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
Detroit Tigers legend Al Kaline, who died Monday at his home in Bloomfield Hills, reflected on his memories of Tiger Stadium for “The Corner,” a Free Press book released in 1999, the old ballpark’s final season.
I became a Tiger in June 1953, when I was 18. I joined the team in Philadelphia and then went to St. Louis, then came to Detroit. At that time we landed at Willow Run Airport and took a bus back to Detroit.