Al Kaline's career spanned 1953-1974, an amazing 22 years.
Thirteen of those years he played against the Angels, 1961-1974.
He hit them in Wrigley Field (LA), Chavez Ravine, and Anaheim Stadium.
How did this Hall of Famer fare against the Halos?
In 175 games: .274 BA, 30 HR, 94 RBI, .849 OPS.
Against Dean Chance (Angels/Twins): 105 AB, 16 SO, .284 BA
So, yeah, he was good against the Angels.
I hit my first little league home run with an Al Kaline bat, my boyhood hero.
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome memory!
DeleteYour tribute inspired me to see how well he fared against the Athletics (since I was barely 2 years old when he played his final game) and it looks like he enjoyed hitting against A's pitchers (.309 batting average, 56 home runs, and a .514 slugging percentage). Although he did struggle at the Oakland Coliseum during the tail end of his career (.243 batting average and .357 slugging percentage).
ReplyDeleteBtw... cool autograph. One thing I noticed while writing my post is that Kaline's signature has stayed pretty consistent over the past 4 decades.
I would have been 10 when he retired. I don't know for sure, but there's a good chance I saw him play at the Big A.
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