▁the ▁American ▁League ' s ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁Award ▁voting . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁consecutive ▁All - Star ▁se lections ▁that ▁last ed ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Kal ine ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁with ▁a ▁. 3 1 4 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁ 2 7   home ▁runs ▁and ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 1 2 8   R B Is . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁out field ▁ass ists ▁with ▁ 1 8 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁with ▁ 2 3 . ▁Kal ine ▁was ▁out ▁for ▁several ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁pitch . ▁He ▁missed ▁several ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁thrown ▁ball ▁and ▁sust ained ▁a ▁f ract ure ▁in ▁his ▁che ek bone . ▁Kal ine ▁had ▁been ▁knock ed ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁blow ▁and ▁initial ▁spec ulation ▁was ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁miss ▁six ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Middle ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Kal ine ▁hit ▁. 3 2 4 ▁to ▁finish ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁AL ▁batt ing ▁race ▁( be hind ▁team mate ▁Norm ▁C ash ). ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁won ▁ 1 0 1 ▁games , ▁to ▁date ▁the ▁third - high