Detroit Free Press · Apr 7, 2020
Remembering Al Kaline: Share your favorite memories!
Monday was a sad day for Detroit Tigers fans everywhere as Al Kaline died at his Bloomfield Hills home at 85.
But it's also a time for rememberance as "Mr. Tiger" brightened the lives of countless Detroiters over nearly 70 years in the Tigers organization, from his start as a teenager in the early 1950s to his run behind the mic in the 1970s and '80s to his time as the elder statesman of the franchise this century.
Al Kaline, born Dec. 19, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland, is most known as "Mr. Tiger" and his 22 years playing for the Detroit Tigers. Kaline was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.Jeff Seidel: Truly 'Mr. Tiger': A man of humility, humor and elegance