Al Kaline Mr Tiger Thank you for the memories
“Many of us who are fortunate enough to work in Baseball have our short lists of the players who mean the most to us. Al Kaline was one of those players for me and countless others, making this a very sad day for our sport.”
Al Kaline Mr Tiger Thank you for the memories, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.
Legend Al Kaline Mr Tiger
Kaline, born Dec. 19, 1934, in Baltimore, joined the Tigers at 18 never having played in the minor leagues, and he spent his entire career with the team. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.
Even after his playing career, which included a World Series win in 1968 against the St. Louis Cardinals, Kaline remained with the organization and spent 67 years there in all, some of them as special assistant to the general manager.
“I’m proud I was a Tiger for my entire career,” Kaline said in 1986, according to the team. “And you know what they say, it looks good on the back of your bubble-gum card if there’s only one team.”
Kaline was an All-Star in 15 seasons and won 10 Gold Gloves.
He had a career batting average of .297 with 3,007 hits and 1,583 runs batted in. He had 399 home runs and was known for his consistency at the plate and his fielding ability.
“There have been a lot of great defensive players. The fellow who could do everything is Al Kaline,” Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson once said, according to The Associated Press. “He was just the epitome of what a great outfielder is all about — great speed, catches the ball and throws the ball well.”
Kaline retired after the 1974 season. When he retired, former Tigers manager Billy Martin said Kaline could do everything, according to NBC affiliate WDIV of Detroit. Al Kaline Mr Tiger Thank you for the memories
“Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays and Al Kaline — those are the three greatest players I’ve seen as far as doing everything — base running, outfield, throw, hit,” Martin said.
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