#53 Al Kaline, Centerfield, 23 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Friday, 10/6/1958 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Kaline
12/19/1934 23 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 2.5 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 1958 (Automatic) 4 Year(s), 144 Days (832 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 144 Days (832 total Days) 5 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 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 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 | @NYY | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/15 | @WS1 | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/16 | @WS1 | L 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/17 | @WS1 | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | CHA | L 4-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/20 | CHA | L 2-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/21 | CHA | W 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/22 | DET | L 2-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/23 | DET | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | DET | W 6-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 517 | 152 | 29 | 1 | 26 | 91 | 80 | 67 | 62 | .294 | .373 | .505 | .878 | .875 | .211 |
Projected | 156 | 544 | 160 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 96 | 84 | 70 | 65 | .294 | .373 | .505 | .878 | .875 | .211 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 601 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 261 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 100.7 | 6.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 150 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .415 | .640 | 1.055 |
vs. RHP | 367 | 102 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .278 | .356 | .450 | .805 |
Close/Late | 70 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .325 | .471 | .796 |
Scoring Position | 127 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .291 | .382 | .402 | .783 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 245 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 27 | .302 | .383 | .498 | .881 |
Road | 76 | 272 | 78 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 41 | 32 | 35 | .287 | .357 | .511 | .868 |
March/April | 24 | 92 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 12 | .370 | .420 | .587 | 1.007 |
May | 26 | 89 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | .281 | .355 | .461 | .816 |
June | 26 | 91 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | .253 | .333 | .451 | .784 |
July | 24 | 76 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | .289 | .394 | .592 | .986 |
August | 27 | 96 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | .250 | .312 | .417 | .729 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 73 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | .329 | .419 | .548 | .967 |
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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 |
Total | 672 | 2447 | 669 | 124 | 8 | 103 | 447 | 376 | 309 | 13 | 24 | 305 | 21 | 16 | .273 | .355 | .457 | .812 | |
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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 | 147 | 143 | 323 | 8 | 1 | 335 | 4 | .988 | 1274.0 | 2.37 | | | | |
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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...
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