Al Kaline

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Al Kaline

Personal Info
Birth	December 19, 1934, Baltimore, Maryland
Professional Career
Debut	June 25, 1953, Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Athletics, Shibe Park
Team(s)	Detroit Tigers (1953-1974)
HOF induction:	1980
Career Highlights
Youngest player ever to win a major-league batting title, at 20 years; Ty Cobb was one day older. Collected over 3,000 hits and  399 home runs. Won ten gold glove awards and  had a .987 career fielding percentage. Played 242 consecutive games without an  error. Became the second player to hit two home runs in one inning; the first was Joe DiMaggio. Played in 12 All-Star games. Never spent time in the minors and  spent his entire career with the same team.

Albert William Kaline (born December 19, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland) is  a former Major League Baseball player. Kaline was active from 1953 to 1974 and  spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers, bypassing the minor league system and  joining the team directly from high school as a "bonus baby" signee. For most of his career, Kaline played in the outfield, mainly right field, where he was known for his strong throwing arm. 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.

In 1955, Kaline hit .340 for the season, becoming the youngest player ever to win a major league batting title. 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). He was a member of the World Series championship team in 1968. In 1958, he amassed 23 assists, extremely high for an  outfielder.

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Kaline finished his career with 3,007 hits (24th on the all-time list) and  399 home runs (a Tigers record). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 and  subsequently honored by the Tigers as the first of their players to have  his uniform number retired (6). 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.

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. Cherry Street, which ran behind the left-field stands at Tiger Stadium, was renamed Kaline Drive in his honor.

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. 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. He did so along with George Brett, considered one of the greatest players ever for the Tigers' opponents that day, the Kansas City Royals.

[edit] See also

• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of AL Gold Glove Winners at Outfield
• List of Major League Baseball retired numbers
• MLB designated hitter statistics
• Players Never to Play Minor League Baseball

[edit] External links

• Baseball Hall of Fame
• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and  analysis
• Baseball Library
• The Baseball Page

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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