12)	May 5	WSA	@	CAL	W,6-1	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
13	34 (9)	May 18	WSA		CLE	W,7-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
14	36 (1)	May 20	WSA	@	NYY	W,2-0	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	37	May 21	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
16	38	May 22	WSA	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
17	42 (3)	May 26	WSA	@	BOS	W,7-5	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
18	43	May 27	WSA	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
19	44	May 29	WSA		KCR	W,5-4	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
20	46 (1)	May 31	WSA		KCR	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	47	Jun 2	WSA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	54 (6)	Jun 10	WSA	@	KCR	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	55	Jun 12	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	56	Jun 13	WSA	@	CHW	W,12-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	57	Jun 14 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	58	Jun 14 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	59	Jun 15	WSA	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	60	Jun 16	WSA	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	61	Jun 17	WSA	@	MIN	W,3-1	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	62	Jun 18	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
31	63	Jun 19 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,10-12	CG	45	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
32	64	Jun 19 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	47	12.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	67 (2)	Jun 23	WSA		DET	W,6-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
34	68	Jun 24	WSA		DET	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
35	71 (2)	Jun 27	WSA		BAL	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	75 (3)	Jul 1	WSA	@	BOS	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
37	76	Jul 2	WSA	@	BOS	L,0-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
38	77	Jul 3	WSA	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	78	Jul 4	WSA	@	NYY	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	79	Jul 5 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	W,7-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
41	80	Jul 5 (2)	WSA	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	82 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,3-7	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
43	83	Jul 7 (2)	WSA	@	CLE	L,5-7	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
44	84	Jul 8	WSA	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
45	85	Jul 9	WSA	@	CLE	W,9-3	GF	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
46	86	Jul 10	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	87	Jul 11	WSA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	88	Jul 12	WSA		NYY	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	89	Jul 16	WSA		CAL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	90	Jul 17	WSA		CAL	L,0-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	91	Jul 18	WSA		CAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
52	92	Jul 19	WSA		MIL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	93	Jul 20	WSA		MIL	W,2-0	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	94	Jul 21	WSA		OAK	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	95	Jul 22	WSA		OAK	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	96	Jul 24	WSA	@	CAL	W,9-8	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
57	97	Jul 25	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
58	98	Jul 26	WSA	@	CAL	L,10-11	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
59	100 (1)	Jul 29	WSA	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	101	Jul 30	WSA	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	102	Jul 31	WSA	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	103	Aug 1	WSA	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	104	Aug 2 (1)	WSA	@	OAK	W,6-2	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
64	105	Aug 2 (2)	WSA	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	32	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
65	106	Aug 3	WSA	@	DET	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
66	107	Aug 4	WSA	@	DET	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	109 (1)	Aug 6	WSA		BOS	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	110	Aug 7	WSA		BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	111	Aug 8	WSA		CLE	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
70	113 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	WSA		CLE	L,3-6	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
71	115 (1)	Aug 12	WSA		MIN	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
72	117 (1)	Aug 14	WSA		CHW	W,6-5	GF	8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
73	118	Aug 15	WSA		CHW	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	119	Aug 16	WSA		CHW	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
75	120	Aug 17	WSA		KCR	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	121	Aug 18	WSA		KCR	L,8-12	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	122	Aug 19	WSA		KCR	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	123	Aug 21	WSA	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	125 (1)	Aug 23	WSA	@	MIN	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
80	127 (1)	Aug 26	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	128	Aug 28 (1)	WSA	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
82	130 (1)	Aug 29	WSA	@	KCR	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	131	Aug 30	WSA	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
84	132	Aug 31	WSA		CLE	W,5-4	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	134 (1)	Sep 2	WSA		CLE	W,4-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
86	135	Sep 3	WSA		CLE	L,2-4	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	136	Sep 4	WSA		DET	L,3-6	GF	12	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
88	137	Sep 5	WSA		DET	W,3-2	GF	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
89	138	Sep 6	WSA		DET	L,7-8	GF	21	5.0	2	0	2	4	0	PH RF
90	139	Sep 7	WSA		NYY	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
91	140	Sep 8	WSA		NYY	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	141	Sep 9	WSA	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	142	Sep 10	WSA	@	CLE	L,4-13	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
94	143	Sep 11	WSA	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	144	Sep 12	WSA	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	147 (2)	Sep 16	WSA		BAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	150 (2)	Sep 19 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
98	151	Sep 20	WSA	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
99	153 (1)	Sep 22	WSA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
100	155 (1)	Sep 24	WSA		BOS	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
101	156	Sep 25	WSA		BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
102	157	Sep 26	WSA		BOS	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	160 (2)	Sep 29 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
104	162 (1)	Oct 1	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	42	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							104gm		683.1	179	7	3	189	2