Answer:

ALKALINE

Answer	Crossword Clue
ALKALINE	Like some batteries
ALKALINE	Basic
ALKALINE	Having a high pH

ALKALINE	Detroit Tiger star.
ALKALINE	Detroit slugger
ALKALINE	Battery type
ALKALINE	Type of battery
ALKALINE	10-time A.L. Gold Glove winner
ALKALINE	High-pH
ALKALINE	1955 A.L. batting champ
ALKALINE	Ten-time AL Gold Glove winner for the Tigers

ALKALINE	1980 Hall of Famer
ALKALINE	Youngest batting champion in MLB history
ALKALINE	Tiger in the Hall-of-Fame