Special to Detroit Free Press
Over the course of Al Kaline’s legendary 22-year Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Tigers that included the 1968 World Champion becoming the youngest player to win an American League batting title, being selected to 18 All-Star games and winning 10 Gold Glove awards, he had amassed a large collection of game-used memorabilia, autographed baseballs, awards, and photographs.
Now, a year and a half since he died at age 85, his family is selling over 400 treasured items from Kaline’s personal collection through Dallas-based Heritage Auctions’ Nov.