. (From Chapter 1: Mr. Tiger) They don’t make baseball players like Al Kaline anymore. That is what is wrong with the not-always-so-grand old game today. No salacious scandal has ever tainted his name ...
He has always been a rather reluctant hero. But not many could be more revered in the Detroit Tigers organization than Al Kaline. Known simply as “Mr. Tiger,” Kaline has been a part of the Detroit ...
Al Kaline, who in a long and unique Detroit Tigers lifetime grew from youthful batting champion to Hall of Famer to distinguished elder statesman, died Monday afternoon at his home in Bloomfield Hills ...
In three straight innings, once upon a time, from his lair in right field, Al Kaline nailed a Chicago White Sox runner trying for an extra base. By July 7, 1954 — halfway through his first full season ...
Al Kaline’s signature accomplishment as the youngest player to win a batting crown quickly became an albatross that nearly derailed a Hall of Fame career. Sixty-five years ago, in his second full ...
Al Kaline’s signature accomplishment as the youngest player to win a batting crown quickly became an albatross that nearly derailed a Hall of Fame career. Sixty-five years ago, in his second full ...
Al Kaline’s signature accomplishment as the youngest player to win a batting crown quickly became an albatross that nearly derailed a Hall of Fame career. Sixty-five years ago, in his second full ...