Al Kaline, who spent his entire 22-season Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Tigers and was known affectionately as “Mr. Tiger,” died Monday. He was 85.
John Morad, a friend of Kaline's, confirmed to The Associated Press that he died Monday at his home in Michigan. Morad said he'd been in contact with Kaline's son. No cause of death was given.
Kaline hit .379 in the Tigers’ victory over St. Louis in the 1968 World Series, when Detroit rallied from a 3-1 deficit.
Kaline was the youngest player to win the American League batting title in 1955 at age 20 with a .