Albie Pearson

Infobox MLB retired
name=Albie Pearson
position=Outfielder


bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1934|9|12
city-state|Alhambra|California
deathdate=
debutdate=April 14
debutyear=by|1958
debutteam=Washington Senators
finaldate=July 16
finalyear=by|1966
finalteam=California Angels
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.270
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=831
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=214
teams=
* Washington Senators (by|1958-by|1959)
* Baltimore Orioles (by|1959-by|1960)
* Los Angeles / California Angels (by|1961-by|1966)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1963)
* 1958 AL Rookie of the Year

Albert Gregory Pearson (born September 12, 1934 in Alhambra, California) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Washington Senators (1958-59), Baltimore Orioles (1959-60) and Los Angeles & California Angels (1961-66). He batted and threw left-handed.

An outfielder, Pearson was originally signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1953. After the 1957 season, he was sent with Norm Zauchin to the Senators in the same trade that brought Pete Runnels to the Red Sox.

In 1958 Pearson won both the "MLB" Rookie of the Year and the "TSN" Rookie of the Year awards in the American League. When baseball owners approved the addition of the Los Angeles Angels during their meeting in October 1960, he was selected by the new franchise in the expansion draft.

Pearson enjoyed his best season in 1963, when he posted career-highs in runs batted in (47), hits (173), stolen bases (17) and games played (160); led the AL in singles (161), and made the All-Star team. His .305 batting average (also a career-high), ranked him fourth in the batting crown race behind Carl Yastrzemski (.321), Al Kaline (.312) and Rich Rollins (.307). Recurring back spasms restricted his career after that and he retired at the end of the 1966 season.

In a nine-year career, Pearson was a .270 hitter with 28 home runs and 214 RBI in 988 games. In addition, he compiled a 2.45 walk-to-strikeout ratio (477-to-195) and a .369 on base percentage.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions

External links

*baseball-reference|id=p/pearsal02
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/P/Pearson_Albie.stm Baseball Library]