#53 Al Kaline, Centerfield, 25 yrs, Detroit Tigers Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Kaline
12/19/1934 25 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) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 1960 $ 10,000,000 (5 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 144 Days (1176 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 144 Days (1176 total Days) 7 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 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 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 | @BAL | L 7-13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/15 | @BAL | W 8-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/17 | WS1 | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/19 | @NYY | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/20 | @NYY | L 6-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | CLE | L 8-9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/22 | @BOS | W 10-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | CHA | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @KC | L 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/27 | KC | L 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 137 | 477 | 131 | 31 | 4 | 19 | 101 | 94 | 76 | 59 | .275 | .376 | .476 | .852 | .852 | .201 |
Projected | 145 | 505 | 139 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 107 | 100 | 80 | 62 | .275 | .376 | .476 | .852 | .852 | .201 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 126 | 564 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 227 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 88.9 | 6.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 126 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .341 | .462 | .643 | 1.105 |
vs. RHP | 351 | 88 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .251 | .342 | .416 | .758 |
Close/Late | 54 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .412 | .481 | .893 |
Scoring Position | 148 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .427 | .574 | 1.001 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .667 | 1.121 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 69 | 244 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 61 | 53 | 35 | 27 | .320 | .412 | .557 | .969 |
Road | 68 | 233 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 32 | .227 | .339 | .391 | .730 |
Last Week | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .333 | .625 | .958 |
March/April | 24 | 91 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 9 | .308 | .406 | .637 | 1.043 |
May | 26 | 89 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 6 | .281 | .379 | .393 | .772 |
June | 23 | 87 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 8 | .299 | .370 | .529 | .899 |
July | 18 | 62 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | .242 | .342 | .435 | .778 |
August | 25 | 83 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | .169 | .314 | .241 | .555 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 65 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | .354 | .450 | .631 | 1.081 |
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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 |
1960 | 137 | 477 | 131 | 31 | 4 | 19 | 101 | 94 | 76 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 3 | 3 | .275 | .376 | .476 | .852 | KC DET |
Total | 957 | 3478 | 979 | 187 | 15 | 152 | 654 | 579 | 458 | 23 | 33 | 420 | 34 | 22 | .281 | .366 | .475 | .841 | |
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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 | 128 | 126 | 265 | 3 | 1 | 277 | 9 | .968 | 1099.1 | 2.27 | | | | |
Rightfield | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.1 | 2.61 | | | | |
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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... Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 4/20/1960... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 4/26/1960... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1960, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Traded from Kansas City to Detroit on 7/24/1960 (Going to DET: CF Al Kaline, 2B Red Schoendienst, P Lindy Mcdaniel, 2B Johnny Temple. Going to KC: LF Harmon Killebrew, SS Granny Hamner)... 8/2/1960: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $10,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1959 - .323 - 5th
| SLG 1959 - .554 - 7th
| OPS 1959 - .959 - 7th
| Hits 1959 - 179 - 3rd
| Doubles 1959 - 32 - 9th
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Homeruns 1959 - 30 - 10th
| RBI 1955 - 112 - 7th 1959 - 106 - 10th
| Runs 1959 - 109 - 5th
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