Al Kaline, PSA 7, MLB Hall of Fame, AL All-Star, Gold Glove Winner, WS Champion

Description: Played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. For most of his career, Kaline played in the outfield, mainly as a right fielder where he won ten Gold Glove Awards and was known for his strong throwing arm. He was selected to 18 All-Star Games, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980, his first time on the ballot. In 1955, at age 20, Kaline ended the season with a .340 batting average, becoming the youngest player ever to win the American League (AL) batting title. No 20-year-old major league player had won a batting title since Ty Cobb in 1907. During the 1955 season, Kaline became the 13th man in major league history to hit two home runs in the same inning, became the youngest to hit three home runs in one game. In his only World Series appearance, in 1968, Kaline hit .379 with two home runs and eight RBIs in seven games. Near the end of his career, Kaline also played as first baseman and, in his last season, was the Tigers' designated hitter. Kaline became the first Tiger to sign a $100,000 ($752,342 in today's dollars) contract. He retired soon after reaching the 3,000 hit milestone late in the 1974 season. Kaline finished his career with 3,007 hits (then 11th on the all-time list, currently 32nd), 498 doubles, 75 triples, 399 home runs (still a Tigers record as of 2024 and currently 58th on the all-time list), 1,622 runs scored, 1,277 bases on balls, and 1,582 RBIs (currently 44th on the all-time list). He batted over .300 nine times in his career to finish with a lifetime batting average of .297 and hit 25 or more home runs seven times in his career. Kaline also holds Tiger career records for games played (2,834), walks (1,277), and sacrifice flies (104). He had more walks than strikeouts (1,020). His highest season strikeout total came in his final season, with 75. Prior to that, Kaline never struck out more than 66 times in a season. Among position players, Kaline ranks 29th all-time (15th among outfielders) in Wins Against Replacement (WAR) with a career mark of 92.8. Immediately after retiring from playing, he became the Tigers' TV color commentator, a position he held from 1975 until 2002. Kaline worked for the Tigers as a front office assistant from 2003 until his death in 2020. His 67 years with one team was one of the longest tenures in MLB history.

Price: 86 USD

Location: Alpharetta, Georgia

End Time: 2025-01-04T05:19:48.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.99 USD