Al Kaline 12/19/1934 - 04/06/2020 RIP#6

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1963: The Greatest Defensive Right Fielder in A.L. History Al Kaline robs a home run from Roger Maris!
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Tigers Rookie Al Kaline (far left) and other Tigers jumping hurdles at Lakeland high School during spring training in 1954!
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Coolest comic book cover art ever!
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Mr. Tiger and Mickey Lolich 1980.
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Al Kaline makes an amazing catch in right field.
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Al looking relaxed and happy in Lakeland in 1969!
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The Great Al Kaline.
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These Tigers legends needed no introduction to their audience.
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1961 picture of Al Kaline with Frank Lary the Yankee killer.
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July 7, 1954: In a loss to the white sox, Al Kaline shows off his strong and accurate throwing arm in 3 separate innings, in the 2nd inning Kaline fires a strike to catcher Frank House to nab chicago's Freddie Marsh, 3rd inning Kaline fires a strike to third baseman Ray Boone to get the speedy Jim Rivera by 5 feet, and in the 4th inning Kaline throws out and fast base stealer from the 'go go' white sox Minnie Minoso in another throw to third base. Minoso is tagged out in a rundown between 2nd and 3rd. Word gets around the American League not to run on Kaline's arm yet they still do until 1958 when Kaline leads all Outfielders with 23 assists on the season. Soon thereafter most all runners on first, second, and third watch Kaline make his catches of fly balls even to the warning track, and while standing on the base, Kaline throws a perfect strike to second, third, and home, with said base runner not moving an inch.

 

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"Will your boy rifle them in like Al Kaline." Uh, no! Equitable Poster.
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https://www.vintagedetroit.com/al-k...ap and Injury to Reach Baseballs Hall of Fame
Al Kaline Overcame Handicap and Injury to Reach Baseball?s Hall of Fame. from April, 2011.
Vintage Detroit

 

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Al Kaline leaving the parking lot at Tiger Stadium, one last time as a player, in October 1974.
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Al Kaline singles with the bases loaded in game 5 of the 1968 Cardinals-Tigers World Series at Tiger Stadium.
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Wearing longer hair and a much more colorful road uniform, new for the 1972 season, these '68 World Champions are set to take on the dirty A's in Oakland in the 1972 ALCS.
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Mr. Tiger offering some hitting advice to Steve Kemp. Neither of these Tigers rarely got cheated in their swings. They attacked the ball!
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9/17/74: Mr. Tiger only needed 7 more hits to reach one of the greatest milestones in baseball.
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1956. Al Kaline was always in top shape!
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Although similar, the 1950s Tigers road uniform > 1998 to present road uniform.
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1966 Tigers Kaline/Aguirre/Lolich/Dressen "Early Birds At Detroit Camp."
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