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Al Kaline
Al Kaline, 1959.
Al Kaline
American baseball player
Also known as: Albert William Kaline
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Albert William Kaline
- Byname:
- Mr. Tiger
- Died:
- April 6, 2020, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (aged 85)
- Awards And Honors:
- Baseball Hall of Fame (1980)
- Gold Glove (x10)
- Baseball Hall of Fame (inducted in 1980)
- 1x batting champion
- 18x All-Star
- 1 World Series championship
- Height/Weight:
- 6 ft 1 inch, 175 lb (185 cm, 79 kg)
- Batting Hand:
- right
- Throwing Hand:
- right
- Debut Date:
- June 25, 1953
- Last Game:
- October 2, 1974
- Jersey Number:
- 6 (1958-1974, Detroit Tigers)
- 6 (1954-1957, Detroit Tigers)
- 25 (1953-1954, Detroit Tigers)
- Position:
- rightfielder and first baseman
- At Bats:
- 10,116
- Batting Average:
- 0.297
- Hits:
- 3,007
- Home Runs:
- 399
- On-Base Percentage:
- 0.376
- On-Base Plus Slugging:
- 0.855
- Runs:
- 1,622
- Runs Batted In:
- 1,582
- Slugging Percentage:
- 0.48
- Stolen Bases:
- 137
Al Kaline (born December 19, 1934, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died April 6, 2020, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who was a preeminent fielder and hitter, batting and throwing right-handed. Kaline started playing sandlot baseball before he went to school. Many in his family had been in semiprofessional baseball. At first he wanted to be a pitcher, but at Southern High School in Baltimore, Maryland, he was considered too small to pitch and too frail for the infield and so became an outfielder. He was signed to a contract by the American League Detroit Tigers in ...(100 of 237 words)