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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	DET		CLE	L,5-9	CG	52	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 14	DET		CHW	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 15	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
4	4	Apr 19	DET	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 20	DET	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 21	DET		LAA	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 23 (1)	DET		LAA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 23 (2)	DET		LAA	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 24	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
10	10	Apr 26	DET		NYY	L,11-13	CG	51	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 27	DET		BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 29	DET		BOS	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	13	Apr 30 (1)	DET		BAL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 30 (2)	DET		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 2	DET	@	WSA	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	16	May 3	DET	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	17	May 4	DET	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	18	May 5	DET	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
19	19	May 6	DET	@	CHW	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	RF
20	20	May 7 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
21	21	May 7 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
22	22	May 9 (1)	DET		WSA	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	23	May 9 (2)	DET		WSA	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	24	May 10	DET		WSA	W,7-1	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	26 (1)	May 12	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	27	May 13	DET	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	28	May 14 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	45	10.2	8	1	0	9	1	RF
28	32 (3)	May 17	DET	@	BAL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
29	33	May 18	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	34	May 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	35	May 21	DET	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
32	36	May 22	DET	@	KCA	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	37	May 23	DET	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	38	May 24	DET	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	39	May 25	DET	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS	50	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
36	40	May 26	DET	@	LAA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
37	41	May 27	DET	@	LAA	L,1-10	GS	38	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	43 (1)	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	44	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	RF
40	45	May 31	DET		KCA	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	46	Jun 1	DET		KCA	T,4-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	47	Jun 2	DET		MIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	48	Jun 3	DET		MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
44	49	Jun 4 (1)	DET		MIN	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	50	Jun 4 (2)	DET		MIN	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
46	51	Jun 5	DET	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
47	52	Jun 6	DET	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	53	Jun 8 (1)	DET		CLE	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	54	Jun 8 (2)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	GS	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF RF
50	55	Jun 9	DET		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
51	56	Jun 10	DET		CLE	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	57	Jun 11 (1)	DET		WSA	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
53	58	Jun 11 (2)	DET		WSA	W,7-6	CG	46	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
54	59	Jun 13	DET		BOS	W,7-1	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
55	62 (2)	Jun 16	DET		NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	63	Jun 17	DET		NYY	W,12-10	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
57	64	Jun 18	DET		NYY	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
58	65	Jun 20	DET	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
59	66	Jun 22	DET	@	WSA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	67	Jun 23	DET	@	CLE	W,15-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	68	Jun 24	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS	23	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
62	69	Jun 25 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
63	70	Jun 25 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	2	1	0	3	0	RF
64	71	Jun 27 (1)	DET		CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	72	Jun 27 (2)	DET		CHW	L,1-11	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
66	73	Jun 28	DET		CHW	W,12-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	74	Jun 29	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	75	Jun 30	DET	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	47	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	76	Jul 1	DET	@	BAL	W,11-8	CG	52	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
70	77	Jul 2	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	78	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	79	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
73	80	Jul 5 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
74	81	Jul 5 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	82	Jul 6	DET	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	83	Jul 7	DET		LAA	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	84	Jul 8	DET		LAA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
78	85	Jul 9 (1)	DET		LAA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	86	Jul 9 (2)	DET		LAA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	87	Jul 14	DET		MIN	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
81	88	Jul 15	DET		MIN	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
82	89	Jul 16 (1)	DET		KCA	W,11-1	GS	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
83	90	Jul 16 (2)	DET		KCA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	91	Jul 17	DET		KCA	W,7-4	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
85	92	Jul 18	DET		BAL	L,7-8	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	93	Jul 19	DET		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	94	Jul 20	DET		BAL	W,15-8	GS	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
88	95	Jul 21	DET	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	96	Jul 23 (1)	DET	@	KCA	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	97	Jul 23 (2)	DET	@	KCA	W,17-14	GS	41	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	98	Jul 24	DET	@	LAA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	99	Jul 25	DET	@	LAA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	100	Jul 26	DET	@	LAA	W,5-4	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
94	101	Jul 28	DET		MIN	L,3-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	102	Jul 29	DET		MIN	L,4-5	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
96	103	Jul 30	DET		MIN	L,0-4	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	104	Aug 2 (1)	DET		WSA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	105	Aug 2 (2)	DET		WSA	L,2-6	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
99	106	Aug 3	DET		WSA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	107	Aug 4	DET		CLE	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
101	108	Aug 5	DET		CLE	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	109	Aug 6 (1)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	110	Aug 6 (2)	DET		CLE	L,5-9	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
104	111	Aug 8	DET	@	CHW	W,3-0	GS	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
105	112	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	113	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
107	114	Aug 11	DET	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
108	115	Aug 12	DET	@	MIN	W,17-3	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	116	Aug 13	DET	@	MIN	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
110	117	Aug 15 (1)	DET		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	118	Aug 15 (2)	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
112	119	Aug 16	DET		BAL	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
113	120	Aug 17	DET		BAL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
114	121	Aug 18	DET		BOS	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
115	122	Aug 19	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	123	Aug 20 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
117	124	Aug 20 (2)	DET		BOS	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
118	125	Aug 22	DET	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
119	126	Aug 23	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
120	127	Aug 24	DET	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	128	Aug 25	DET	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	27	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
122	129	Aug 27 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	130	Aug 27 (2)	DET	@	WSA	W,10-1	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
124	131	Aug 28	DET	@	WSA	W,7-3	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
125	132	Aug 29	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	133	Aug 30	DET		CHW	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
127	134	Aug 31	DET		CHW	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	135	Sep 1	DET	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	34	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF
129	136	Sep 2	DET	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
130	137	Sep 3	DET	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	36	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
131	138	Sep 4 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	139	Sep 4 susp	DET	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
133	140	Sep 5	DET	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
134	141	Sep 7	DET	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
135	142	Sep 8	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
136	143	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	W,3-1	GS	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF RF
137	144	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
138	145	Sep 12	DET		KCA	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
139	146	Sep 13	DET		KCA	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
140	147	Sep 14	DET		KCA	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
141	148	Sep 15 (1)	DET		NYY	L,1-11	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
142	149	Sep 15 (2)	DET		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
143	150	Sep 16	DET		NYY	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
144	151	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,4-6	CG	51	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
145	152	Sep 19	DET		LAA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
146	153	Sep 20	DET		LAA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
147	154	Sep 22	DET	@	LAA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
148	155	Sep 23	DET	@	LAA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							165gm		1309.1	376	10	4	390	3