#53 Al Kaline, Centerfield, 24 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Kaline
12/19/1934 24 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 : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 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 1959 (Automatic) 5 Year(s), 144 Days (1004 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 144 Days (1004 total Days) 6 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 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 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/15 | BAL | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/16 | BAL | W 7-1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
9/17 | BAL | W 5-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/18 | WS1 | W 4-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/19 | WS1 | W 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/20 | WS1 | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/22 | @CLE | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/23 | @CLE | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | L 7-11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 554 | 179 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 106 | 109 | 73 | 56 | .323 | .405 | .554 | .959 | 1.000 | .231 |
Projected | 156 | 583 | 188 | 34 | 3 | 32 | 112 | 115 | 77 | 59 | .323 | .405 | .554 | .959 | 1.000 | .231 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 646 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 307 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 | 126.1 | 8.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 139 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .295 | .408 | .468 | .876 |
vs. RHP | 415 | 138 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 83 | 79 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .333 | .401 | .583 | .984 |
Close/Late | 62 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .403 | .458 | .661 | 1.120 |
Scoring Position | 125 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .352 | .423 | .656 | 1.079 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 262 | 88 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 36 | 19 | .336 | .416 | .615 | 1.030 |
Road | 75 | 292 | 91 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 50 | 37 | 37 | .312 | .382 | .500 | .882 |
March/April | 23 | 89 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 6 | .404 | .465 | .618 | 1.083 |
May | 26 | 93 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | .215 | .342 | .419 | .761 |
June | 26 | 102 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 11 | .343 | .391 | .618 | 1.009 |
July | 25 | 94 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 5 | .415 | .463 | .809 | 1.271 |
August | 28 | 101 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 15 | .307 | .381 | .446 | .827 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 75 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1 | .240 | .345 | .387 | .731 |
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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 |
1957 | 120 | 448 | 123 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 63 | 67 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .359 | .422 | .781 | KC |
1958 | 148 | 517 | 152 | 29 | 1 | 26 | 91 | 80 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 4 | 3 | .294 | .373 | .505 | .878 | KC,AL |
1959 | 148 | 554 | 179 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 106 | 109 | 73 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 10 | 3 | .323 | .405 | .554 | .959 | KC,AL |
Total | 820 | 3001 | 848 | 156 | 11 | 133 | 553 | 485 | 382 | 18 | 27 | 361 | 31 | 19 | .283 | .364 | .475 | .839 | |
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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% |
Centerfield | 142 | 140 | 282 | 12 | 2 | 300 | 6 | .980 | 1230.1 | 2.19 | | | | |
Rightfield | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 2.57 | | | | |
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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... Injured on 8/20/1957 with a Pulled Achilles Tendon, out for 5 weeks... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Boston on 7/16/1959... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1959, hitting .415 with 10 HR, 26 RBI... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/1/1959...
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