A look back at the life of Al Kaline, the Detroit Tigers great, who died on April 6, 2020, at age 85. Detroit Free Press
During the 1968 World Series, Detroit Tigers right fielder Al Kaline, who died Monday at age 85, penned a daily column for the Free Press.
He chronicled the highest of highs — his first World Series, his hit that turned the tide in Game 5, Detroit’s first world championship in 23 years — and the lowest of lows: his three-strikeout game, a 10-1 embarrassment at Tiger Stadium, the three-games-to-one deficit to the Cardinals.