#53 Al Kaline, Centerfield, 21 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Kaline
12/19/1934 21 USA,MD,BALTIMORE 6"2 180
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1956 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 5 6 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings CF : 10 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 1 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | DET | W 10-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
9/15 | @NYY | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/16 | @NYY | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/17 | @NYY | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/18 | @BAL | W 16-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/19 | @BAL | L 2-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/20 | @BAL | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/22 | CHA | L 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | CHA | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | CHA | L 5-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 120 | 439 | 108 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 80 | 51 | 49 | 55 | .246 | .323 | .396 | .720 | .665 | .150 |
Projected | 126 | 462 | 114 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 84 | 54 | 52 | 58 | .246 | .323 | .396 | .720 | .665 | .150 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 114 | 496 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 174 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 72.7 | 56.1 | 4.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 124 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .313 | .460 | .773 |
vs. RHP | 315 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .241 | .327 | .371 | .698 |
Close/Late | 60 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .333 | .350 | .683 |
Scoring Position | 116 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .368 | .491 | .859 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 61 | 221 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 28 | 20 | 29 | .258 | .322 | .452 | .775 |
Road | 59 | 218 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 29 | 26 | .234 | .323 | .339 | .662 |
March/April | 24 | 89 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | .270 | .371 | .416 | .787 |
May | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .120 | .207 | .160 | .367 |
June | 14 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .275 | .333 | .373 | .706 |
July | 26 | 96 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | .281 | .378 | .500 | .878 |
August | 27 | 98 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 15 | .204 | .248 | .337 | .584 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 80 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | .250 | .315 | .412 | .727 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1954 | 145 | 507 | 135 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 101 | 94 | 71 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 3 | 5 | .266 | .360 | .475 | .835 | PHA |
1955 | 139 | 536 | 151 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 112 | 84 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 5 | 3 | .282 | .354 | .472 | .826 | PHA |
1956 | 120 | 439 | 108 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 80 | 51 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 8 | 4 | .246 | .323 | .396 | .720 | KC |
Total | 404 | 1482 | 394 | 66 | 5 | 66 | 293 | 229 | 184 | 8 | 14 | 174 | 16 | 12 | .266 | .347 | .451 | .798 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1953, AAA | 136 | 518 | 187 | 18 | 6 | 55 | 143 | 115 | 76 | 42 | 9 | 5 | .361 | .434 | .737 | 1.171 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Centerfield | 117 | 114 | 239 | 8 | 7 | 250 | 3 | .988 | 1004.2 | 2.24 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1953... Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1954, hitting .266 with 25 HR, 101 RBI... Injured on 8/24/1955 with a Strained Back, out for one week... Injured on 5/10/1956 with a Fractured Finger, out for 3 weeks...
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