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.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	DET		CHW	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
2	2	Apr 10	DET		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 11	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 13	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	5	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	6	Apr 16	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 17	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	8	Apr 19 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	9	Apr 19 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	10	Apr 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	56	14.2	2	1	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 21	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 22	DET	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	13	Apr 23	DET	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	14	Apr 24	DET		LAA	W,4-3	CG	60	15.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	15	Apr 25	DET		LAA	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 26	DET		MIN	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	17	Apr 27	DET		MIN	L,3-9	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	18	Apr 28	DET		MIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	DET		WSA	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
20	20	May 2	DET		WSA	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	21	May 3	DET		BAL	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
22	22	May 4	DET		BAL	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	23	May 5	DET		BAL	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	24	May 6	DET		NYY	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	25	May 7	DET		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	26	May 8	DET		NYY	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
27	27	May 10	DET		CLE	W,14-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	28	May 11	DET		CLE	L,5-6	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	29	May 12	DET		CLE	L,3-9	GS	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	31 (1)	May 15	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	32	May 18 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,6-3	GS	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
32	33	May 18 (2)	DET	@	WSA	L,5-7	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
33	34	May 19	DET	@	WSA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
34	35	May 20	DET	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	36	May 21	DET	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
36	37	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	38	May 24	DET		BOS	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	39	May 25	DET		BOS	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	40	May 26 (1)	DET		BOS	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	41	May 26 (2)	DET		BOS	L,5-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	42	May 28	DET	@	LAA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	43	May 29	DET	@	LAA	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	44	May 30	DET	@	LAA	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	45	May 31	DET	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	46	Jun 1	DET	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	47	Jun 2	DET	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	48	Jun 4	DET	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	49	Jun 5	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	50	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	51	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	52	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
52	53	Jun 10	DET		BOS	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
53	54	Jun 11	DET		BOS	L,3-7	CG	61	15.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	55	Jun 12	DET		CLE	L,6-12	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	56	Jun 13	DET		CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	57	Jun 14	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	58	Jun 15	DET	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	59	Jun 16 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	60	Jun 16 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	61	Jun 18	DET	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	62	Jun 19	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	63	Jun 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	64	Jun 21	DET	@	KCA	W,6-4	GS	21	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	65	Jun 22	DET	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	67 (1)	Jun 24	DET	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	68	Jun 25	DET	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	69	Jun 26	DET	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
68	70	Jun 27	DET	@	MIN	L,6-10	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
69	71	Jun 28 (1)	DET		LAA	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	72	Jun 28 (2)	DET		LAA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	73	Jun 29	DET		LAA	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
72	74	Jun 30	DET		LAA	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	75	Jul 2	DET		MIN	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	76	Jul 3	DET		MIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
75	77	Jul 4 (1)	DET		MIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	78	Jul 4 (2)	DET		MIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	79	Jul 5	DET		KCA	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	81 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	DET		KCA	W,5-1	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	82	Jul 7 (2)	DET		KCA	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	83	Jul 11	DET	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	84	Jul 12	DET	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	51	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	85	Jul 15	DET	@	WSA	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	86	Jul 16	DET		BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	87	Jul 17	DET		BAL	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
85	88	Jul 18	DET		BAL	L,6-8	CG	47	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	89	Jul 19	DET	@	LAA	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	90	Jul 20	DET	@	LAA	L,2-11	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	91	Jul 21	DET	@	LAA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	92	Jul 23 (1)	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	93	Jul 23 (2)	DET		CHW	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
91	94	Jul 24	DET		CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	95	Jul 25	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	96	Jul 26	DET		WSA	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
94	97	Jul 27	DET		WSA	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
95	98	Jul 28 (1)	DET		WSA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
96	99	Jul 28 (2)	DET		WSA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
97	100	Jul 29	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	101	Jul 30	DET	@	BAL	L,0-9	GS	30	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	102	Jul 31	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	103	Aug 2	DET		CLE	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
101	104	Aug 3	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
102	105	Aug 4 (1)	DET		CLE	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	106	Aug 4 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	107	Aug 6	DET		BOS	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	108	Aug 7	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	109	Aug 8	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	110	Aug 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
108	111	Aug 9 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	112	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
110	113	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	114	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	42	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
112	115	Aug 13	DET	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
113	116	Aug 14	DET	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	117	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	W,11-1	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
115	119 (1)	Aug 17	DET	@	LAA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	123 (3)	Aug 23 (1)	DET		KCA	W,17-2	GS	20	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
117	124	Aug 23 (2)	DET		KCA	W,6-2	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
118	125	Aug 24	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	49	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
119	126	Aug 25 (1)	DET		KCA	W,11-5	GS	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
120	127	Aug 25 (2)	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
121	128	Aug 27	DET		LAA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
122	129	Aug 28	DET		LAA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	130	Aug 29	DET		LAA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
124	131	Aug 30	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	132	Aug 31	DET	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	133	Sep 1 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
127	134	Sep 1 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
128	135	Sep 2 (1)	DET		NYY	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
129	136	Sep 2 (2)	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
130	137	Sep 3	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	64	15.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
131	138	Sep 4	DET	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
132	139	Sep 5	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	142 (2)	Sep 8	DET	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
134	143	Sep 9 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
135	148 (4)	Sep 13	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
136	149	Sep 14	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
137	150	Sep 15	DET		BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
138	151	Sep 17	DET	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
139	153 (1)	Sep 19	DET	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	53	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							141gm		1223.0	260	5	2	267	0