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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	DET		CHW	L,7-9	CG	66	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
2	2	Apr 11	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 12	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
4	4	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 15	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 17	DET	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	7	Apr 18	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	8	Apr 21	DET		CLE	L,1-14	CG	52	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
9	9	Apr 22	DET		CLE	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
10	10	Apr 23	DET		CLE	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	11	Apr 24	DET	@	KCA	L,1-10	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 25	DET	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
13	13	Apr 26	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 29	DET		BAL	W,7-1	CG	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	15	Apr 30	DET		WSH	L,1-9	GS	46	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
17	17	May 2	DET		WSH	L,3-15	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	18	May 3 (1)	DET		NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
19	19	May 3 (2)	DET		NYY	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	20	May 5	DET		BOS	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	21	May 6	DET		BOS	L,6-17	GS	36	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
22	22	May 7	DET		BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 8	DET		KCA	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 9	DET		KCA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	25	May 10	DET		KCA	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	26	May 12	DET	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	27	May 14	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 15	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 16	DET	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 17	DET	@	BOS	L,1-10	CG	47	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	31	May 18	DET	@	BOS	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
32	32	May 19	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	33	May 20	DET	@	NYY	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
34	34	May 22	DET	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	35	May 23	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	36	May 24 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	37	May 24 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	38	May 25	DET	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	39	May 26	DET	@	KCA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
40	40	May 29	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	41	May 30 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
42	42	May 30 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	43	May 31	DET		CLE	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	45	Jun 2	DET		NYY	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
46	46	Jun 3	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	47	Jun 4	DET		NYY	L,3-14	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	48	Jun 5	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
49	49	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	50	Jun 7	DET		WSH	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	51	Jun 8	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	52	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	53	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	54	Jun 11	DET	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	55	Jun 12	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	56	Jun 13	DET	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	57	Jun 14 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	58	Jun 14 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
59	59	Jun 15	DET	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	60	Jun 17	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	67 (6)	Jun 24	DET		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	68	Jun 25	DET		BOS	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	69	Jun 26 (1)	DET		BAL	L,7-12	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	70	Jun 26 (2)	DET		BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	71	Jun 27	DET		BAL	W,12-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	72	Jun 28	DET		BAL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	81 (8)	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
68	82	Jul 9 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	83	Jul 10	DET	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	84	Jul 11	DET	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	85	Jul 12 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	86	Jul 12 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	87	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
74	88	Jul 15	DET	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
75	94 (5)	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	95	Jul 22	DET		WSH	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	96	Jul 23	DET		WSH	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
78	97	Jul 24	DET		NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	98	Jul 25	DET		NYY	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	99	Jul 26	DET		NYY	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	100	Jul 27	DET		BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	101	Jul 28	DET		BAL	W,8-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	102	Jul 29	DET		BAL	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	103	Jul 30	DET		BAL	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	104	Jul 31	DET		BOS	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	105	Aug 1	DET		BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
87	106	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	107	Aug 4	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	108	Aug 5	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
90	109	Aug 6	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	110	Aug 7	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	111	Aug 8	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	112	Aug 9	DET	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	113	Aug 11	DET		CHW	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	114	Aug 12	DET		CHW	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	115	Aug 13	DET		CHW	L,0-9	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	116	Aug 14	DET		CLE	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	117	Aug 15	DET		CLE	W,9-6	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
99	118	Aug 17	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	119	Aug 18	DET		NYY	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	120	Aug 19	DET		NYY	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	121	Aug 20	DET		NYY	W,14-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	122	Aug 21	DET		BOS	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	123	Aug 22	DET		BOS	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
105	124	Aug 23	DET		BAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	125	Aug 24	DET		BAL	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	126	Aug 25	DET		WSH	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	127	Aug 26	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	128	Aug 28	DET	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	129	Aug 29	DET	@	KCA	W,9-3	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	130	Aug 30	DET	@	KCA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	131	Sep 1	DET	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	132	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS	30	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	133	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11	GS	34	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	134	Sep 4	DET		KCA	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	135	Sep 5	DET		KCA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
117	136	Sep 6	DET		KCA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	137	Sep 7 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,14-15	CG	46	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
119	138	Sep 7 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	139	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	140	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
122	141	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS	38	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
123	142	Sep 12	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
124	143	Sep 13	DET	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	144	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	145	Sep 15	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	10.1	7	0	0	7	0	CF
127	146	Sep 16	DET	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
128	147	Sep 18	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	148	Sep 19	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	149	Sep 20	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	150	Sep 22	DET		KCA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
132	151	Sep 23	DET		KCA	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	152	Sep 25	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
134	153	Sep 26	DET		CHW	L,5-10	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	154	Sep 27	DET		CHW	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							136gm		1174.2	361	4	4	369	0