Albert William "Al" Kaline (/ˈkeɪlaɪn/; born December 19, 1934), nicknamed "Mr. Tiger", is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kaline played his entire 22-year baseball career with the Detroit Tigers. For most of his career, Kaline played in the outfield, mainly as a right fielder where he won ten Gold Gloves and was known for his strong throwing arm. He was selected to 18 All-Star Games and was selected as an All-Star each year between 1955 and 1967.Near the end of his career, Kaline also played as first baseman and, in his last season, was the Tigers' designated hitter. He retired not long after reaching the 3,000 hit milestone. Immediately after retiring from playing, he became the Tigers' TV color commentator, a position he held until 2002. Kaline still works for the Tigers as a front office official.
When I first came up to the Tigers I was scared stiff, but I had desire. Desire is something you must have to make it in the majors. I was never satisfied with just average.
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Fans? All you have to do is smile at 'em and say, 'Hi' and shake their hands. They're satisfied.
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Fact
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Inducted into the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class).
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Inducted into the Polk County [Florida] Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Inducted into the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972.
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Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1978.
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Made major league debut on 25 June 1953.
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Selected to play for the American League in 15 All-Star games (1955-1967, 1971 and 1974)
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Detroit Tigers All-Time Walks Leader (1,277).
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Detroit Tigers All-Time Homerun Leader (399).
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Detroit Tigers All-Time Games Played Leader (2,834).
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Upon graduation from High School, he went directly to the American League Detroit Tigers to play outfield and never played a day of Minor League Baseball.
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Jersey number "6" is retired by the Detroit Tigers.
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He won ten Gold Gloves and was selected to the All-Star game fifteen times.
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Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1980.
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Outfielder for the American League's Detroit Tigers, 1953-1974.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prime 9
2010-2011
TV Series
Himself
2008 MLB All-Star Game
2008
TV Special
Himself - Pre-Game Hall of Fame Ceremony
Baseball's Golden Age
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
2007 MLB All-Star Game
2007
TV Special
Himself - AL Honorary Captain
2005 MLB All-Star Game
2005
TV Special
Himself - Ceremonial 1st Pitch
100 Years of the World Series
2003
Video documentary
Himself
A City on Fire: The Story of the '68 Detroit Tigers
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself (Detroit Tigers 1953-1974)
ESPN SportsCentury
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
When It Was a Game 3
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself
ABC News Nightline
1999
TV Series
Himself (Detroit Tigers)
Michigan & Trumbull
1999
Documentary
Himself (Detroit Tigers)
Once There Was a Ballpark
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Story of America's Classic Ballparks
1991
Video documentary
Himself
1980 MLB All-Star Game
1980
TV Special
Himself - AL Honorary Captain
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1977
TV Movie
Himself (uncredited)
1974 MLB All-Star Game
1974
TV Special
Himself - AL Designated Hitter
The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams
1974
Short
Himself
1972 American League Championship Series
1972
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Detroit Tigers Right Fielder
1971 MLB All-Star Game
1971
TV Special
Himself - AL Outfielder
1968 World Series
1968
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Detroit Tigers Right Fielder
1966 MLB All-Star Game
1966
TV Special
Himself - AL Center Fielder
1965 MLB All-Star Game
1965
TV Special
Himself - AL Outfielder
1963 MLB All-Star Game
1963
TV Special
Himself - AL Right Fielder
1961 MLB All-Star Game
1961
TV Special
Himself - AL center fielder
Home Run Derby
1960
TV Series
Himself
1957 MLB All-Star Game
1957
TV Special
Himself - AL Right Fielder
1956 MLB All-Star Game
1956
TV Special
Himself - AL Right Fielder
1955 MLB All-Star Game
1955
TV Special
Himself - AL Right Fielder
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prime 9
2011
TV Series
Himself
DHL Presents Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams (1974) as Himself
The Story of America's Classic Ballparks (1991) as Himself
A City on Fire: The Story of the '68 Detroit Tigers (2002) as Himself (Detroit Tigers 1953-1974)
$500 Thousand
