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Ralph Kiner   |   Major Leaguer   1946-1955

Full Name:  Ralph McPherran Kiner
Born:  October 27,1922  in  Santa Rita, New Mexico
Height:  6-2  Weight:  195  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Alhambra (Alhambra,CA)
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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1941] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Pirates.  [Jun 4,1953] - Traded by Pirates with Catfish Metkovich, Howie Pollet and Joe Garagiola to Cubs for Gene Hermanski, Bob Addis, George Freese, Preston Ward, Bob Schultz, Toby Atwell and Cash.  [Nov 16,1954] - Traded by Cubs to Indians for Gale Wade, Sam Jones and Cash.  [Oct 24,1955] - Released by Indians.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1946PittsburghNL23PitMLB of 1445026312417323813 741091 2 15 .247*.348.430*778--
1947PittsburghNL24PitMLB of 152565118177234511271 98812 1 12 .313*.417.639*1056--
1948PittsburghNL25PitMLB of 156555104147195401231 112613 0 15 .265*.391.533*924--
1949PittsburghNL26PitMLB of 152549116170195541276 117611 0 10 .310*.433.658*1091--
1950PittsburghNL27PitMLB of 150547112149216471182 122793 0 22 .272*.408.590*998--
1951PittsburghNL28PitMLB of-1b 1515311241643164210921137572 0 10 .309*.452.627*1079--
1952PittsburghNL29PitMLB of 14951690126172378730110777 0 6 .244*.380.500*880--
1953PittsburghNL30PitMLB of 411482740617291025212 0 1 .270*.379.466*845--
 Chi CubsNL30ChcMLB of 1174147311714228871175671 1 10 .283*.396.529*925--
1954Chi CubsNL31ChcMLB of 1475578815936522732076902 5317 .285.371.487858--
1955ClevelandAL32CleMLB of 1133215678130185400654601048 .243.367.452819--
 
Major League Totals - 10 Season(s)147252059711451216393691015221011749249126 .279.548-----


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1946PittsburghNL23PitMLBOF1403396113562---.969--
 
1947PittsburghNL24PitMLBOF152390874051---.983--
 
1948PittsburghNL25PitMLBOF1543826103981---.975--
 
1949PittsburghNL26PitMLBOF1523111273303---.979--
 
1950PittsburghNL27PitMLBOF15028713113112---.965--
 
1951PittsburghNL28PitMLB1B58556291159659---.982--
1951PittsburghNL28PitMLBOF94195772091---.967--
 
1952PittsburghNL29PitMLBOF149250982670---.970--
 
1953Chi CubsNL30ChcMLBOF116211682252---.964--
1953PittsburghNL30PitMLBOF417150761---1.000--
 
1954Chi CubsNL31ChcMLBOF147298693131---.971--
 
1955ClevelandAL32CleMLBOF87141221450---.986--
 


 Awards
[1946] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #30)  [1947] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #6)  [1948] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #7)  [1949] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #4), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1950] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #5)  [1951] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #10)  [1952] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #23), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1953] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1960] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (3 votes - 1.12%)  [1962] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (5 votes - 3.13%)  [1964] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (3 votes - 1.33%)  [1966] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (74 votes - 24.5%)  [1967] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (41 votes - 13.4%)  [1968] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (118 votes - 41.7%)  [1969] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (137 votes - 40.29%)  [1970] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (167 votes - 55.67%)  [1971] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (212 votes - 58.89%)  [1972] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (235 votes - 59.34%)  [1973] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (235 votes - 61.84%)  [1974] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (215 votes - 58.9%)  [1975] - Elected to Hall of Fame (273 votes - 75.41%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 6 All-Star games during his career (1948-1953)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
1961Chicago White Sox [MLB]Broadcaster
1962-2008New York Mets [MLB]Broadcaster
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