ks ▁than ▁strike outs ▁( 1 , 0 2 0 ). ▁His ▁highest ▁season ▁strike out ▁total ▁came ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁season , ▁with ▁ 7 5 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁Kal ine ▁never ▁struck ▁out ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 6 ▁times ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁Def ens ively , ▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁. 9 8 7 ▁field ing ▁percentage . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁ ▁Kal ine ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁t enth ▁player ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁be ▁induct ed ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁el ig ibility . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁on ▁ 3 4 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 5 ▁ball ots ▁( 8 8 . 3 %) ▁cast ▁by ▁sport sw rit ers . ▁Kal ine ▁and ▁Duke ▁Sn ider ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁candidates ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁sport sw rit ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Kal ine ▁later ▁said , ▁" I ▁really ▁never ▁thought ▁I ▁would ▁choose ▁an ▁individual ▁thing ▁that ▁happened ▁just ▁to ▁me ▁over ▁a ▁team ▁thing ▁like ▁the ▁World ▁Series . ▁But ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁say ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁thing ▁that ▁has ▁ever ▁happened ▁to ▁me ." ▁ ▁Kal ine ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁their ▁players ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁uniform ▁number ▁( 6 ) ▁retired . ▁Vers atile ▁and ▁well - r ounded , ▁he ▁won ▁ten ▁Gold ▁Glo ve ▁Awards ▁( 1 9 5