Alvis played in 62 games during the 1970 season, his first not as a Cleveland Indian, for whom he suited up the first eight-years.
In 1970 he batted .183 with 21 hits over 115 at-bats, with three homers and 12 runs batted in.
However when you look at his somewhat short career, he put in some good numbers.
Of those nine-years, he played six full seasons, and performed very well for the era.
In those six years he hit 17 or more homers five times, and was named to two all-star teams while getting some MVP attention in 1963, his rookie year.
Additionally that rookie year was pretty good, as he batted .274 with 81 runs scored with 165 hits, 32 doubles, seven triples and 22 homers along with 67 RBI’s.
Surprisingly enough, though he got some MVP votes that year, he didn’t garner a single Rookie Of The Year vote. Odd.
For his career, Alvis ended with a .247 average with 895 hits over 3629 at-bats in 1013 games, with 111 homers and 373 RBI’s.
