Posted on 04/06/2020 1:08:13 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo
Al Kaline, the legendary Detroit Tigers outfielder who played for more than two decades, has died at the age of 85.
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I did too, man I loved that glove. I got to meet him when I was a young lad. He was my hero. He could throw perfect strike from almost anywhere in the outfield.
A long thin bat with a club head.
Easily broken if you hit the ball nearer the handle.-Tom
Not 1968 but Al did lead the league in Total Bases one time. He was only 20 years old, and it was in 1955 with 321. He was also the AL leader in hits (200) and average (.340) that year.
‘Mitchell was a hell of a broken field runner after he caught the pass.’
Mitchell was traded by the Browns to the Redskins for the great Ernie Davis, who tragically died of leukemia without ever playing a down in the NFL...
He became a big cult hero in Seattle in ‘69 during the Pilot’s only year there. A longtime local Seattle DJ legend, Bob Hardwick, started a fan club for him and it really took off.
No! Thank you and Welcome Home!
And the Virginian, James Drury.
He was my favorite player back in the day. Went to every game I could.
Provided lots of energy.
Was a big help for the pitcher-catcher battery.
He just kept going and going and going.
Al Kaline died because his pH dropped below 7. A little chemistry humor there.
He was a base
ball player.
If you read my post and understand what I said it was in praise of Kaline. It was not an extollation of modern ball players.
I did read it, and I did understand your well-deserved praise for Al Kaline. I guess I didn’t see any need to compare and contrast him and/or another players of that era with the admittedly much stronger, faster, better-conditioned players of today. They’re two completely different species, in my opinion. I didn’t read you as extolling modern players (good, because there’s far too much emphasis on performance at any price these days).
Regardless of any of this, he will be missed - I believe that you would agree with that.
That must explain why he was a Detroit Tiger legend. /sarc
I think it’s one of the blessings of a franchise that has only a few WS Titles, is that we really cherish them. Anyone who was a Tiger fan will always fondly remember 68 and 84.
??? Denny McLain won game 6 of the series, but Mickey Lolich won the 7th and deciding game.
It is all good. Kaline was one of the good guys..
I began to wonder if my memory was right after posting that. It seems to be happening more often now.
I was at Veterans Stadium watching the Phils and Mets the night that Kaline got his 3K hit in his native Baltimore. The news was flashed on the Vet scoreboard. RIP Al. Say hi to Norm Cash and Billy Martin for us.
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