aline voted into Hall on first ballot NEW YORK (UPI)-Al Kaline, Detroit's one and only rightfielder for 22 golden ars, and Duke Snider, New York's wither centerfielder" in the heyday of Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, were voted into baseball's Hall of Fame yester- day on a tidal wave of votes., Kaline, who batted .297 and made 3,007 hits in 22 years with the Detroit Tigers, became the 10th player elected in his first year of eligibility when he received 340 of a ossible 385 votes from 10-year veterans of eBaseball Writers Association of America. Players previously elected to the Hall in their first year of eligibility were Mays, Mantle, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Bob Feller, Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Ernie Banks and Warren Spahn. Snider, a powerful left-handed hitter with a picture- book swing, was elected on his 11th attempt with 333 votes. He spent 18 years in the major leagues-16 of them with the Dodgers-and had a lifetime batting average of .295 with 407 home runs and 1,333 runs bat- ted in. He led the National League in homers in 1955 h 43 and equaled a major league record by hitting or more homers in five consecutive seasons from 1953 through 1957. "I can't think of two finer selections by the baseball writers, and I want to commend them on their choices," said Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. "These are two of the finest outfielders who ever played the game." !First of all," said Kaline, "I want to thank all the wtiters for the greatest honor Ive ever had in my life. I was very nervous the last three days. And when I the call last night at 6:25, I almost went through. ceiling. I was very shocked. "Knowing all the great players who didn't make it on the first ballot, I th ought my chances of doing it were nip and tuck-50-50. I don't think my vocabulary can express what I feel." "I felt after missing last year by 11 votes, my chancs were pretty good," said Snider. "I feel I am a Hall of Famer. I don't think I've ever been more ner- vous except for my wedding day and my first World Series day. When the call came last night, I was pacing the floor. If you ask me my reaction on aring the news, it was like hitting my first World 4ties home run off Allie Reynolds. "I was very controversial at the beginning of my career, but then I mellowed. I'm still in baseball, and I want to stay in it as long as I can. I love it. I want to thank the writers for this tremendous honor." Throughout the long career Kaline enjoyed with the Tigers, two trademarks characterized him-class and consistency. Therefore, it was not surprising that after the 1972 season, Kaline considered it his greatest honor when he was awarded the "Roberto Clemente Memorial Award" for "distinguished ser- vice to baseball." Ordinarily, that would be quite a concession from a man who had twice been named the outstanding player in the American League by the Sporting News and had been the youngest man ever to win a AL bat- ting title in addition to having been named to the All How Kaline Stands Games At Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs T. Bases RBI Walks Totals 2,834 10,116 1,622 3,007 498 75 399 4,852 1,583 1,277 Majors 7th 11th 26th 14th 24th 19th 14th 20th 20th Tigers 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 6th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st fourth once in compiling a lifetime batting average that only dipped below .300 because of his last two seasons. That 1955 season has often been blamed by many baseball observers as Kaline's one major downfall. It was argued that Kaline, being only 20, was never able to overcome such great success at an early age and thus never really reached his potential as one of the game's all-time hitting stars. The closest he ever got to the .340 was ,327 in 1959 but it was as an all-around player that he gained respect and a place among the other great outfielders of all time. In 1967, the year the Tigers missed out on the AL pennant by a game in the heated four-team race, Kaline almost missed out on all the late-season heroics when he broke his hand in late June and was out a month. He wound up batting .308 with 25 homers and 78 runs batted in, nonetheless, and was selected for the all star fielding team for the seventh straight year. Then in 1968, the Tigers finally won a pen- nant-Kaline's first-but again, injuries almost caused him to miss out. On May 26, he was hit by a pitch which broke his right arm and he was on the disabled list for over a month. His batting average dipped to .287 that year and his home run production dropped to just 10. But in the World Series,,Kaline showed that he was always at his best, under pressure. One of the game's greatest clutch players, Kaline batted .379 in the Tigers' victorious series over St. Louis. He also had two home runs, drove in eight runs and tied four Series records. Included were most hits one inning 2, most runs one inning, 2, and most putouts one game by a right fielder, 7. His All Star game totals paralleled his performan- ce in the World Series. In 12 All Star game appearan- ces, he batted .382 with two homers and seven RBI. In the AL playoffs in 1972 against the eventual world champion Oakland A's, Kaline again stood out for the Tigers despite having reached 38 years of age. He batted .263 but scored three runs with eight total bases, one home run and a run batted in. He also again made several outstanding defensive plays in right field. Kaline became the Tigers' first $100,000 salaried player in 1972-after typically turning down the club's offer the previous season because he felt he wasn't worth it. "He's going to be in the Hall of Fame." The speaker: Jack Tighe. The year: 1957, when Kaline was 22. The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 10, 1980-Page 15 InJuries cuse dilemma or Michigan grapplers By AL GRABENSTEIN After competing in Evanston, Illinois at the Midlands, Tournament on December 29 and 30, the Michigan wrestling team returned to practice last weekend in Ann Arbor. Steve Fraser was the only Michigan grappler able to place at the Midlands Tournament. Wrestling in the 190-pound slot, Fraser took fifth place, but his role in tonight's 8 o'clock meet against Hofstra at Crisler Arena is still up in the air. Heavyweight Eric Klasson suffered a fall at last Saturday's practice and won't be able to participate in tonight's confrontation. Klasson was expected to replace Steve Bennet, who is sitting out the meet with knee problems. And with that, coach Dale Bahr faces a dilemma with regard to the heavyweight situation. Fortunately, Hofstra doesn't have too much to throw at Michigan in the upper weights. The Wolverines, on the other hand, will have either Pat McKay or Bill Petoskey at the 177-pound weight class, and Steve Fraser, at 190, faces Aerol Balianieu. Balianieu beat Fraser at the Penn State In- vitational in early December. John Beljan will be replacing Lou Joseph, who suffered a cracked elbow at the Kent State meet a few weeks ago. Bahr doesn't expect Joseph back un- til late Febraury. .......... n..:.;.:.:.:.. : C":{"i:.:.:. a. ::...;.;..s.::: :.............:. Star team 13 times. Such, however, was the way the quiet man who went about his brilliant career with a minimum of flare and a maximum of dignity. Kaline, born Dec. 19, 1934, was spotted as a 15-year old on the sandlots of Baltimore by Tiger scout Ed Katalainas. Three years later in 1953, Kaline signed a $35,000 bonus with the Tigers and then did what few other players have done before or after-leap from sandlot ball straight into the major leagues. 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