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Shoes worn by Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers

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    Object Details

    Associated Name

    Kaline, Al
    Detroit Tigers

    maker

    Adidas

    Description

    Mr. Tiger Al Kaline (b. 1934) played outfield and first base for the Detroit Tigers from 1953-1974, making 18 All-Star games and receiving 10 gold gloves over the course of his career. Retiring with a lifetime .297 batting average, Kaline finished with 3,007 hits, 399 home runs and 1,583 runs batted in. A member of Detroit's 1968 World Series Championship team, Kaline was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    date made

    ca 1967-1971

    ID Number

    2017.0334.14

    catalog number

    2017.0334.14

    accession number

    2017.0334

    Object Name

    cleats
    baseball shoes
    shoes, baseball

    Physical Description

    leather (overall material)
    metal (overall material)
    plastic (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 in x 11 1/4 in; 8.255 cm x 10.16 cm x 28.575 cm

    place made

    West Germany

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Baseball

    web subject

    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9f2d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1864499

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