#53 Al Kaline, Centerfield, 22 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Kaline
12/19/1934 22 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 1957 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 144 Days (660 total Days) 144 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 144 Days (660 total Days) 4 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 | 7 | 7 |
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 | | |
8/10 | @CLE | L 4-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
8/11 | @CLE | W 10-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | #3 | | |
8/12 | @CLE | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
8/13 | @CLE | L 9-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/15 | NYY | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
8/16 | NYY | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
8/17 | NYY | L 2-11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
8/18 | CLE | W 10-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
8/19 | CLE | L 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
8/20 | CLE | W 7-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 120 | 448 | 123 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 63 | 67 | 58 | 69 | .275 | .359 | .422 | .781 | .735 | .147 |
Projected | 126 | 471 | 129 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 66 | 70 | 61 | 73 | .275 | .359 | .422 | .781 | .735 | .147 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 116 | 510 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 68.7 | 5.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 110 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .408 | .473 | .880 |
vs. RHP | 338 | 89 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .342 | .405 | .747 |
Close/Late | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .277 | .310 | .586 |
Scoring Position | 128 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .331 | .336 | .667 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 62 | 230 | 69 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 40 | 26 | 32 | .300 | .371 | .470 | .840 |
Road | 58 | 218 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 37 | .248 | .347 | .372 | .718 |
March/April | 24 | 98 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 19 | .276 | .314 | .429 | .743 |
May | 25 | 98 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 20 | .255 | .324 | .429 | .753 |
June | 27 | 95 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 15 | .211 | .342 | .295 | .637 |
July | 25 | 95 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | .316 | .398 | .484 | .882 |
August | 19 | 62 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | .339 | .440 | .500 | .940 |
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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 |
Total | 524 | 1930 | 517 | 95 | 7 | 77 | 356 | 296 | 242 | 10 | 16 | 243 | 17 | 13 | .268 | .350 | .444 | .794 | |
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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 | 118 | 116 | 277 | 9 | 3 | 293 | 7 | .976 | 1018.0 | 2.59 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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...
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