“With two out in the bottom of the ninth, Al Kaline preserved the win with a diving catch of an Elston Howard line drive. Without the catch, Hector Lopez might have scored from first base to tie ...

Al Kaline, a staple in the Detroit Tigers’ right ... When he fired, with no hops, Dick Lent, an outstanding catcher, would catch the 200-foot fastball with a grimace, a puff of dust would ...

He wrote this essay for the Free Press after the death of Tigers legend Al Kaline on Monday ... and dramatic photos of Kaline making a diving, somersault catch that broke his collarbone but ...

Al Kaline, who in a long and unique Detroit Tigers ... right field scoreboard in the stadium to make a great one-handed catch on Mickey Mantle.” Kaline is one of six Tigers with a statue behind ...

“Al who?” they’d quip — thinking of Clemente ... You can find newspaper photos where leaping over outfield walls resulted in a Kaline catch instead of a home run. Team ownership removed ...

Al Kaline sat alone in the corner of the Tigers ... “I think I’m the last person he ever played catch with in his life. I think I’m the last person who ever watched him take a swing ...

Behind the plate to catch Kaline’s strike was Colin Kaline, the Connecticut Tigers starting second baseman and Al’s grandson. “It’s huge, there’s no question about it,” Al Kaline ...

Al Kaline was truly 'Mr. Tiger': A man of humility ... No frills. But that didn't catch our attention. We noticed two things in his obituary. Click here if you can't see the PDF of the ...

Charles Harrity/AP Share Al Kaline, who in a long and unique ... in the stadium to make a great one-handed catch on Mickey Mantle.” Kaline is one of six Tigers with a statue behind the left ...

As a boy, Al lived for only one thing. To play ball. He wanted to be a major leaguer. "My dad was always there to play catch with me," said Kaline. "He'd be on his feet all day long at the factory ...

Al Kaline was prepping for his 22nd and final season ... The 16 seasons Jeter has played as the Yankees shortstop have decided to catch up with him all at once, it seems. So here it is, almost ...