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Hall of Famer Al Kaline’s childhood dream was to wear a big league uniform. He remembers putting it on for the first time
Al Kaline was so strong and talented that he joined the Detroit Tigers directly from high school as an 18-year-old “bonus baby” signee, receiving $35,000 ($313,302 in today’s dollars) to sign with the team. He never spent time in the minor leagues and played his entire career for Detroit. In this episode, Kaline shares his biggest thrill in the majors was fulfilling a life long dream of wearing a big league uniform.
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Kaline with the Detroit Tigers in 1957
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| Right fielder | |||
| Born: December 19, 1934 Baltimore, Maryland |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 25, 1953, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1974, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .297 | ||
| Hits | 3,007 | ||
| Home runs | 399 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,583 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| Inducted | 1980 | ||
| Vote | 88.3% (first ballot) | ||
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