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

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Al Kaline swinging a bat in his basement in 1973.
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Maris, Cash, Mantle, Kaline.
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Cash, Kaline, and Eddie Mathews.

 

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George, Al, and Ernie. All beloved by the Tigers faithful.
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[byco42]

KC, some "Cash App" offer is hijacking several of your links on this thread. FYI.

 

[kalinecountry]

KC, some "Cash App" offer is hijacking several of your links on this thread. FYI.

Hi Byco, Yes I saw this started last week and I wrote to the Administrator. I haven't really received a definitive answer. I am not sure if it is Twitter doing this so when You copy and paste a picture it now automatically goes to the cash app ad. Or it is within our DSF and how they suddenly don't accept pictures from twitter links.
I am frustrated over this.

 

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Baseball and America: Kaline at bat, In the stands: JFK, LBJ, Jimmy Hoffa, Larry O'Brien.
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[kalinecountry]

Love this photo of Al Kaline.
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?Old Days? Pedro Ramos delivers to Al Kaline during a 1966 Tigers-Yankees game at Yankee Stadium.#Tigers #Detroit
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https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/06/15/five-for-friday-72/
FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

On this Father?s Day weekend, there?s no better time than to identify the father figures who made their impact with players who wore the Olde English D.
Men who took the time to go beyond their assigned roles with the organization to bond, support and lift up players, creating special relationships with them.

Here are my top 5 with a quick fatherly fact for each:.....

 

[kalinecountry]

In 1955 Detroit Tigers OF Al Kaline led the AL in Hits (200), Batting Avg (.340), and Total Bases (321). He was 20.
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Mark Kaline @MarkKaline to @IffyTheDopester

Hard to believe that today will mark 70 years since a skinny kid from Baltimore, stepped out on the field in Philadelphia wearing number 25 for the Tiger's game that day against the A's. Following that road trip, he made his first ever visit to Detroit.
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Al connects for a round tripper during the 1968 World Series. Kaline made it look easy with his Picture Perfect Swing.
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Al Kaline got on his horse to track this ball down in center field at Tiger Stadium in 1961.
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The Detroit baseball media thanks Al Kaline in 1974 with this sign at Tiger Stadium.
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Al Kaline at the 1956 All Star game. The Tigers wore orange Old English D caps with their home uniforms for several seasons in the 1950s.
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MLB All Star games used to be so much better when players wore their own team's uniforms. What do you think?

1. Own team's uni's 88.7%

2. How they are now 3.6%

3. Whatever 7.7%

 

[kalinecountry]

President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson watch Al Kaline bat against the Senators.
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The Sporting News,October, 1955.
Kaline more like DiMaggio than Cobb.
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A solitary Al Kaline reads a note in an early 60s visitors clubhouse.
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The celebration by Al Kaline of the American League pennant in '68 was 15 years in the making for him, & 23 seasons for the club. Yet Yankees fans lament a home run in Pittsburgh by Bill Mazeroski to deny their umpteenth championship in a 40 year window, starting with Ruth.
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