Six: A Salute to Al Kaline

by Dan Ewald

Nobody impacted the game of Tigers baseball to the degree that the legendary Al Kaline did. "Mr. Tiger" established himself as the face of the franchise during his 22 seasons with the Tigers and in 1980, became just the 10th player ever to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility. Now Tigers fans can relive his outstanding career with the fourth book in the Olympia Entertainments' Legends series: Six: A Salute to Al Kaline. This unique collection of articles and never-before-seen photographs captures what Kaline has meant to the storied Tigers franchise, his teammates, a legion of loyal fans an the entire baseball world.

Paperback

First published May 28, 2010

About the author

Dan Ewald broke into the world of professional sports the old-fashioned way -- covering them for a daily newspaper. He was the baseball writer for The Detroit News before joining the Tigers as Public Relations Director. Throughout his baseball career, he served as Sparky's confidante even after the two retired from the game.

Dan is the author of 13 offbeat sports books with such luminaries as Sparky, Bo Schembechler, Al Kaline, George Kell and Ron Kramer. If you go to the books section of this site you may purchase his books!