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Alexander
Lenihan		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: May 3, 1926 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953    1954   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 OKC PL $ 5,770,000  
1953 27 LAA CL $ 5,770,000  
1954 28 LAA CL $ 8,270,000  
1955 29 DAL PL $ 8,270,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,770,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,270,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 OKC PL $ 5,770,000  
1953 27 LAA CL $ 5,770,000  
1954 28 LAA CL $ 8,270,000  
1955 29 DAL PL $ 8,270,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,770,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,270,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 26 LA CL 3 5 .375 9 9 3 0 0 63.7 71 29 6 12 59 4.10 .282 .316 .440 .756 3.8
  OKC PL 10 6 .625 19 19 6 1 0 143.3 155 79 13 46 118 4.96 .274 .328 .428 .756 7.7
  TOT   13 11 .542 28 28 9 1 0 207.0 226 108 19 58 177 4.70 .276 .325 .432 .756 11.5
1953 27 OKC PL 12 5 .706 22 22 7 1 0 165.3 162 65 13 42 123 3.54 .257 .305 .387 .693 14.7
  LAA CL 4 9 .308 14 14 5 0 0 98.0 138 65 11 26 74 5.97 .332 .371 .495 .866 0.0
  TOT   16 14 .533 36 36 12 1 0 263.3 300 130 24 68 197 4.44 .287 .331 .430 .761 14.7
1954 28 LAA CL 14 11 .560 32 32 10 2 0 247.7 296 145 29 55 196 5.27 .293 .331 .450 .782 8.4
1955 29 LAA CL 6 9 .400 17 17 5 0 0 128.0 146 79 20 37 108 5.55 .289 .338 .473 .811 2.5
  DAL PL 8 6 .571 17 17 5 0 0 129.3 130 64 17 55 99 4.45 .264 .339 .425 .764 7.1
  TOT   14 15 .483 34 34 10 0 0 257.3 276 143 37 92 207 5.00 .277 .338 .449 .788 9.6
4 Years Sim 57 51 .528 130 130 41 4 0 975.3 1098 526 109 273 777 4.85 .284 .332 .441 .772 44.2
Season Average 14 12 .538 32 32 10 1 0 243.8 274 131 27 68 194 4.85 .284 .332 .441 .772  
Career Highs 16 15 .560 36 36 12 2 0 263.3 300 145 37 92 207 5.27 .293 .338 .450 .788  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   545 270 56 124 429   .267 .308 .420 .728
vs LH   553 256 53 149 348   .303 .355 .464 .820
Home 30 19 .612 65 65 19 3 0 499.7 561 251 54 124 402 4.52 .284 .326 .441 .767
Away 27 32 .458 65 65 22 1 0 475.7 537 275 55 149 375 5.20 .283 .336 .440 .776
Mar/Apr 3 7 .300 13 13 3 0 0 84.7 97 44 16 18 76 4.68 .282 .318 .480 .797
May 14 10 .583 26 26 10 1 0 201.7 227 103 19 47 167 4.60 .287 .327 .424 .750
June 12 8 .600 25 25 7 0 0 198.3 227 107 28 56 157 4.86 .282 .329 .450 .779
July 13 7 .650 24 24 9 2 0 187.7 177 85 16 60 141 4.08 .249 .307 .395 .702
August 10 12 .455 25 25 8 0 0 183.7 214 110 16 52 138 5.39 .294 .341 .453 .793
Sep/Oct 5 7 .417 17 17 4 1 0 119.3 156 77 14 40 98 5.81 .318 .369 .475 .844
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 26 LA CL 9 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .038 .074 .038 .113 -1.4 0.0
  OKC PL 19 53 6 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 4 18 .094 .172 .151 .323 0.3 0.0
  TOT   28 79 6 6 3 0 0 2 1 0 5 28 .076 .141 .114 .255 -1.1 0.0
1953 27 OKC PL 22 62 4 6 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 29 .097 .125 .129 .254 -0.6 0.0
  LAA CL 14 39 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .077 .077 .103 .179 -1.4 0.0
  TOT   36 101 6 9 3 0 0 5 1 0 1 42 .089 .107 .119 .226 -2.0 0.0
1954 28 LAA CL 32 97 6 10 4 2 0 3 0 0 2 29 .103 .121 .186 .307 -1.2 0.0
1955 29 LAA CL 17 42 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 .024 .089 .048 .137 -1.9 0.0
  DAL PL 17 52 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 17 .038 .073 .077 .150 -1.9 0.0
  TOT   34 94 4 3 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 27 .032 .080 .064 .144 -3.8 0.0
4 Years Sim 130 371 22 28 13 2 0 14 2 0 13 126 .075 .111 .121 .232 -8.1 0.0
162 Game Average 462 27 34 16 2 0 17 2 0 16 157 .075 .111 .121 .232 -10.1  
Career Highs 36 101 6 10 4 2 0 5 1 0 5 42 .103 .141 .186 .307 -1.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   295 16 20 9 1 0 10 1 0 11 101 .068 .107 .105 .212 -10.0
vs LH   76 6 8 4 1 0 4 1 0 2 25 .105 .128 .184 .312 -0.2
Home 65 180 10 14 7 0 0 7 2 0 9 68 .078 .122 .117 .238 -4.0
Away 65 191 12 14 6 2 0 7 0 0 4 58 .073 .101 .126 .227 -6.2
RISP   101 0 9 5 0 0 14 0 0 4 44 .089 .123 .139 .261 -1.9
Close/Late   30 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .067 .067 .133 .200 -1.2
Mar/Apr 13 30 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 .100 .100 .233 .333 -0.1
May 26 73 4 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 3 28 .096 .130 .151 .281 -0.8
June 25 77 3 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 25 .065 .100 .091 .191 -3.1
July 24 74 5 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 24 .054 .091 .068 .158 -3.5
August 25 71 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 29 .056 .095 .085 .179 -3.1
Sep/Oct 17 46 6 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 .109 .163 .196 .359 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 26 LA CL P 9 9 63.7 2 12 0 0 1.000 1.98    
  OKC PL P 19 19 143.3 5 28 0 1 1.000 2.07    
  TOT   P 28 28 207.0 7 40 0 1 1.000 2.04    
1953 27 OKC PL P 22 22 165.3 10 26 3 3 .923 1.96    
  LAA CL P 14 14 98.0 6 16 2 2 .917 2.02    
  TOT   P 36 36 263.3 16 42 5 5 .921 1.98    
1954 28 LAA CL P 32 32 247.7 12 54 2 1 .971 2.40    
1955 29 LAA CL P 17 17 128.0 9 21 2 2 .938 2.11    
  DAL PL P 17 17 129.3 10 22 3 2 .914 2.23    
Career Totals   130 130 975.3 54 179 12 11 .951 2.15    
Career Highs   36 36 263.3 19 54 5 5 1.000 2.40    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1952 26 OKC PL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 14 13 3 5 9 13.51 .359 .432 .692 1.124
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 14 13 3 5 9 13.51 .359 .432 .692 1.124
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 26 OKC PL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1953-3-3.54
CAR-25-4.85
 Wins
CAR-20-57
 Losses
CAR-12-51
 Winning Pct
1952-6-.625
1953-3-.706
CAR-19-.528
 Games Started
CAR-18-130
 Complete Games
CAR-25-41
Shutouts
1952-9-1
1954-4-2
CAR-32-4
 Innings Pitched
CAR-20-975.3
 Hits Allowed
CAR-6-1098
 Homeruns Allowed
1954-9-29
CAR-8-109
 Strikeouts
CAR-16-777
 Walks Allowed
CAR-38-273
Walks per 9IP
1953-5-2.3
1954-5-2.0
CAR-12-2.5
 Hits per 9IP
1953-6-8.8
CAR-25-10.1
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1953-9-6.7
1954-8-7.1
CAR-15-7.2
 WHiP
1953-2-1.23
CAR-18-1.41
 OAVG
1953-5-.257
CAR-24-.284
 OOBP
1953-1-.305
CAR-17-.332
OSLG
1953-5-.387
CAR-27-.441
 OOPS
1953-3-.693
CAR-25-.772
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 22
 
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  6. Walter Meas (964)
  7. Joshua Stephens (958)
  8. David Stilwell (954)
  9. Osvaldo Valtierra (946)
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  1. Carl Nicosia (996)
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  4. Gerald Adkisson (984)
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  6. Joshua Stephens (977)
  7. Harry Frink (970)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 62nd overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1952
Injured on 4/15/1952 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/28/1952
Had first career hit on 5/6/1952, off John Alton (HOL)
Traded from Los Angeles to Oklahoma on 6/16/1952 (Going to OKC: P Alexander Lenihan. Going to LA: LF Shawn Despain, P Tony Mellor)
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
7/23/1953: Signed a contract extension with Oklahoma, $8,270,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Oklahoma to Los Angeles on 7/23/1953 (Going to OKC: P Justin Paige, CF Joseph Sommers. Going to LAA: P Alexander Lenihan, CF Edward Constance)
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Traded from Los Angeles to Dallas on 6/23/1955 (Going to LA: LF Edward Wright, P William Sera. Going to DAL: P Alexander Lenihan)
 
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