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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 16	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 17	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 19	DET		CLE	W,9-1	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 20	DET		CLE	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	7	Apr 21	DET		CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	8	Apr 22	DET		CHW	W,8-2	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	9	Apr 23	DET	@	KCA	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 24	DET	@	KCA	L,2-7	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	11	Apr 25	DET	@	CLE	L,2-12	GS	26	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 26	DET	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	13	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	W,9-5	GF	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
14	14	Apr 29	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	15	Apr 30	DET	@	NYY	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 2	DET	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	17	May 4 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	18	May 4 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	19	May 7 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	20	May 7 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	21	May 8	DET	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	22	May 9	DET		KCA	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	23	May 10	DET		KCA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	24	May 11	DET		KCA	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	25	May 13	DET		CLE	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	26	May 14	DET		CLE	L,8-9	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	27	May 15	DET		CLE	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	28	May 16	DET	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	29	May 17	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	30	May 18	DET	@	KCA	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
31	31	May 20	DET		BAL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	RF
32	33 (1)	May 22	DET		NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	34	May 23	DET		NYY	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
34	35	May 24	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	36	May 25 (1)	DET		WSH	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
36	37	May 25 (2)	DET		WSH	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
37	38	May 27	DET		BOS	W,3-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	39	May 28	DET		BOS	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	40	May 30 (1)	DET		CHW	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
40	41	May 30 (2)	DET		CHW	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	42	May 31	DET		CHW	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	43	Jun 3	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	44	Jun 4	DET	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	45	Jun 5	DET	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	46	Jun 6	DET	@	WSH	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
46	47	Jun 7	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
47	48	Jun 8	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
48	49	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
49	50	Jun 11 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
50	51	Jun 11 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-3	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
51	52	Jun 12	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	53	Jun 13	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
53	54	Jun 14	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	55	Jun 15 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
55	56	Jun 15 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
56	57	Jun 17	DET		WSH	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	58	Jun 19	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	59	Jun 20	DET		NYY	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	60	Jun 21	DET		NYY	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
60	61	Jun 22	DET		NYY	L,0-15	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
61	62	Jun 23	DET		BAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
62	63	Jun 24	DET		BAL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	RF
63	64	Jun 26	DET		BAL	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
64	65	Jun 27	DET		BOS	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	66	Jun 28	DET		BOS	L,5-6	CG	49	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	67	Jun 29	DET		BOS	L,7-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	68	Jun 30	DET		KCA	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	69	Jul 1	DET		KCA	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	70	Jul 2	DET		KCA	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
70	71	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
71	72	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	73	Jul 5	DET	@	CHW	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
73	74	Jul 6	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	75	Jul 10	DET	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
75	76	Jul 11	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	RF
76	77	Jul 12	DET	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	81 (3)	Jul 15	DET	@	NYY	W,12-5	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	82	Jul 16	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	83	Jul 17	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	84	Jul 18	DET	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	49	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	85	Jul 19	DET	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	48	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	86	Jul 20 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
83	87	Jul 20 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
84	88	Jul 22	DET		NYY	L,3-13	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	89	Jul 23	DET		NYY	L,4-16	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
86	90	Jul 24	DET		NYY	L,7-10	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	91	Jul 25	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	92	Jul 26	DET		WSH	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	93	Jul 27 (1)	DET		WSH	L,3-4	GS	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	95 (1)	Jul 28	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	96	Jul 29	DET		BOS	L,8-11	CG	51	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
92	97	Jul 30	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	98	Jul 31	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	99	Aug 1	DET		BAL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
95	100	Aug 2	DET		BAL	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	101	Aug 3 (1)	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
97	102	Aug 3 (2)	DET		BAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	103	Aug 5	DET		CLE	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
99	104	Aug 8	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
100	105	Aug 9	DET		CHW	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
101	106	Aug 10 (1)	DET		CHW	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	107	Aug 10 (2)	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	108	Aug 11	DET		KCA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
104	109	Aug 12	DET		KCA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	110	Aug 13 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
106	111	Aug 13 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
107	112	Aug 14	DET	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG	51	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
108	113	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	114	Aug 16	DET	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	115	Aug 17	DET	@	KCA	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
111	117 (1)	Aug 20	DET	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
112	118	Aug 21	DET	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
113	119	Aug 22	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
114	120	Aug 23	DET	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	121	Aug 24 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	122	Aug 24 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
117	126 (3)	Aug 30	DET	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
118	127	Aug 31	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	128	Sep 1 (1)	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
120	129	Sep 1 (2)	DET	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
121	130	Sep 2	DET	@	KCA	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
122	131	Sep 3	DET		CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
123	132	Sep 4	DET		CHW	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
124	133	Sep 5	DET		KCA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	134	Sep 6	DET		KCA	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
126	135	Sep 7	DET		KCA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
127	136	Sep 9	DET		WSH	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
128	137	Sep 10	DET		WSH	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	138	Sep 11	DET		WSH	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	RF
130	139	Sep 12	DET		BAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
131	140	Sep 13	DET		BAL	W,13-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
132	141	Sep 14 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
133	142	Sep 14 (2)	DET		BOS	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
134	143	Sep 16	DET		NYY	W,4-2	GS	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
135	144	Sep 17	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
136	145	Sep 19	DET		CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
137	146	Sep 20 (1)	DET		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
138	147	Sep 20 (2)	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
139	148	Sep 21	DET		CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
140	149	Sep 23	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
141	150	Sep 24	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
142	151	Sep 25	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
143	153 (1)	Sep 27	DET	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
144	154	Sep 28	DET	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							146gm		1232.1	323	23	2	348	4