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

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Gibson walk off Homer in 1981 against the Yankkes at tiger stadium.

Kell and Kaline on the TV call. Great stuff.

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1974: Al only appeared as a DH in 1974. Thankfully the DH was implemented in 1973, allowing Mr. Tiger to accrue 3,000 hits.
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August 17, 1980: Number 6 will always belong to Mr. Tiger.

#OTD in 1980, Al Kaline became the first player in franchise history to have his number retired.
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Ted Williams and Al Kaline.

 

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A very young Al Kaline working in a sporting goods store in the off season before the 1954 campaign.
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Al and George are pictured with one of the 10 gold glove trophies Mr. Tiger won in his hall of fame career.
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Al Kaline gets his number 6 jersey, replacing the the number 25 he wore in 1953.
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Norm Cash checks out the golf clubs Mr. Tiger got on Al Kaline Day.
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Al Kaline, Jake Wood, and Rocky Colavito celebrate in the clubhouse after all three of them homered in a win against the Senators in August 1961. Jake hit a grand slam to boot. The Tigers had a hell of a team that season, winning 101 games!
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Kaline and Kuenn.
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When the Tigers toured Japan on a Goodwill Tour in 1962.
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Bunning, Kaline, and Cash.
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One week after his high school graduation, Al Kaline was a member of the big club in Detroit.
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Al Kaline is named Baseball Writer's Association of America Sophomore of the Year on November 15, 1955. Mr. Tiger won the American League batting title by hitting at a .340 clip at 20 years old in 1955.
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Three of the most popular Tigers employees of all-time. Here Ernie and George present some hardware to Al that he earned in the 1963 season.
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Kaline and Mantle.
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May 1967. Al Kaline receives his '66 All Star award from Hal Newhouser, and Charlie Gehringer hands Bill Freehan his Gold Glove trophy he won for the '66 season.
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Norm Cash, Al Kaline, Eddie Mathews: Wicked Wallopers indeed!
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Al Kaline at a parade in Cooperstown. Source: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Career WAR 92.8
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