▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁normally ▁calm ▁Kal ine ▁broke ▁a ▁b one ▁in ▁his ▁hand ▁when ▁he ▁struck ▁a ▁baseball ▁bat ▁against ▁a ▁bat ▁ra ck . ▁ ▁Kal ine ▁missed ▁a ▁month ▁of ▁play . ▁When ▁he ▁returned , ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁were ▁in ▁a ▁four - team ▁p enn ant ▁race , ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁a ▁game ▁out ▁of ▁first ▁place . ▁Kal ine ▁missed ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁broken ▁arm , ▁but ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁line up ▁when ▁T iger ▁manager ▁May o ▁Smith ▁ben ched ▁short stop ▁Ray ▁O y ler ▁and ▁sent ▁center ▁fiel der ▁Mic key ▁Stanley ▁to ▁play ▁short stop ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁Kal ine ▁in ▁the ▁out field . ▁ESP N ▁later ▁called ▁Smith ' s ▁move ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁greatest ▁co aching ▁dec isions ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁World ▁Series , ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁won ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁and ▁were ▁leading ▁Game ▁ 5 ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁in ning , ▁when ▁Kal ine ▁hit ▁a ▁bases ▁loaded ▁single ▁to ▁drive ▁in ▁two ▁runs . ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁won ▁that ▁game , ▁and ▁then ▁won ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁in ▁a ▁blow out . ▁Kal ine ▁had ▁two ▁hits , ▁two ▁runs ▁scored ▁and ▁three ▁R BI ▁in ▁the ▁Tig