Sporting News
TSN Archives: Al Kaline, 16 years a Tiger, finally on a winner (Oct. 5, 1968)
This story, by legendary Detroit columnist and longtime TSN contributor Joe Falls, first appeared in the Oct. 5, 1968, issue of The Sporting News, after the Tigers and Detroit icon Al Kaline had clinched a spot in what would be a classic World Series they won over the Cardinals, four games to three. It had been more than 13 years since a 20-year-old Kaline, already in his third major league season, had a two-homer inning against the Athletics that was chronicled in TSN’s pages. The story’s close: “Detroit is convinced ‘The Kid’ has arrived.” Indeed he had.