est ▁win ▁total ▁in ▁team ▁history , ▁but ▁still ▁finished ▁eight ▁games ▁behind ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁team ▁that ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁home ▁run ▁hero ics ▁of ▁Roger ▁Mar is ▁and ▁Mic key ▁Mant le . ▁Kal ine ▁began ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁season ▁hitting ▁. 3 4 5 ▁with ▁ 1 3 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 8 ▁R B Is ▁in ▁ 3 5 ▁games . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁that ▁season , ▁he ▁sust ained ▁a ▁broken ▁col lar bone ▁while ▁making ▁a ▁game - ending ▁catch ▁on ▁a ▁ball ▁hit ▁by ▁New ▁York ' s ▁El ston ▁Howard . ▁He ▁missed ▁ 5 7 ▁games ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁injury ▁and ▁Detroit ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁seriously ▁comp ete ▁for ▁a ▁p enn ant ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁absence . ▁When ▁health y ▁Kal ine ▁was ▁great ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁hitting ▁ 2 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁driving ▁in ▁ 9 4 ▁runs ▁in ▁only ▁ 1 0 0 ▁games . ▁ ▁By ▁late ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Kal ine ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁good ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁hitting ▁. 3 7 3 ▁in ▁ 5 3 ▁spring ▁training ▁at - b ats . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁regular ▁season , ▁Kal ine ▁hit ▁. 3 1 2 ▁with ▁ 2 7 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 1 0 1 ▁R B Is , ▁finishing ▁second ▁to ▁El ston ▁Howard ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League ' s