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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	DET	@	KCA	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
2	2	Apr 13	DET	@	KCA	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 14	DET		CLE	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
4	4	Apr 15	DET		CLE	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 16	DET		KCA	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 17	DET		KCA	W,16-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 21	DET		CHW	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 22	DET	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	9	Apr 23	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 24	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 26	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 27	DET		BAL	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
13	13	Apr 28	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
14	14	Apr 29	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	15	Apr 30	DET		WSH	W,11-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	DET		NYY	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	17	May 2	DET		NYY	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
18	18	May 3	DET		BOS	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	19	May 4	DET		BOS	L,2-3	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	20	May 5	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	21	May 6	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	22	May 7	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
23	23	May 8 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	47	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	24	May 8 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	25	May 10	DET	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
26	26	May 11	DET	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	27	May 13	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	28	May 14	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	RF
29	29	May 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	30	May 15 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	31	May 17	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	32	May 18	DET	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	33	May 20	DET		CLE	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
34	34	May 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
35	35	May 22	DET		CLE	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	36	May 24	DET	@	KCA	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	37	May 25	DET	@	KCA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
38	38	May 27	DET		CHW	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	39	May 28	DET		CHW	L,4-16	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	40	May 29	DET		CHW	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
41	41	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	42	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	L,4-5	CG	52	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	DET		WSH	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	44	Jun 2	DET		WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	45	Jun 3	DET		BAL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	46	Jun 4	DET		BAL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	47	Jun 5 (1)	DET		BAL	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	48	Jun 5 (2)	DET		BAL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	49	Jun 6	DET		NYY	L,5-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	50	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	45	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
51	51	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	52	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	53	Jun 10	DET		BOS	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	54	Jun 11	DET		BOS	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	55	Jun 14	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	49	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	56	Jun 15	DET	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	57	Jun 16	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	58	Jun 17	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	59	Jun 18	DET	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	60	Jun 21	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	61	Jun 22	DET	@	BOS	L,7-12	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	62	Jun 23	DET	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	63	Jun 24	DET	@	WSH	W,18-7	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
64	64	Jun 25	DET	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
65	65	Jun 26 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
66	66	Jun 26 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
67	67	Jun 28	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
68	68	Jun 29	DET	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	69	Jun 30	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 1 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	71	Jul 1 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	72	Jul 2	DET	@	KCA	L,10-11	CG	55	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	73	Jul 3	DET	@	KCA	L,8-9	CG	59	13.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	62	14.2	7	0	0	7	0	RF
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
76	76	Jul 6	DET		CHW	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	77	Jul 7	DET		CHW	L,1-12	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	78	Jul 8	DET		KCA	W,11-8	CG	48	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
79	79	Jul 9	DET		KCA	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	80	Jul 10 (1)	DET		KCA	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
81	81	Jul 10 (2)	DET		KCA	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	82	Jul 14 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	83	Jul 14 (2)	DET		BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
84	84	Jul 16 (1)	DET		NYY	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	85	Jul 16 (2)	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	86	Jul 17	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	87	Jul 19	DET		BAL	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
88	88	Jul 20	DET		BAL	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
89	89	Jul 21	DET		BAL	W,1-0	GS	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	90	Jul 22	DET		WSH	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
91	91	Jul 23	DET		WSH	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
92	92	Jul 24 (1)	DET		WSH	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	93	Jul 24 (2)	DET		WSH	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
94	94	Jul 26 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,8-6	CG	52	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	95	Jul 26 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	96	Jul 27 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	97	Jul 27 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	98	Jul 28	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	99	Jul 29	DET	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	100	Jul 30	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	103 (2)	Aug 2	DET	@	WSH	W,13-10	GS	35	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	RF
102	104	Aug 3	DET	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	105	Aug 4	DET	@	WSH	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
104	106	Aug 5	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	107	Aug 6	DET	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
106	108	Aug 7 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
107	109	Aug 7 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
108	110	Aug 9	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
109	111	Aug 10	DET	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	112	Aug 11	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	113	Aug 12	DET		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
112	114	Aug 13	DET		CHW	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
113	115	Aug 14	DET		CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	116	Aug 16	DET		CLE	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
115	117	Aug 17	DET		CLE	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
116	118	Aug 18	DET		CLE	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	RF
117	119	Aug 19	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	120	Aug 20	DET	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
119	121	Aug 21 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
120	122	Aug 21 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
121	123	Aug 23	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
122	124	Aug 24	DET		NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
123	125	Aug 25 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
124	126	Aug 25 (2)	DET		BOS	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	127	Aug 26	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
126	128	Aug 27	DET		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
127	129	Aug 29 (1)	DET		BAL	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
128	130	Aug 29 (2)	DET		BAL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	131	Aug 30	DET		WSH	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	132	Aug 31	DET		WSH	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	133	Sep 2	DET	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
132	134	Sep 3	DET	@	KCA	W,11-6	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
133	136 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	DET		CHW	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
134	137	Sep 5 (2)	DET		CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
135	138	Sep 7	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
136	139	Sep 8	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
137	140	Sep 9	DET	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
138	141	Sep 10	DET	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
139	142	Sep 11 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
140	143	Sep 11 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,0-1	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
141	144	Sep 13	DET	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
142	145	Sep 14	DET	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
143	146	Sep 16	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
144	147	Sep 17	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
145	148	Sep 18	DET	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
146	149	Sep 19	DET		KCA	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
147	150	Sep 20	DET		KCA	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
148	151	Sep 21	DET		KCA	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
149	152	Sep 24 (1)	DET		CLE	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
150	153	Sep 24 (2)	DET		CLE	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
151	154	Sep 25	DET		CLE	W,6-2	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							151gm		1325.2	306	14	7	327	4