▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁today ' s ▁dollars ) ▁contract . ▁He ▁had ▁turned ▁down ▁a ▁pay ▁raise ▁from ▁$ 9 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁saying ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁like ▁he ▁des erved ▁it ▁after ▁hitting ▁. 2 7 8 ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Detroit ▁cont ended ▁all ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁p enn ant , ▁trailing ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁by ▁a ▁half - game ▁before ▁a ▁series ▁against ▁them ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁Kal ine ▁batt ed ▁eight ▁times ▁in ▁two ▁games , ▁register ing ▁five ▁hits ▁and ▁three ▁runs ▁scored . ▁Detroit ▁won ▁those ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁and ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁AL ▁East ▁p enn ant . ▁They ▁lost ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁American ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series ▁to ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁that ▁year ▁after ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson ▁st ole ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Kal ine ▁won ▁the ▁Roberto ▁Clement e ▁Award ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁honor ▁he ▁brought ▁to ▁baseball ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Kal ine ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁player ▁in ▁ML B ▁history ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁hit ▁mil estone , ▁when