7 – 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 1 – 6 7 ) ▁for ▁excell ence ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁All - Star ▁game ▁ 1 5 ▁times ▁( 1 9 5 5 – 6 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Kal ine ▁ranked ▁Number ▁ 7 6 ▁on ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁News ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Baseball ▁Play ers , ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁the ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁All - Cent ury ▁Team . ▁ ▁Cher ry ▁Street , ▁which ▁ran ▁behind ▁the ▁left - field ▁stands ▁at ▁T iger ▁Stadium , ▁was ▁renamed ▁Kal ine ▁Drive ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁Detroit ▁played ▁its ▁last ▁game ▁at ▁T iger ▁Stadium ▁against ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als , ▁Kal ine ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁uniform ▁and ▁present ▁the ▁last ▁line up ▁card ▁to ▁the ▁u mp ires . ▁He ▁did ▁so ▁along ▁with ▁George ▁Bre tt , ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ' ▁great ▁and ▁event ual ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer . ▁ ▁Kal ine ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁well - r ounded ▁player ▁by ▁his ▁contempor aries . ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁third ▁bas eman ▁Bro oks ▁Robinson ▁said ▁of ▁him , ▁" There ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁great ▁def ensive ▁players . ▁The