Al Kaline's Death
Born (Birthday) December 19, 1934
Death Date April 6, 2020
Age of Death 85 years
Cause of Death Stroke
Profession Baseball Player
The baseball player Al Kaline died at the age of 85. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
18-time MLB All-Star who played all 22 seasons of his big-league career with the Detroit Tigers, leading the team to a World Series Championship in 1968. He won the 1955 American League batting title and retired with a career .297 average, 3,007 hits and 399 home runs.
He had two children with his wife Louise whom he married in October 1954.
Quotes
"I didn’t know who was on the team, but I saw every eye as I walked down the aisle. It looked like a thousand eyes were staring right at me saying, ‘Who is this young punk?’ I just kept my eyes straight ahead.
"Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
"I started in for the ball but I just couldn’t get it. I should have caught it because I was used to catching everything on the sandlots. But they hit the ball a lot harder in the major leagues and I just couldn’t reach the ball this time.
"I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown. I thought my chances were fairly good, but I tried to stay low key about it, not too high and not too low. That was the way I played, too.
"I’ll never forget that first night with the team. Going to the ballpark on the bus was the hardest 30 minutes of my life. I had to walk down that aisle between all the players. I really didn’t know too much about the Detroit Tigers at that time.