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Al Kaline
Al Kaline
Outfielder
Born: December 19, 1934 (1934-12-19) (age 73)
Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 25, 1953
for the Detroit Tigers
Final game
October 2, 1974
for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Batting average     . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 297
Home runs     399
Hits     3,007
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     1980
Vote     88. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1968 World Series featured the defending champion St Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Tigers winning in 7 games for their first championship For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was created by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in honor of the former Major League Baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the The Hutch Award is a Major League Baseball award given to an active player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire to win The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP 3% (first ballot)

Albert William "Al" Kaline (pronounced /ˈkʰeɪˌlaɪn/, born December 19, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former Major League Baseball player. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kaline was active from 1953 to 1974 and spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers (hence the nickname "Mr. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Tiger"), bypassing the minor league system and joining the team directly from high school as a "bonus baby" signee. For a list of Bonus Babies please see the List of baseball players who went directly to the major leagues. For most of his career, Kaline played in the outfield, mainly right field, where he was known for his strong throwing arm. Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key He once threw out two baserunners at home in the same inning. Near the end of his career, he also played at first base and, in his last season, was the Tigers' designated hitter. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Kaline wore the #6 for his entire major league playing career.

In 1955, Kaline hit . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP 340 for the season, becoming the youngest player ever to win the American League batting title, when he was one day younger than Tiger's hall-of-famer Ty Cobb - born December 18, 1886. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common During the 1955 season, Kaline became the 13th man in major league history to hit two home runs in the same inning and finished the year with 200 hits, 27 HRs and 102 RBIs to go along with the batting title. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP Although it would be his only batting title, in 1956 he followed that great season with another as he batted . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 Don Larsen, MVP 314 with 27 HRs and 128 RBIs and became one of baseball's brightest young stars. In 1958, he amassed 23 assists, extremely high for an outfielder. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3 Bob Turley, MVP Versatile and well-rounded, he won ten Gold Glove Awards (1957-59 and 1961-67) for excellence in the field and appeared in fifteen All-Star games (1955-67, 1971, 1974). For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League He was a member of Detroit's World Series championship team in 1968 and excelled in his only World Series appearance by batting . For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. 379 with 2 home runs and 8 RBIs helping the Tigers come back from a 3 games to 1 deficit to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St

Kaline finished his career with 3,007 hits (25th on the all-time list) and 399 home runs (a Tigers record and 43rd on the all-time list). He batted over . 300 nine times in his career to finish with a lifetime batting average of . 297 and while never considered a true power hitter, Kaline did hit 25 or more home runs seven times in his career. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980, his first year of eligibility, and subsequently honored by the Tigers as the first of their players to have his uniform number (6) retired. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP With earlier legend Ty Cobb having been more respected and feared than loved, Kaline is the most popular player ever to play for the Tigers, and possibly the most popular athlete in Detroit history. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians

Since retiring from the playing field, Kaline has lived in the Detroit area, and has remained active within the Tigers organization, serving first as a color commentator on the team's television broadcasts (1975-2002) mostly with play by play announcer and former Tiger George Kell, and then later as a consultant to the team. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic George Clyde Kell (born August 23, 1922 in Swifton Arkansas) is a baseball Hall of Fame Third baseman who played for the Philadelphia Athletics Cherry Street, which ran behind the left-field stands at Tiger Stadium, was renamed Kaline Drive in his honor. Tiger Stadium (formerly Navin Field then Briggs Stadium is a Stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.

In 1999, he ranked Number 76 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In 1998 The Sporting News compiled a list of Baseball's Greatest Players Later that year, on September 27, when the team played its last game at Tiger Stadium, Kaline was invited to appear in uniform and present the last lineup card to the umpires. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again He did so along with George Brett, considered one of the greatest players ever for the Tigers' opponents that day, the Kansas City Royals. George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Since 2003, Kaline has served as a Special Assistant to Tigers President/CEO/General Manager Dave Dombrowski. David Dombrowski (born July 27, 1956) is the current president CEO and general manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball Former Tigers teammate Willie Horton also holds this position, and the two threw out the first pitch of the 2006 World Series at Comerica Park. Willie Wattison Horton (born October 18 1942 in Arno Virginia) is a former Left fielder and Designated The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and Comerica Park is an open air ballpark located in downtown Detroit Michigan.

Al Kaline is an active golfer, playing multiple times per week. On May 24, 2008, Al Kaline had a hole-in-one at Oakland Hills Country Club.

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Preceded by
Bobby Avila		 American League Batting Champion
1955		 Succeeded by
Mickey Mantle
Preceded by
Ernie Banks		 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1968		 Succeeded by
Pete Rose
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