Al Dark
Manager
Alvin Ralph Dark
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Comanche, OK, USA
Easley, SC, USA
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Al Dark as a manager
The career managing record for Al Dark is 994-954 (.510) over 1950 games, from 1961 to 1977. Clubs managed, in order: the San Francisco Giants (1961-1964), the Kansas City Athletics (1966-1967), the Cleveland Indians (1968-1971), the Oakland Athletics (1974-1975), and the San Diego Padres (1977). By winning percentage, 1962 (103-62) tops the season table. The weakest full season was 1969, at 62-99. With the San Francisco Giants (1961-1964), the finishes read 3rd, 1st, 3rd, and 4th. With the Kansas City Athletics (1966-1967), the finishes read 7th and 10th. With the Cleveland Indians (1968-1971), the finishes read 3rd, 6th, 5th, and 6th.
With the Oakland Athletics (1974-1975), the finishes read 1st and 1st. The record opens at 85-69 in 1961 and closes at 48-65 in 1977. First-place seasons under Dark: 1962, 1974, and 1975. The Lg column places these seasons in the National League and American League. The stint began mid-season, in 1977. Dark's birth date on file is January 7, 1922, in Comanche, OK, USA. The death date on file is November 13, 2014. The player profile covers Dark's playing days, 1946 to 1960.