▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁Award ▁voting . ▁Kal ine ▁experienced ▁pain ▁in ▁his ▁left ▁foot , ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁affected ▁by ▁o ste omy el itis ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁season . ▁His ▁batt ing ▁average ▁dropped ▁to ▁. 2 9 3 ▁that ▁season . ▁Kal ine ▁tried ▁to ▁ignore ▁the ▁pain , ▁but ▁he ▁saw ▁phys icians ▁who ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁g out ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁in jections . ▁ ▁Still ▁in ▁pain ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁Kal ine ▁saw ▁an ▁orth op edic ▁sur geon ▁who ▁pres cribed ▁correct ive ▁sho es . ▁" I ▁feel ▁so ▁much ▁better ▁than ▁I ▁did ▁before , ▁that ▁it ' s ▁rid icul ous ", ▁Kal ine ▁said ▁by ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Sport sw riter ▁Mil ton ▁G ross ▁described ▁Kal ine ' s ▁de formed ▁foot , ▁saying , ▁" The ▁p ink y ▁and ▁middle ▁finger ▁don ' t ▁touch ▁the ▁ground . ▁The ▁fourth ▁toe ▁is ▁stretch ed . ▁The ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁are ▁short ened . ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁third ▁to es ▁overlap ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁is ▁beginning ▁to ▁overlap ▁the ▁big ▁toe , ▁which ▁has ▁begun ▁to ▁b end ▁to ▁the ▁left . ▁It ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁believe , ▁but ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁while ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁perfect ▁player , ▁Kal ine ▁has ▁border ed ▁on ▁being ▁a ▁cri pp le ."