Looking back on the career of Detroit Tigers star outfielder Al Kaline as 'Mr. Tiger' turns 84 on Dec. 19, 2018. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press
In three straight innings, once upon a time, from his lair in right field, Al Kaline nailed a Chicago White Sox runner trying for an extra base.
By July 7, 1954 — halfway through his first full season with the Detroit Tigers — Kaline had established himself as a top-shelf fielder. Manager Fred Hutchinson even had gushed: “Kaline keeps making the kinds of plays we haven’t seen in right field in years.