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class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><span class="note">Al Weis</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">Second baseman</a> / <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">Shortstop</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1938-04-02</span>) </span>April 2, 1938<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 86)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Square,_New_York" title="Franklin Square, New York">Franklin Square, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Switch</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 15, 1962, for the Chicago White Sox</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 23, 1971, for the New York Mets</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.219</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">115</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weisal01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4704955#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" 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href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1967 Major League Baseball season">1967</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> (<a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1968 Major League Baseball season">1968</a>–<a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1971 Major League Baseball season">1971</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1969_World_Series" title="1969 World Series">1969</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Albert John Weis</b> (born April 2, 1938) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> player. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> from 1962 to 1971 for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>. A light-hitting batter with only seven career home runs, he is notable for hitting a dramatic <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> in Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/1969_World_Series" title="1969 World Series">1969</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSG5_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSG5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a <a href="/wiki/Switch_hitter" title="Switch hitter">switch hitter</a> until the end of the 1968 season, after which he batted exclusively right-handed. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Weis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Weis grew up in <a href="/wiki/Bethpage,_New_York" title="Bethpage, New York">Bethpage, New York</a>, and graduated from <a href="/wiki/Farmingdale_High_School" title="Farmingdale High School">Farmingdale High School</a> in 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a high school teammate of <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lamabe" title="Jack Lamabe">Jack Lamabe</a>, with whom he was teammates on the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> in <a href="/wiki/1966_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1966 Major League Baseball season">1966</a> and <a href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1967 Major League Baseball season">1967</a>. </p><p>Weis joined the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> after high school. It was playing <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Norfolk" title="Naval Station Norfolk">Naval Station Norfolk</a> where Weis caught the eye of the White Sox, with whom he signed as an amateur free agent in <a href="/wiki/1959_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1959 Major League Baseball season">1959</a>. After four years in their <a href="/wiki/Farm_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Farm system">farm system</a>, in which he <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batted</a> .266 with fifteen home runs and 159 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a>, Weis received a September call-up in <a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season">1962</a>, batting only .083 in seven games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chicago_White_Sox">Chicago White Sox</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Weis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chicago White Sox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Weis played 99 games as a <a href="/wiki/Utility_infielder" class="mw-redirect" title="Utility infielder">utility infielder</a> in his rookie season of <a href="/wiki/1963_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1963 Major League Baseball season">1963</a>, with 48 of those games at second base and 27 at <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>. Following the trade of <a href="/wiki/Nellie_Fox" title="Nellie Fox">Nellie Fox</a> during the off-season, Weis became more of a <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a> in <a href="/wiki/1964_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1964 Major League Baseball season">1964</a>, although he still made nine appearances at shortstop, including 4 starts. He batted .247 and established career highs with 81 <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a> and 22 <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen bases</a>, second in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> to <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Luis Aparicio</a>. That year, the White Sox finished second in a tight <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> pennant race, one game behind the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and one game ahead of the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Don_Buford" title="Don Buford">Don Buford</a> was named the everyday White Sox second baseman for the <a href="/wiki/1965_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1965 Major League Baseball season">1965</a> season, with Weis returning to utility infield duties. He remained in that role for the remainder of his tenure with the White Sox, which ended on June 27, 1967, when the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>’ <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a> broke Weis' leg while sliding into second to break up a <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the season, he and former <a href="/wiki/Rookie_of_the_Year_(award)" title="Rookie of the Year (award)">Rookie of the Year</a> <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center fielder</a> <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Tommie Agee</a> were traded to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> for <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Tommy Davis (outfielder)">Tommy Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Fisher" title="Jack Fisher">Jack Fisher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Booker" title="Buddy Booker">Buddy Booker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Wynne_(baseball)" title="Billy Wynne (baseball)">Billy Wynne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_York_Mets">New York Mets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Weis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New York Mets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Though Mets <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Gil_Hodges" title="Gil Hodges">Gil Hodges</a> acquired Weis primarily for his glove, he earned the dubious distinction of being the player whose <a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">error</a> ended the longest game by time in Major League Baseball history on April 15, <a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1968 Major League Baseball season">1968</a> in his Mets debut.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the bottom of the 24th inning against the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Reliant_Astrodome" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Astrodome">Astrodome</a>, Weis allowed <a href="/wiki/Bob_Aspromonte" title="Bob Aspromonte">Bob Aspromonte</a>'s bases-loaded ground ball to go through his legs, scoring <a href="/wiki/Norm_Miller_(baseball)" title="Norm Miller (baseball)">Norm Miller</a> with the lone <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">run</a> of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the season, Weis batted .172 with one home run and twelve RBIs, backing up <a href="/wiki/Bud_Harrelson" title="Bud Harrelson">Bud Harrelson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Boswell" title="Ken Boswell">Ken Boswell</a> at the middle infield positions. </p><p>On July 15, 1969, facing the first place <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>, he hit a three-run home run off former Met <a href="/wiki/Dick_Selma" title="Dick Selma">Dick Selma</a> to lead the second place Mets to a 5–4 victory.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Weis hit his second of two home runs for the season the following day, and the Mets won again to close the gap to just four games in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">National League East</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cubs widened that gap back up to ten games before the Mets began the improbable surge that saw them take first place on September 10, and win the division by eight games to face the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> in the first ever <a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ken Boswell was the star of the <a href="/wiki/1969_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1969 National League Championship Series">1969 National League Championship Series</a>, hitting two home runs, and leading his team with five RBIs. Weis, meanwhile, only logged one <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bat</a>, reaching first on a <a href="/wiki/Clete_Boyer" title="Clete Boyer">Clete Boyer</a> error in the ninth inning of game two.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he received far more playing time in the World Series. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> and American League's <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a> winners faced off in game one of the World Series. The Orioles scored four runs in five innings off <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a>. Meanwhile, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Cuellar" title="Mike Cuellar">Mike Cuellar</a> pitched a <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete game</a>, with Weis' <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_fly" title="Sacrifice fly">sacrifice fly</a> in the seventh inning accounting for the only Mets run.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 2 , Weis came to the plate with two <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">outs</a> in the ninth inning. With runners on first and third, Weis <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">singled</a> to <a href="/wiki/Left_field" class="mw-redirect" title="Left field">left field</a> to drive in the game winning run.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Koosman and McNally faced each other again in game five, with the Mets holding a commanding three-to-one game lead. McNally got his team on the board first with a two-run home run in the third. Three batters later, Frank Robinson hit a solo home run to bring the Orioles' lead to 3–0. <a href="/wiki/Donn_Clendenon" title="Donn Clendenon">Donn Clendenon</a>'s two run shot in the sixth brought the score to 3–2. Leading off the seventh, Weis took McNally deep to left field to tie the game. The Mets scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to seal their improbable World Series win.<sup id="cite_ref-WSG5_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSG5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the series, the career .219 hitter batted .455 with three RBIs.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clendenon was named <a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="World Series Most Valuable Player Award">World Series MVP</a>, while Weis received the Series' <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth_Award" title="Babe Ruth Award">Babe Ruth Award</a>. </p><p>Weis' playing time in the second half of the <a href="/wiki/1970_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1970 Major League Baseball season">1970</a> season diminished substantially when former first overall draft pick <a href="/wiki/Tim_Foli" title="Tim Foli">Tim Foli</a> was brought up to the majors. He was released by the Mets midway through the <a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1971 Major League Baseball season">1971</a> season, having appeared in just eleven games that year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Weis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td>Games </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plate_appearance" title="Plate appearance">PA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">AB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">Runs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">Hits</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">2B</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">3B</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">HR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">RBI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stolen_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="Stolen bases">SB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">BB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_by_pitch" title="Hit by pitch">HBP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">SO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Avg.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">OBP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">Slg.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">Fld%</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>800 </td> <td>1761 </td> <td>1578 </td> <td>195 </td> <td>346 </td> <td>45 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>115 </td> <td>55 </td> <td>117 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>299 </td> <td>.219 </td> <td>.278 </td> <td>.275 </td> <td>.965 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As the weather got hot, so did Weis. He batted .260 with two home runs and 25 RBIs in the month of July for his career, far better than any other month. Weis fared far better against lefties than righties, having hit five of his seven career home runs with a .235 average against southpaws. All seven of his regular season home runs were hit as a visiting player. The only home run he ever hit in a home stadium was the World Series home run off McNally at <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McNally is also the only pitcher Weis has hit two home runs against, serving up his second career home run on June 18, 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Weis&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-WSG5-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WSG5_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WSG5_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN196910160.shtml">"1969 World Series, Game 5"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball-Reference.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball-Reference.com">Baseball-Reference.com</a></i>. October 16, 1969.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=1969+World+Series%2C+Game+5&rft.date=1969-10-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FNYN%2FNYN196910160.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.centerfieldmaz.com/2017/04/1969-mets-world-series-hero-al-weis.html">"1969 Mets World Series Hero: Al Weis (1968-1971)"</a>. Centerfield Maz. April 2, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1969+Mets+World+Series+Hero%3A+Al+Weis+%281968-1971%29&rft.pub=Centerfield+Maz&rft.date=2017-04-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.centerfieldmaz.com%2F2017%2F04%2F1969-mets-world-series-hero-al-weis.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDick_Couch1967" class="citation web cs1">Dick Couch (June 28, 1967). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?dat=19670628&id=WwFOAAAAIBAJ&pg=877,6160510">"Collision Sidelines F. Robinson, Weis"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Free_Lance%E2%80%93Star" title="The Free Lance–Star">The Free Lance–Star</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Free+Lance%E2%80%93Star&rft.atitle=Collision+Sidelines+F.+Robinson%2C+Weis&rft.date=1967-06-28&rft.au=Dick+Couch&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fdat%3D19670628%26id%3DWwFOAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D877%2C6160510&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=757&dat=19671216&id=K7ZNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6545,3225396">"Mets, White Sox in Six Player Trade Deal"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Virgin_Islands_Daily_News" title="The Virgin Islands Daily News">The Virgin Islands Daily News</a></i>. December 16, 1967.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Virgin+Islands+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Mets%2C+White+Sox+in+Six+Player+Trade+Deal&rft.date=1967-12-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fnid%3D757%26dat%3D19671216%26id%3DK7ZNAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6545%2C3225396&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=757&dat=19680417&id=kLovAAAAIBAJ&&pg=6602,3025271">"After 24 Innings Astros Beat Mets 1-0"</a>. <i>Virgin Islands Daily News</i>. April 17, 1968.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Virgin+Islands+Daily+News&rft.atitle=After+24+Innings+Astros+Beat+Mets+1-0&rft.date=1968-04-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fnid%3D757%26dat%3D19680417%26id%3DkLovAAAAIBAJ%26%26pg%3D6602%2C3025271&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196804150.shtml">"Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 0"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. April 15, 1968.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=Houston+Astros+1%2C+New+York+Mets+0&rft.date=1968-04-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FHOU%2FHOU196804150.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN196907150.shtml">"New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 4"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. July 15, 1969.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=New+York+Mets+5%2C+Chicago+Cubs+4&rft.date=1969-07-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FCHN%2FCHN196907150.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN196907160.shtml">"New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 5"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. July 16, 1969.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=New+York+Mets+9%2C+Chicago+Cubs+5&rft.date=1969-07-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FCHN%2FCHN196907160.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1969_NLCS.shtml">"1969 National League Championship Series"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. October 4–6, 1969.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=1969+National+League+Championship+Series&rft.date=1969-10-04%2F1969-10-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fpostseason%2F1969_NLCS.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL196910050.shtml">"1969 National League Championship Series, Game 2"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. October 5, 1969.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=1969+National+League+Championship+Series%2C+Game+2&rft.date=1969-10-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FATL%2FATL196910050.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL196910110.shtml">"1969 World Series, Game 1"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. October 11, 1969.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=1969+World+Series%2C+Game+1&rft.date=1969-10-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FBAL%2FBAL196910110.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL196910120.shtml">"1969 World Series, Game 2"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. October 12, 1969.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=1969+World+Series%2C+Game+2&rft.date=1969-10-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FBAL%2FBAL196910120.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1969_WS.shtml">"1969 World Series"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. October 11–16, 1969.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=1969+World+Series&rft.date=1969-10-11%2F1969-10-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fpostseason%2F1969_WS.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=weisal01&year=Career&t=b">"Al Weis Career Splits"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=Al+Weis+Career+Splits&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fplayers%2Fsplit.fcgi%3Fid%3Dweisal01%26year%3DCareer%26t%3Db&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL196406180.shtml">"Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i>. June 18, 1964.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=Chicago+White+Sox+2%2C+Baltimore+Orioles+0&rft.date=1964-06-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FBAL%2FBAL196406180.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAl+Weis" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Weis&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/124049">MLB</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/27880">ESPN</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weisal01.shtml">Baseball Reference</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1013743">Fangraphs</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=weis--001alb">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pweisa101.htm">Retrosheet</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/e48c2a10">Al Weis</a> at SABR (Baseball BioProject)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0164">Al Weis</a> at Ultimate Mets Database</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLoQ2iQo5Zo"><span class="plainlinks">1969 World Series, Game 5: Al Weis' home run ties game at 3</span></a> on <a 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Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Brock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Lolich" title="Mickey Lolich">Lolich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Weis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">B. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Tenace" title="Gene Tenace">Tenace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Campaneris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Green" title="Dick Green">Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Dent" title="Bucky Dent">Dent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Tug_McGraw" title="Tug McGraw">McGraw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Cey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sutter" title="Bruce Sutter">Sutter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Dempsey" title="Rick Dempsey">Dempsey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Knight" title="Ray Knight">Knight</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Viola" title="Frank Viola">Viola</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Hershiser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(baseball)" title="Dave 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