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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 17	DET	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,3-8	CG	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 20	DET		CLE	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	5	Apr 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	49	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
6	6	Apr 22	DET		KCA	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
7	7	Apr 23	DET		KCA	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	8	Apr 25	DET	@	CHW	L,4-9	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 26	DET	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	10	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
11	11	Apr 28 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
12	12	Apr 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	13	Apr 30	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	DET		NYY	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
15	15	May 2	DET		BOS	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	16	May 3	DET		BOS	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	RF
17	17	May 4	DET		BAL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	18	May 5	DET		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
19	19	May 6	DET		BAL	L,6-8	CG	55	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	20	May 7	DET		WSH	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	21	May 8	DET		WSH	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	22	May 9	DET		WSH	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	23	May 10	DET		CHW	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	24	May 12	DET		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	25	May 14	DET	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	26	May 15	DET	@	BOS	L,8-11	CG	45	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
27	27	May 16	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	28	May 17	DET	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
29	29	May 18	DET	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	30	May 19	DET	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	31	May 20	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	32	May 21	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	58	16.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
33	33	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	RF
34	34	May 25	DET	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	36 (1)	May 27	DET		CLE	W,11-5	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	37	May 28	DET		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	38	May 29	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	39	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	40	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	41	May 31	DET	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	42	Jun 1	DET	@	CHW	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
42	43	Jun 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
43	44	Jun 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	45	Jun 4	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	46	Jun 5	DET		WSH	W,3-2	GS	42	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
46	47	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,7-6	GS	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF RF
47	48	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,6-3	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
48	49	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,7-4	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
49	50	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,4-5	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
50	51	Jun 10	DET		NYY	W,9-4	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
51	52	Jun 11	DET		BAL	L,1-4	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
52	53	Jun 12	DET		BAL	W,4-2	GS	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
53	54	Jun 13	DET		BAL	W,2-1	GS	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF RF
54	55	Jun 14	DET		BOS	W,5-4	GS	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF RF
55	56	Jun 15	DET		BOS	W,3-1	GS	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF RF
56	57	Jun 16	DET		BOS	W,2-1	GS	33	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
57	58	Jun 18	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
58	60 (1)	Jun 20	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	61	Jun 21	DET	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	5	0	1	6	0	RF
60	62	Jun 22	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	50	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF LF
61	63	Jun 23	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	64	Jun 24	DET	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	65	Jun 25	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	66	Jun 26	DET	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
65	67	Jun 27	DET	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	68	Jun 28	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	69	Jun 29	DET	@	BOS	L,4-12	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	70	Jun 30	DET	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	71	Jul 1	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
70	72	Jul 2	DET		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
71	73	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	74	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	75	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	76	Jul 5	DET		KCA	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
75	77	Jul 6	DET		KCA	L,1-3	CG	49	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	78	Jul 7	DET		KCA	W,5-2	GS	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF RF
77	79	Jul 11	DET		BOS	L,7-9	GS	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
78	80	Jul 12	DET		BOS	W,5-3	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
79	81	Jul 13	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
80	83 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	DET		BAL	W,7-6	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	84	Jul 16	DET		NYY	L,4-10	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
82	85	Jul 17	DET		NYY	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	86	Jul 18	DET		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
84	87	Jul 19	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	88	Jul 20	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	89	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	90	Jul 23	DET	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	91	Jul 24	DET	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
89	92	Jul 25	DET	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	93	Jul 26	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
91	98 (4)	Jul 31	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	99	Aug 1	DET	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
93	100	Aug 2	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	101	Aug 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	67	16.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
95	102	Aug 4	DET	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
96	103	Aug 6	DET		CLE	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	104	Aug 7	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	106 (1)	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	50	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	107	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	108	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	109	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	110	Aug 13 (1)	DET	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	111	Aug 13 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	54	13.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
104	112	Aug 14	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	113	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
106	114	Aug 16	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	115	Aug 17	DET		CHW	W,9-8	CG	48	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
108	116	Aug 18 (1)	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	117	Aug 18 (2)	DET		CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
110	118	Aug 20	DET		BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	119	Aug 21	DET		BAL	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	120	Aug 22	DET		BAL	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	121	Aug 23	DET		WSH	W,13-4	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
114	122	Aug 24	DET		WSH	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
115	123	Aug 25	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
116	124	Aug 26	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
117	125	Aug 27	DET		BOS	L,5-7	CG	54	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	126	Aug 28	DET		BOS	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
119	127	Aug 29	DET		BOS	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
120	128	Aug 30	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	129	Aug 31	DET	@	CLE	W,8-7	GS	50	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	130	Sep 1	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
123	131	Sep 2 (1)	DET		CHW	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
124	132	Sep 2 (2)	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	133	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
126	134	Sep 6	DET		CLE	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	135	Sep 7	DET		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	136	Sep 8	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
129	137	Sep 11 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
130	138	Sep 11 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,12-2	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
131	139	Sep 12	DET	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	140	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
133	141	Sep 14 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
134	142	Sep 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
135	143	Sep 15 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
136	144	Sep 17	DET	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
137	145	Sep 18	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
138	146	Sep 21	DET	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
139	147	Sep 22 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	39	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
140	149 (1)	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	43	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
141	150	Sep 25	DET	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
142	151	Sep 26	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
143	152	Sep 27	DET		KCA	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
144	153	Sep 28	DET		KCA	L,3-5	CG	51	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
145	154	Sep 29	DET		KCA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							164gm		1310.2	317	13	5	335	2