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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	DET	@	KCA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 13	DET	@	KCA	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 15	DET	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 17	DET	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 18	DET	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	47	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 19	DET	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	7	Apr 21	DET		KCA	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	8	Apr 23	DET		MIN	L,6-8	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 24	DET		MIN	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	10	Apr 27	DET		CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	11	Apr 28	DET		CAL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 30	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	DET		BOS	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	14	May 2 (1)	DET		BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	15	May 2 (2)	DET		BOS	L,3-10	GS	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	16	May 4	DET		CHW	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
17	17	May 5 (1)	DET		CHW	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	18	May 5 (2)	DET		CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	19	May 8	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	62	15.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	20	May 9 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	21	May 9 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	48	11.2	4	0	0	4	0	RF
22	22	May 10	DET	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	23	May 11	DET	@	WSA	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
24	24	May 12	DET	@	WSA	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	25	May 13	DET	@	WSA	W,13-3	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	26	May 14	DET	@	BOS	W,12-8	CG	50	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	27	May 15	DET	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	28	May 16 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
29	29	May 16 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	30	May 18	DET		WSA	L,9-15	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	35 (4)	May 23 (1)	DET		BAL	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	38 (2)	May 25	DET	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	39	May 27	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	40	May 28	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	41	May 29	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG	33	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
36	42	May 30	DET		CLE	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	43	May 31 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	44	May 31 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-1	GS	26	6.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	45	Jun 4	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	46	Jun 5	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	42	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	47	Jun 6	DET	@	CLE	L,1-10	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	48	Jun 7	DET	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	49	Jun 8	DET	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	50	Jun 9	DET	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
45	51	Jun 11 (1)	DET		MIN	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	52	Jun 11 (2)	DET		MIN	L,4-5	CG	45	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	54 (1)	Jun 13	DET		MIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	55	Jun 15	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	56	Jun 16	DET		BOS	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	57	Jun 17	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
51	58	Jun 18	DET		KCA	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	59	Jun 19	DET		KCA	W,8-2	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	60	Jun 20 (1)	DET		KCA	W,12-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
54	62 (1)	Jun 22	DET		CAL	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
55	63	Jun 23	DET		CAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	64	Jun 24	DET		CAL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	65	Jun 25	DET	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
58	66	Jun 26	DET	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
59	68 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	DET	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	47	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	69	Jun 28	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	70	Jun 29	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	71	Jul 1	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
63	72	Jul 2	DET	@	WSA	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	73	Jul 3	DET	@	WSA	W,1-0	CG	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	74	Jul 4	DET	@	WSA	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	75	Jul 5 (1)	DET		NYY	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	77 (1)	Jul 6	DET		NYY	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	78	Jul 7	DET		NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	79	Jul 8	DET		NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	83 (3)	Jul 15	DET		BAL	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	84	Jul 16	DET		BAL	L,1-2	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	85	Jul 18	DET		BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
73	86	Jul 19	DET		WSA	L,0-8	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
74	87	Jul 20	DET		WSA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	88	Jul 21 (1)	DET		CLE	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	90 (1)	Jul 23	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	91	Jul 24	DET		CHW	W,7-4	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	92	Jul 25 (1)	DET		CHW	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	94 (1)	Jul 27 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
80	96 (1)	Jul 28	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
81	97	Jul 29	DET	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	98	Jul 30	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	99	Jul 31	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	101 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	102	Aug 2	DET	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
86	103	Aug 3	DET	@	CLE	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	104	Aug 4	DET	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	RF
88	105	Aug 5	DET	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	106	Aug 6	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
90	107	Aug 7	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
91	108	Aug 8	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	109	Aug 10	DET		KCA	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	110	Aug 11 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	114 (3)	Aug 14	DET		CAL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	115	Aug 15 (1)	DET		CAL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	117 (1)	Aug 17	DET		MIN	W,7-4	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
97	118	Aug 19 (1)	DET		MIN	L,3-8	GS	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	136 (17)	Sep 4	DET		WSA	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
99	137	Sep 5 (1)	DET		WSA	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	138	Sep 5 (2)	DET		WSA	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	139	Sep 6	DET		BOS	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	140	Sep 7	DET		BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	141	Sep 8 (1)	DET		BAL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	142	Sep 8 (2)	DET		BAL	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
105	143	Sep 10	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
106	144	Sep 11	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	145	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
108	146	Sep 14 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,7-1	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	147	Sep 15	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
110	148	Sep 17	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
111	149	Sep 18	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	150	Sep 19	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
113	151	Sep 20	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GF	22	5.1	2	1	0	3	0	PH 3B
							114gm		961.0	193	3	3	199	0