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作者: harrishu (永康崔拉斯) 看板: MLB
標題: [外電] Al Kaline dies at 85
時間: Tue Apr 7 12:40:25 2020
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Al Kaline, a Hall of Famer who played all 22 years of his career in Detroit,
earning the nickname "Mr. Tiger,"died Monday, a team official confirmed to
ESPN.Kaline was 85.
Al Kaline, 這位生涯22年都效力於底特律老虎，人稱「老虎先生」的大聯盟名人堂選手
，在美國時間04/06過世，享壽85歲。
Kaline, an All-Star in 15 seasons and a 10-time Gold Glove winner in right
field, retired shortly after recording his 3,000th hit in 1974 and joined the
Tigers' broadcasting team. He continued to work for the Tigers after his
retirement from the booth in 2002.
生涯於明星賽出賽15次(總共入選18次)及拿下10座右外野金手套的Al Kaline，在1974年擊
出第3000支安打後沒多久隨即就宣布退休，並加入老虎隊的轉播團隊，從那時開始就一路
工作到2002年才從轉播台退役。
He became the first Tiger to have his number retired, with the "No. 6" by
which he was known in the clubhouse going up on the walls in 1980. He was
also elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame that year, his first on the ballot.
他是老虎隊史上第一位享有背號退休榮譽的球員，他的6號背號在1980年的時候高掛在老
虎球場的牆上。他在當年也被選入名人堂。
"Baseball lost a titan today," Tigers chairman and CEO Christopher Ilitch
said in a statement. "Anyone who knew Al Kaline would describe his gentle
soul and passion for baseball as an unbelievably powerful combination, making
him one of the most respected players in Major League Baseball history."
"棒球界今天失去了一位偉大的巨人。"老虎球團主席兼CEO的 Christopher Ilitch在聲明
中表說道。"任何認識Al Kaline的人都知道，他溫文儒雅的個性以及對於棒球的熱愛，使
他成為大聯盟史上最受尊敬的選手之一。"
The cause of death was not immediately known, but the Detroit News reported
that Kaline had recently suffered a stroke.
Kaline的死因尚未得知，不過底特律的新聞媒體報導他最近因中風所苦
Born and raised in Baltimore, Kaline joined the Tigers right out of high
school, making his major league debut in 1953. By 1955, he had become the
youngest player ever to win the American League batting title and finished
second to Yogi Berra in voting for the AL MVP.
Kaline出生於巴爾的摩並在那邊長大。Kaline在高中畢業後馬上就加入了老虎隊，並在
1953年展開他的大聯盟生涯。到了1955年的時候，他當時是聯盟史上最年輕拿下美國聯盟
打擊王的選手，且在當年的美聯MVP票選當中以第二名的成績，輸給當年洋基的Yogi Berra
Like many players of his era, Kaline worked in the offseason after getting
into the majors. He was a salesman in a Baltimore sporting goods store