Al Kaline was born in Baltimore, Maryland in December 1934. He was a right fielder who batted and threw right handed. He played for Southern High School and then bypassed the minor league system. Kaline signed with the Detroit Tigers as a “bonus baby” and made $35,000. He made his Major League Baseball debut for Detroit in 1953 and played his entire career with the Tigers until 1974. During his career Kaline won a World Series championship in 1968. He was an 18 time MLB All-Star and a 10 time Gold Glove Award winner. Kaline won the American League batting championship in 1955 and the Roberto Clemente Award in 1973. His #6 was retired by the Detroit Tigers. Kaline is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and was inducted in 1980 on the first ballot. After he retired Kaline became a TV color commentator for the Tigers and he is still a front office official for the team. He finished his career with 3,007 hits, 399 home runs, and 1,583 RBI.