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Born on December 19, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Al Kaline was a baseball player. Death is recorded on April 6, 2020, at the age of 85. Al Kaline studied at Southern High School. Listed accolades include Rawlings Gold Glove Award and National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1980).
My Take
Al Kaline is one of those players who makes you realize how rare genuine excellence really is. He went straight from high school in Baltimore to the Detroit Tigers at 18, never spending a single day in the minor leagues, and then spent every one of his 22 major league seasons in a Detroit uniform — that kind of loyalty feels almost mythological by modern standards. Winning ten Gold Gloves in right field wasn't a fluke; the man had a cannon for an arm and moved like he was born wearing a glove. He hit .340 in 1955 to become the youngest American League batting champion ever, at just 20 years old. The Tigers finally got their World Series ring in 1968 and Kaline was a big part of why. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980, he remained a beloved ambassador for the game until his passing in 2020 — the definition of a franchise cornerstone done right.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Al Kaline
- Name (Japanese)
- アル・ケーライン
- Reading
- ある・けーらいん
- Born
- December 19, 1934 – April 6, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Southern High School
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- 1980 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Kaline
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202323
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Al Kaline born?
Born December 19, 1934.
When did Al Kaline die?
Died April 6, 2020, aged 85.
Where was Al Kaline from?
Al Kaline was from Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
What did Al Kaline do?
Al Kaline worked as baseball player.
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