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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	DET		BAL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 14	DET		BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 15	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	4	Apr 17	DET	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
5	5	Apr 18	DET	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
6	6	Apr 19	DET		CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 20	DET		CHW	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	8	Apr 23	DET		CLE	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 24	DET		CLE	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 25	DET		CLE	L,9-10	CG	49	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 30	DET	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	43	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	DET	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
13	13	May 2 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-12	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	14	May 2 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	15	May 8	DET	@	CHW	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
16	16	May 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
17	17	May 9 (2)	DET	@	CHW	T,0-0	CG	35	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	18	May 11	DET		WSH	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	19	May 12	DET		WSH	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	20	May 13	DET		NYY	L,3-5	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	21	May 14	DET		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	22	May 15	DET		NYY	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
23	23	May 16 (1)	DET		BOS	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	24	May 16 (2)	DET		BOS	W,9-8	CG	63	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
25	25	May 17	DET		BOS	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	26	May 18	DET		PHA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	27	May 19	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	28	May 21	DET		CHW	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	29	May 22	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	30	May 23	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	31	May 25	DET		BAL	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	32	May 26	DET		BAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
33	33	May 27	DET		BAL	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	34	May 28	DET	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
35	35	May 29	DET	@	CLE	L,0-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
36	37 (1)	May 31 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
37	38	May 31 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	39	Jun 1	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	40	Jun 2	DET	@	WSH	L,2-7	GS	29	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	43 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	44	Jun 5 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	45	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	46	Jun 7 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
44	47	Jun 7 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	53	11.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
45	48	Jun 8	DET	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	49	Jun 9	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	50	Jun 10	DET	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	51	Jun 11 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,16-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	52	Jun 11 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	53	Jun 12	DET	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	2	2	0	RF
51	54	Jun 13 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	55	Jun 13 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
53	56	Jun 15	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	57	Jun 16	DET		BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	58	Jun 17	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
56	59	Jun 18	DET		PHA	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
57	60	Jun 19	DET		PHA	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	61	Jun 22	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
59	62	Jun 23	DET		NYY	L,4-9	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	65 (2)	Jun 26	DET		WSH	W,5-4	GF	5	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	67 (1)	Jun 29 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	69 (1)	Jun 30	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	73 (3)	Jul 5 (1)	DET		CLE	L,6-13	CG	53	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	74	Jul 5 (2)	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG	37	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
65	75	Jul 6	DET		CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
66	76	Jul 7	DET		CHW	L,0-9	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	RF
67	77	Jul 8	DET		CHW	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
68	78	Jul 9	DET		BAL	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	79	Jul 10	DET		BAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
70	80	Jul 11	DET		BAL	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
71	81	Jul 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	82	Jul 15 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
73	83	Jul 16	DET	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	RF
74	84	Jul 17	DET	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
75	85	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	86	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	87	Jul 19	DET	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	88	Jul 20 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,12-0	GS	16	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
79	89	Jul 20 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	90	Jul 21	DET	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	91	Jul 22	DET	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
82	92	Jul 23	DET	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	93	Jul 24	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	38	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
84	94	Jul 25	DET	@	WSH	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
85	95	Jul 27 (1)	DET		PHA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	96	Jul 27 (2)	DET		PHA	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	97	Jul 28	DET		PHA	W,10-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	98	Jul 29 (1)	DET		PHA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	99	Jul 29 (2)	DET		PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
90	100	Jul 30	DET		BOS	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
91	101	Jul 31	DET		BOS	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	102	Aug 1	DET		BOS	L,8-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
93	103	Aug 2	DET		WSH	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
94	104	Aug 3	DET		WSH	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	105	Aug 4	DET		WSH	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	106	Aug 5	DET		WSH	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
97	107	Aug 6	DET		NYY	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	108	Aug 7	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	109	Aug 8	DET		NYY	W,10-8	CG	48	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	110	Aug 10	DET		CLE	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
101	111	Aug 11	DET		CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	112	Aug 12	DET		CLE	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	113	Aug 13	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	57	15.1	5	0	0	5	0	RF
104	114	Aug 14	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	115	Aug 15 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
106	116	Aug 15 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	117	Aug 17	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	118	Aug 18	DET	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	119	Aug 19 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
110	120	Aug 19 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	121	Aug 20	DET		CHW	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	122	Aug 21	DET		CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
113	123	Aug 22	DET		CHW	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	124	Aug 24	DET	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS	25	4.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	135 (10)	Sep 4	DET		BAL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
116	136	Sep 5	DET		BAL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
117	137	Sep 6 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	138	Sep 6 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
119	139	Sep 8	DET		BOS	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
120	140	Sep 9	DET		BOS	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	141	Sep 10	DET		PHA	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	142	Sep 11	DET		PHA	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
123	143	Sep 12 (1)	DET		WSH	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
124	144	Sep 12 (2)	DET		WSH	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	145	Sep 14	DET		NYY	L,0-11	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
126	146	Sep 16	DET		NYY	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	147	Sep 17	DET		CLE	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	148	Sep 18	DET		CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
129	149	Sep 19	DET		CLE	L,2-4	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
130	150	Sep 20	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
131	151	Sep 21	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
132	152	Sep 22	DET	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
133	153	Sep 24	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
134	154	Sep 25	DET	@	CLE	L,1-11	CG	42	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
135	155	Sep 26	DET	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	52	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							135gm		1180.2	280	16	9	305	0