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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	62	15.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 20	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 22	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 23	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 24	DET		CHW	W,12-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 26	DET		CLE	L,1-2	CG	47	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
7	7	Apr 27	DET	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 28	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 29	DET	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	May 1 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	12	May 3	DET	@	NYY	L,3-10	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	14 (1)	May 6	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	15	May 7	DET	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	16	May 10	DET	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	17	May 11	DET	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	38	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	18	May 13	DET		KCA	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	19	May 14	DET		KCA	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	20	May 15 (1)	DET		KCA	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	21	May 15 (2)	DET		KCA	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	22	May 17	DET		WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	23	May 18	DET		WSH	L,0-3	CG	46	11.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
23	24	May 20	DET		BAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
24	25	May 21	DET		BAL	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	26	May 22 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	27	May 22 (2)	DET		BOS	W,5-2	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
27	28	May 24	DET		NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	29	May 25	DET		NYY	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	30	May 28	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	31	May 29 (1)	DET		CLE	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	32	May 29 (2)	DET		CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	33	May 30 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	52	10.2	5	1	0	6	0	CF
33	34	May 30 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	35	May 31	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	36	Jun 1	DET		CHW	L,0-6	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	37	Jun 2	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	38	Jun 3	DET	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	39	Jun 4	DET	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
39	40	Jun 5 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	41	Jun 5 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	42	Jun 7	DET	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	43	Jun 8	DET	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	44	Jun 9 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	45	Jun 9 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	46	Jun 10	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	47	Jun 11	DET	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	48	Jun 12 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-8	GS	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	49	Jun 12 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,12-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	50	Jun 14	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	51	Jun 15	DET		BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	52	Jun 16	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
52	57 (4)	Jun 21	DET		NYY	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	58	Jun 22	DET		NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	59	Jun 23	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	60	Jun 24	DET		WSH	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
56	61	Jun 25	DET		WSH	L,4-6	CG	57	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
57	62	Jun 26 (1)	DET		WSH	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	63	Jun 26 (2)	DET		WSH	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	64	Jun 28	DET	@	BOS	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	65	Jun 29	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	66	Jun 30	DET	@	BOS	L,7-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	67	Jul 2	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	46	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	68	Jul 3 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	69	Jul 3 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	70	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	71	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	72	Jul 6	DET		KCA	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	73	Jul 7	DET		KCA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	74	Jul 8	DET	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	50	12.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	75	Jul 9	DET	@	KCA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	76	Jul 10	DET	@	KCA	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	77	Jul 15	DET		NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
73	78	Jul 16	DET		NYY	L,2-11	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
74	79	Jul 17 (1)	DET		NYY	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	80	Jul 17 (2)	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	81	Jul 19	DET		WSH	L,0-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	82	Jul 20	DET		WSH	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	83	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,9-5	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	84	Jul 22	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	85	Jul 23 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	87 (1)	Jul 24	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	46	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	91 (3)	Jul 29	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
83	92	Jul 31 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	93	Jul 31 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	94	Aug 1	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	95	Aug 2 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	53	13.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	96	Aug 2 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
88	97	Aug 3	DET	@	NYY	W,12-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	98	Aug 5	DET		BOS	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	99	Aug 6	DET		BOS	L,9-11	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	100	Aug 7 (1)	DET		BOS	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	101	Aug 7 (2)	DET		BOS	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	102	Aug 9	DET		BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	103	Aug 10	DET		BAL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	104	Aug 11	DET		BAL	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	105	Aug 12	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	106	Aug 13	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
98	107	Aug 14 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	108	Aug 14 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
100	109	Aug 15	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	110	Aug 16	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	111	Aug 17	DET		KCA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	112	Aug 18	DET		KCA	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	113	Aug 19	DET		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	114	Aug 20	DET		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	115	Aug 21 (1)	DET		CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
107	116	Aug 21 (2)	DET		CLE	W,6-4	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
108	117	Aug 23	DET	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	46	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
109	118	Aug 24	DET	@	BAL	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	119	Aug 25	DET	@	BAL	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
111	120	Aug 26	DET	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	121	Aug 27	DET	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
113	122	Aug 28 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	123	Aug 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	124	Aug 30 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	61	14.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	125	Aug 30 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	126	Aug 31	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	127	Sep 2	DET	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	128	Sep 3	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	129	Sep 4 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	130	Sep 4 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	131	Sep 5 (1)	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	133 (1)	Sep 6	DET		CLE	L,8-10	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	134	Sep 7	DET		BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
125	135	Sep 8	DET		BOS	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	136	Sep 9	DET		NYY	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	137	Sep 10	DET		NYY	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	138	Sep 11 (1)	DET		WSH	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	139	Sep 11 (2)	DET		WSH	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	140	Sep 13	DET		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	141	Sep 14	DET		BAL	L,10-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	142	Sep 16	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	143	Sep 17	DET		CHW	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
134	144	Sep 18 (1)	DET		CHW	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	145	Sep 18 (2)	DET		CHW	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
136	146	Sep 20	DET	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	147	Sep 23	DET		KCA	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
138	150 (2)	Sep 26	DET	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
139	151	Sep 27	DET	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
140	152	Sep 30	DET	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	153	Oct 1	DET	@	KCA	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
142	154	Oct 2	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							142gm		1277.0	364	5	5	374	1