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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	DET		KCA	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 17	DET		LAA	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 18	DET		LAA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	4	Apr 19 (1)	DET		MIN	L,3-12	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 19 (2)	DET		MIN	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 21	DET	@	LAA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
7	7	Apr 22	DET	@	LAA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 24	DET	@	MIN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 25	DET	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 26	DET	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	45	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	RF
11	11	Apr 28	DET	@	KCA	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
12	12	Apr 29	DET	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	14 (1)	May 2	DET	@	BOS	W,4-0	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	15	May 3	DET	@	BOS	L,7-11	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	16	May 5	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	17	May 6	DET		BOS	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	18	May 7	DET		BOS	L,3-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	19	May 8	DET		BAL	L,3-4	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	20	May 9	DET		BAL	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	21	May 10 (1)	DET		BAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	22	May 10 (2)	DET		BAL	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	28 (5)	May 17 (1)	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	30 (1)	May 18	DET	@	WSA	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	31	May 19	DET	@	WSA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	32	May 20	DET	@	WSA	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
26	33	May 21	DET	@	WSA	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	34	May 22	DET	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	35	May 23	DET	@	CLE	L,9-11	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
29	36	May 24	DET	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
30	37	May 25	DET	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	38	May 26	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	39	May 27	DET	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	40	May 29	DET		CHW	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	41	May 30	DET		CHW	L,4-10	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
35	42	May 31 (1)	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
36	43	May 31 (2)	DET		CHW	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	44	Jun 3	DET		WSA	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	45	Jun 5	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	46	Jun 6	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
40	47	Jun 7 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	48	Jun 7 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
42	49	Jun 8	DET		MIN	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
43	50	Jun 9	DET		MIN	W,16-1	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	51	Jun 10	DET		MIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
45	52	Jun 11	DET		MIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	53	Jun 13	DET		LAA	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
47	54	Jun 14 (1)	DET		LAA	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	55	Jun 14 (2)	DET		LAA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	56	Jun 16 (1)	DET		KCA	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	60 (3)	Jun 19	DET	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	61	Jun 20	DET	@	MIN	W,8-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	62	Jun 21	DET	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	63	Jun 23 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	64	Jun 23 (2)	DET	@	KCA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
55	65	Jun 24	DET	@	KCA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
56	66	Jun 26	DET	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	47	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
57	67	Jun 27	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	41	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	68	Jun 28 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-8	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	69	Jun 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	70	Jun 29	DET	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
61	71	Jun 30	DET	@	WSA	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	72	Jul 1	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	73	Jul 2	DET		CLE	W,9-1	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	74	Jul 3 (1)	DET		WSA	L,1-3	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
65	75	Jul 3 (2)	DET		WSA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
66	76	Jul 4	DET		WSA	W,5-3	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	89 (12)	Jul 17	DET	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	90	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	91	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,3-0	GS	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
70	92	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
71	93	Jul 20	DET	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	94	Jul 21	DET	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	95	Jul 22	DET	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	96	Jul 23	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
75	97	Jul 24 (1)	DET		NYY	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	98	Jul 24 (2)	DET		NYY	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	99	Jul 25	DET		NYY	L,2-14	CG	51	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
78	100	Jul 26 (1)	DET		NYY	L,6-11	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	101	Jul 26 (2)	DET		NYY	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	102	Jul 28	DET		CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	103	Jul 29	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
82	104	Jul 30	DET		CHW	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	105	Jul 31 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-12	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	106	Jul 31 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	107	Aug 1	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	108	Aug 2 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
87	109	Aug 2 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	46	10.2	2	1	0	3	0	RF
88	110	Aug 4	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	111	Aug 5	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	53	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	112	Aug 6	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	113	Aug 7	DET		KCA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	114	Aug 8	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	52	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	115	Aug 9 (1)	DET		KCA	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	116	Aug 9 (2)	DET		KCA	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	117	Aug 11	DET	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
96	118	Aug 12	DET	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	119	Aug 13	DET	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	120	Aug 14	DET	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	121	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	122	Aug 16	DET	@	KCA	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
101	123	Aug 18 (1)	DET		LAA	L,0-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	124	Aug 18 (2)	DET		LAA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	125	Aug 19	DET		LAA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	126	Aug 20	DET		LAA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	127	Aug 21	DET		MIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	128	Aug 23 (1)	DET		MIN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	129	Aug 23 (2)	DET		MIN	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
108	130	Aug 25	DET	@	BOS	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
109	131	Aug 26	DET	@	BOS	W,4-1	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	132	Aug 27	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	133	Aug 28 (1)	DET	@	LAA	W,12-1	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
112	134	Aug 28 (2)	DET	@	LAA	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
113	135	Aug 29	DET	@	LAA	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
114	136	Aug 30	DET	@	LAA	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	137	Sep 1	DET	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
116	138	Sep 2	DET	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
117	139	Sep 4	DET	@	WSA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
118	143 (3)	Sep 9	DET		NYY	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
119	144	Sep 10	DET		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
120	145	Sep 11	DET		WSA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
121	146	Sep 12	DET		WSA	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
122	147	Sep 13	DET		WSA	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
123	148	Sep 15	DET		CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
124	149	Sep 16	DET		CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	150	Sep 18	DET		CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	151	Sep 20 (1)	DET		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	152	Sep 20 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
128	153	Sep 22	DET		BAL	W,2-1	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
129	154	Sep 23	DET		BAL	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
130	155	Sep 25	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
131	156	Sep 26	DET		BOS	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
132	157	Sep 27	DET		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
133	158	Sep 30 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
134	159	Sep 30 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,8-11	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
135	160	Oct 1 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
136	161	Oct 1 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							136gm		1193.1	278	6	3	287	3