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Detroit Tigers legend Al Kaline dies: Everything to know about 'Mr. Tiger'

Kaline Adams was named after Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Al Kaline by her Tigers loving dad Chris Adams. Recorded July 28, 2018 in Cooperstown, N.Y. Detroit Free Press

Detroit Tigers legend Al Kaline died Monday afternoon at his home in Bloomfield Hills. Known as "Mr. Tiger," Kaline was a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1980 after making 18 All-Star games and helping the Tigers win the 1968 World Series.

Full name: Albert William Kaline.

Nickname: Mr. Tiger.

Born: Dec. 19, 1934, in Baltimore.

Height: 6-feet-1.