Al Kaline

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: December 19, 1934 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: April 6, 2020 in Bloomfield Hills, MI

High School: Southern HS (Baltimore, MD)

Debut: June 25, 1953 (Age 18-188d, 11,032nd in major league history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1974 (Age 39-287d)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1980. (Voted by BBWAA on 340/385 ballots)
View Al Kaline's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Albert William Kaline

Nicknames: Mr. Tiger or Six

Pronunciation: \KAY-line\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

92.8

10116

3007

399

.297

1622

RBI

1582

137

OBP

.376

SLG

.480

OPS

.855

OPS+

134

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-6 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1968	WS g1	Oct 2	DET	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	3	.59	-0.002	30.82	-0.07%	-0.16	RF
2	1968	WS g2	Oct 3	DET	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	3	.43	-0.044	22.97	-1.45%	0.09	RF
3	1968	WS g3	Oct 5	DET		STL	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.615	.923	3	1.09	0.164	68.36	5.43%	1.16	RF
4	1968	WS g4	Oct 6	DET		STL	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.353	.647	1.000	3	.24	0.023	14.36	0.88%	0.04	RF
5	1968	WS g5	Oct 7	DET		STL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.381	.619	1.000	3	2.16	0.323	77.65	6.45%	1.37	RF
6	1968	WS g6	Oct 9	DET	@	STL	W,13-1	CG	5	4	3	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.440	.462	.760	1.222	3	.39	0.085	30.05	4.28%	4.37	RF
7	1968	WS g7	Oct 10	DET	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.379	.400	.655	1.055	3	.74	-0.067	123.75	-6.34%	-0.51	RF
1972 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1972	ALCS g1	Oct 7	DET	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	2	1.18	0.301	36.75	6.18%	0.47	RF
9	1972	ALCS g2	Oct 8	DET	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.556	.778	2	.36	0.018	11.89	0.33%	-0.04	RF
10	1972	ALCS g3	Oct 10	DET		OAK	W,3-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	3	.41	0.055	9.83	0.73%	0.57	RF
11	1972	ALCS g4	Oct 11	DET		OAK	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.533	.945	2	1.59	0.131	70.87	3.79%	0.54	RF
12	1972	ALCS g5	Oct 12	DET		OAK	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.421	.754	2	1.78	-0.160	148.54	-8.22%	-0.89	RF
									52	48	9	16	2	0	3	9	2	0	9	1	1	0		0	0	0	.333	.373	.563	.935

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