Monday, February 16, 2026

1988 Domino's Al Kaline

The Domino's set came out with the '68 Tigers best player, Al Kaline walking off the field.

Perhaps people complained that a big star should have a better photo, so at some point that card was replaced with this one.

Al Kaline was one of the best Tigers of all time. He started his career off spectacularly. In 1955 he won the AL batting title at the age of 20, hitting .340 with 27 HR and 102 RBI. He had another monster year in 1956, hitting .314 with 27 HR and 128 RBI. From then on, he was a consistent, if not exactly spectacular, presence on the Tigers for almost 20 years. He regularly hit around .300 with 20+ HR and 75+ RBI. His numbers would have looked better if he was able to stay on the field more consistently; he only topped 140 games played three times between 1962 and 1973, though he did play a full season in 1974 thanks to the new DH rule. Overall, in 22 seasons he hit .297 with 3,007 hits, 399 HR and 1,582 RBI. After his career he was a long-time Tigers announcer. He died in 2020. 

I have 32 of his cards, from 1955 to 1974. I would be interested in trading for 1954 Topps #201, 1955 Topps #4, and 1956 Topps #20. 

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