Al Kaline
Born: December 19, 1934, Baltimore, MD Died: April 6, 2020, Bloomfield Hills, MIHeight: 6'1" Weight: 175 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Batting Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1953 Detroit AL 18 30 28 9 7 10 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 .250 .357 .300 1954 Detroit AL 19 138 504 43 139 175 18 3 4 43 7 2 9 5 20 2 0 45 21 .276 .347 .305 1955 Detroit AL 20 152 588 121 200 321 24 8 27 102 0 6 6 8 70 12 5 57 13 .340 .546 .421 1956 Detroit AL 21 153 617 96 194 327 32 10 27 128 1 4 7 1 66 4 1 55 10 .314 .530 .383 1957 Detroit AL 22 149 577 83 170 276 29 4 23 90 6 7 11 9 36 7 3 38 10 .295 .478 .343 1958 Detroit AL 23 146 543 84 170 266 34 7 16 85 3 5 7 4 48 6 2 47 18 .313 .490 .374 1959 Detroit AL 24 136 511 85 167 271 19 2 27 94 2 6 10 4 60 12 4 42 11 .327 .530 .410 1960 Detroit AL 25 147 551 77 153 235 29 4 15 68 5 5 19 4 62 3 3 47 18 .278 .426 .354 1961 Detroit AL 26 153 586 116 190 302 41 7 19 82 4 5 14 1 64 2 4 42 16 .324 .515 .393 1962 Detroit AL 27 100 398 78 121 236 16 6 29 94 2 4 4 0 44 3 1 39 17 .304 .593 .376 1963 Detroit AL 28 145 551 89 172 283 24 3 27 101 3 4 6 4 42 12 4 48 12 .312 .514 .375 1964 Detroit AL 29 146 525 77 154 246 31 5 17 68 2 3 4 1 69 6 3 51 12 .293 .469 .383 1965 Detroit AL 30 125 399 72 112 188 18 2 18 72 0 3 6 0 61 11 0 49 9 .281 .471 .388 1966 Detroit AL 31 142 479 85 138 256 29 1 29 88 1 6 5 5 74 7 5 66 7 .288 .534 .392 1967 Detroit AL 32 131 458 94 141 248 28 2 25 78 2 6 8 2 73 10 1 47 16 .308 .541 .411 1968 Detroit AL 33 102 327 49 94 140 14 1 10 52 1 3 6 4 48 7 3 39 4 .287 .428 .392 1969 Detroit AL 34 131 456 74 124 204 17 0 21 69 0 7 1 2 50 4 1 61 11 .272 .447 .346 1970 Detroit AL 35 131 467 64 130 210 24 4 16 71 3 7 2 2 72 5 1 49 20 .278 .450 .377 1971 Detroit AL 36 133 405 69 119 187 19 2 15 54 1 6 4 6 73 9 7 57 12 .294 .462 .416 1972 Detroit AL 37 106 278 46 87 132 11 2 10 32 1 5 1 0 23 5 2 33 11 .313 .475 .374 1973 Detroit AL 38 91 310 40 79 122 13 0 10 45 0 5 4 1 25 4 3 28 10 .255 .394 .320 1974 Detroit AL 39 147 558 71 146 217 28 2 13 64 1 5 2 2 63 2 1 75 12 .262 .389 .337 TOTALS 2834 1622 4852 75 1582 104 65 133 1020 271 .297 .480 .376 10116 3007 498 399 45 136 1144 55
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1953 Detroit AL CF 57.0 4 7 0 11 8 1 0 0 1.000 1.42 1953 Detroit AL LF 8.0 0 5 0 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 1953 Detroit AL RF 6.1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1954 Detroit AL RF 1180.2 133 2 9 135 280 16 9 0 .970 2.26 1955 Detroit AL RF 1325.2 151 1 6 152 306 14 7 4 .979 2.17 1956 Detroit AL RF 1259.2 144 0 8 144 308 14 5 4 .985 2.30 1956 Detroit AL CF 85.0 9 1 0 10 30 3 1 1 .971 3.49 1956 Detroit AL LF 0.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1957 Detroit AL RF 1130.2 118 18 7 136 261 10 2 2 .993 2.16 1957 Detroit AL CF 158.0 23 0 16 23 50 2 3 0 .945 2.96 1957 Detroit AL LF 22.0 2 3 1 5 6 1 0 0 1.000 2.86 1958 Detroit AL RF 1209.0 141 2 13 143 311 22 2 4 .994 2.48 1958 Detroit AL CF 23.1 2 2 0 4 12 1 0 0 1.000 5.01 1959 Detroit AL CF 1045.0 121 1 7 122 323 4 4 0 .988 2.82 1959 Detroit AL RF 129.2 15 0 1 15 38 0 0 0 1.000 2.64 1960 Detroit AL CF 1277.0 142 0 5 142 364 5 5 1 .987 2.60 1961 Detroit AL RF 1147.0 127 14 9 141 308 8 4 3 .988 2.48 1961 Detroit AL CF 152.0 20 2 14 22 67 1 0 0 1.000 4.03 1961 Detroit AL LF 1.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1961 Detroit AL 3B 9.0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 1962 Detroit AL RF 882.0 100 0 2 100 226 8 4 1 .983 2.39 1963 Detroit AL RF 1215.0 139 1 13 140 257 5 2 0 .992 1.94 1963 Detroit AL CF 8.0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 1964 Detroit AL RF 1193.1 136 0 9 136 278 6 3 3 .990 2.14 1965 Detroit AL CF 512.0 60 2 6 62 108 0 0 0 1.000 1.90 1965 Detroit AL RF 443.2 51 0 5 51 83 2 3 0 .966 1.72 1965 Detroit AL 3B 5.1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 5.06 1966 Detroit AL CF 676.2 84 2 30 86 177 5 1 1 .995 2.42 1966 Detroit AL RF 453.1 52 2 8 54 101 2 1 0 .990 2.04 1967 Detroit AL RF 1085.2 127 3 10 130 221 14 6 2 .975 1.95 1967 Detroit AL CF 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1968 Detroit AL RF 584.0 67 3 9 70 129 1 3 0 .977 2.00 1968 Detroit AL 1B 165.0 18 4 4 22 152 13 4 15 .976 9.00 1968 Detroit AL LF 18.0 1 4 0 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1969 Detroit AL RF 974.0 109 9 10 118 190 9 7 4 .966 1.84 1969 Detroit AL 1B 69.0 9 0 4 9 65 2 0 3 1.000 8.74 1970 Detroit AL RF 686.2 75 16 6 91 158 3 2 1 .988 2.11 1970 Detroit AL 1B 403.1 48 4 14 52 374 31 4 39 .990 9.04 1971 Detroit AL RF 967.0 104 24 10 128 203 6 0 0 1.000 1.95 1971 Detroit AL 1B 29.0 2 3 1 5 27 1 0 3 1.000 8.69 1971 Detroit AL CF 10.0 1 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 1972 Detroit AL RF 570.0 64 20 11 84 110 5 1 0 .991 1.82 1972 Detroit AL 1B 44.0 4 7 1 11 37 4 0 5 1.000 8.39 1973 Detroit AL RF 435.1 52 12 14 64 102 1 0 0 1.000 2.13 1973 Detroit AL 1B 240.0 29 7 15 36 245 12 1 32 .996 9.64
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Detroit Tigers (June 19, 1953).
- Fractured collarbone on May 26, 1962, returned to action July 23, 1962.
- Placed on disabled list by Detroit Tigers (June 28, 1967)
- Activated by Detroit Tigers (July 27, 1967)
- Placed on disabled list by Detroit Tigers (May 26, 1968)
- Activated by Detroit Tigers (June 30, 1968)
- Placed on disabled list by Detroit Tigers (July 30, 1972)
- Activated by Detroit Tigers (August 14, 1972)
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