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Al Kaline
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Birthdate: 12/19/1934
Height / Weight: 6' 2" / 180 lbs.
Place of Birth: Baltimore, MD, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

One of the all-time great Detroit Tigers' players, Kaline had 3007 lifetime hits with a .297 career average, smashed 498 doubles, 75 triples and 399 homers. Kaline played his whole career with the Tigers. Al Kaline was an excellent outfielder and won 11 Gold Glove Awards. He was selected for 15 All-Star games. Playing in the 1968 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, this Hall of Famer hit .379, with two home runs and he drove in 8 runs. Kaline made some sparkling fielding plays stopping the Cardinals from scoring and the Tigers went on to win the World Series. The Tigers, except in the above world series, never won any more pennants and because of this Kaline was overlooked by the media. Al Kaline was an outstanding all-around player and fans in Detroit appreciated his all-around efforts day after day. Baseball fans salute your style of ball playing.

Al Kaline gave his best during his 22 year career with the Detroit Tigers. Coming from a sports family, Al's father and two uncles played semi-pro baseball. Young Al possessed a powerful throwing arm, was a disciplined hitter with great determination. Kaline has said, 'When I first came up to the Tigers I was scared stiff, but I had desire. Desire is something you must have to make it in the majors'. Baseball historians have often stated, 'Al Kaline was not spectacular, but was as close to perfect as a ballplayer could be'. Al Kaline collected 3,007 career hits along with 399 home runs. baseballhistorian.com archives


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
22 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1953 DET (AL) 30 28 9 7 0 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .300 SLG
1954 DET (AL) 138 504 42 139 18 3 4 43 22 45 9 5 0 0 7 2 .276 .305 SLG
1955 DET (AL) 152 588 121 200 24 8 27 102 82 57 6 8 12 5 0 6 .340 .421 SLG
1956 DET (AL) 153 617 96 194 32 10 27 128 70 55 7 1 4 1 1 4 .314 .383 SLG
1957 DET (AL) 149 577 83 170 29 4 23 90 43 38 11 9 7 3 6 7 .295 .343 SLG
1958 DET (AL) 146 543 84 170 34 7 16 85 54 47 7 4 6 2 3 5 .313 .374 SLG
1959 DET (AL) 136 511 86 167 19 2 27 94 72 42 10 4 12 4 2 6 .327 .410 SLG
1960 DET (AL) 147 551 77 153 29 4 15 68 65 47 19 4 3 3 5 5 .278 .354 SLG
1961 DET (AL) 153 586 116 190 41 7 19 82 66 42 14 1 2 4 4 5 .324 .393 SLG
1962 DET (AL) 100 398 78 121 16 6 29 94 47 39 4 0 3 1 2 4 .304 .376 SLG
1963 DET (AL) 145 551 89 172 24 3 27 101 54 48 6 4 12 4 3 4 .312 .375 SLG
1964 DET (AL) 146 525 77 154 31 5 17 68 75 51 4 1 6 3 2 3 .293 .383 SLG
1965 DET (AL) 125 399 72 112 18 2 18 72 72 49 6 0 11 0 0 3 .281 .388 SLG
1966 DET (AL) 142 479 85 138 29 1 29 88 81 66 5 5 7 5 1 6 .288 .392 SLG
1967 DET (AL) 131 458 94 141 28 2 25 78 83 47 8 2 10 1 2 6 .308 .411 SLG
1968 DET (AL) 102 327 49 94 14 1 10 53 55 39 6 4 7 3 1 3 .287 .392 SLG
1969 DET (AL) 131 456 74 124 17 0 21 69 54 61 1 2 4 1 0 7 .272 .346 SLG
1970 DET (AL) 131 467 64 130 24 4 16 71 77 49 2 2 5 1 3 7 .278 .377 SLG
1971 DET (AL) 133 405 69 119 19 2 15 54 82 57 4 6 9 7 1 6 .294 .416 SLG
1972 DET (AL) 106 278 46 87 11 2 10 32 28 33 1 0 5 2 1 5 .313 .374 SLG
1973 DET (AL) 91 310 40 79 13 0 10 45 29 28 4 1 4 3 0 5 .255 .320 SLG
1974 DET (AL) 147 558 71 146 28 2 13 64 65 75 2 2 2 1 1 5 .262 .337 SLG
22 years   2834 10116 1622 3007 498 75 399 1583 1277 1020 137 65 131 55 45 104 .297 .376 .SLG



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