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	12-16 / in Starts: 2-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	19 (8-8-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
W Dropo	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
R Boone	4
H Kuenn	1
Self	1
B Swift	1
D Lund	1
P Mullin	0
B Nieman	0

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	1	66 (65)	Jun 25	DET	@	PHA	L,2-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
2	2	69 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						PR
Jul		Gtm	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
3	3	74 (4)	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
4	4	79 (4)	Jul 6	DET	@	SLB	W,8-7	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						PR
5	5	81 (1)	Jul 8	DET	@	CHW	L,4-14	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	CF
6	6	87 (5)	Jul 16	DET		BOS	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5						PR
7	7	91 (3)	Jul 19 (2)	DET		PHA	T,8-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7						PR
8	8	92	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,8-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	9	93	Jul 23 (1)	DET		WSH	W,9-6	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5						PR LF
10	10	94	Jul 23 (2)	DET		WSH	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5						PR LF
11	11	98 (3)	Jul 26 (2)	DET		NYY	L,4-14	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.46	CF
12	12	99	Jul 28	DET	@	WSH	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	6						LF
13	13	102 (2)	Jul 31	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	5						LF
Aug		Gtm	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
14	14	103	Aug 1	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
15	15	105 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-6	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
16	16	106	Aug 4	DET	@	NYY	L,0-15	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.81	CF
17	17	107	Aug 5	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	7						PR RF
18	18	108	Aug 6	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
19	19	112 (3)	Aug 9 (2)	DET	@	PHA	T,8-8	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	5						RF
20	20	115 (2)	Aug 12	DET	@	SLB	W,7-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	2		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
21	21	116	Aug 13	DET	@	SLB	L,0-1	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	7	3.05	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.30	RF
22	22	128 (11)	Aug 26	DET		NYY	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	6	6.75	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-0.76	RF
23	23	129	Aug 27	DET		WSH	L,5-12	6-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	2	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.15	CF
Sept		Gtm	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
24	24	137 (7)	Sep 2	DET		BOS	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	2						PR
25	25	148 (10)	Sep 13 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,10-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	4	.12	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.43	CF
26	26	151 (2)	Sep 16	DET	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.278	.316	.278	.594	8	.52	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.30	CF
27	27	152	Sep 17	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.238	.511	8	1.21	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.16	CF
28	28	155 (2)	Sep 22	DET		SLB	L,3-7	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.250	.530	6	.77	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.65	CF
29	29	157 (1)	Sep 26	DET	@	CLE	L,3-12	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.400	.708	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.00	CF
30	30	158	Sep 27	DET	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	.250	.300	.357	.657	7	.43	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.48	CF
							12-16		30	28	9	7	0	0	1	2	1	0	5	1	0		1	1	1	0	.250	.300	.357	.657		.65	-0.290	.00	0.00%	-2.98

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