Tiger Great Al Kaline passes away at 85

[rightwinger]

Came into the league at 18. Won a batting title at 20

Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers legend and baseball Hall of Famer, dies at age 85

Hall of Fame outfielder Al Kaline, who played his entire 22-year career for Detroit and was known as "Mr. Tiger," died Monday at age 85.

www.usatoday.com

 

[22lcidw]

Kaline, Northrup Lolich and McCain in 1968. Terrible year for violence. Detroit wins series and Apollo 8 circles the moon in peace at the end of it.

 

[rightwinger]

Kaline, Northrup Lolich and McCain in 1968. Terrible year for violence. Detroit wins series and Apollo 8 circles the moon in peace at the end of it.

Lolich beat Bob Gibson in game 7 to win the series.
Gibson had a 1.12 ERA that year

 

[22lcidw]

Kaline, Northrup Lolich and McCain in 1968. Terrible year for violence. Detroit wins series and Apollo 8 circles the moon in peace at the end of it.

Lolich beat Bob Gibson in game 7 to win the series.
Gibson had a 1.12 ERA that year

Gibson was one mean SOB. He tutored Steve Carlton a bit. When both pitched against each other the game may have lasted an hour and a half as they took the ball and threw it. Combined with many less commercials and the game was more enjoyable to watch analog TV withstanding. The mounds were lowered after that, the strike zones were changed a bit I believe and it was believed the baseballs were not as lively. But still. Those starting pitchers back then went 9 innings and pitched every 4th day.

 

[HaShev]

Kaline, Northrup Lolich and McCain in 1968. Terrible year for violence. Detroit wins series and Apollo 8 circles the moon in peace at the end of it.

Lolich beat Bob Gibson in game 7 to win the souteries.
Gibson had a 1.12 ERA that year

Is that the year Denny McClain had a rediculous year too (30 wins?) only to be over shadowed by the more well known Gibson?
My aunt claimed Hank Greenberg was a distant cousin, wasn't he an earlier era, first baseman as well?

 

[rightwinger]

Kaline, Northrup Lolich and McCain in 1968. Terrible year for violence. Detroit wins series and Apollo 8 circles the moon in peace at the end of it.

Lolich beat Bob Gibson in game 7 to win the souteries.
Gibson had a 1.12 ERA that year

Is that the year Denny McClain had a rediculous year too (30 wins?) only to be over shadowed by the more well known Gibson?
My aunt claimed Hank Greenberg was a distant cousin, wasn't he an earlier era, first baseman as well?

They both won Cy Young’s that year. Denny won 31.
But Lolich was the hero of the Series

 

[bluzman61]

Came into the league at 18. Won a batting title at 20

Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers legend and baseball Hall of Famer, dies at age 85

Hall of Fame outfielder Al Kaline, who played his entire 22-year career for Detroit and was known as "Mr. Tiger," died Monday at age 85.

www.usatoday.com

View attachment 319968

Thanks for the info, rw. He was one heck of a player. Great hitter AND outfielder. RIP, Mr. Kaline.