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Ralph Kiner

Full name Ralph McPherran Kiner
Born October 27, 1922, Santa Rita, New Mexico
Died February 6, 2014, Rancho Mirage, California
Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Farmington, New Mexico
First Game: April 16, 1946; Final Game: September 25, 1955
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 195
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1975
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1950)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1947 and 1949 to 1951)
Ejections: 1951 (1)
SABR Biography
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Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1946 PIT N    Daily Splits  144   502   63  124  17   3  23   81   74   3  109   1   2       0  11  15    3   3  .247  .345  .430  -0.3 1946 PIT N
1947 PIT N    Daily Splits  152   565  118  177  23   4  51  127   98   8   81   2   1       0   7  12    1   3  .313  .417  .639   5.2 1947 PIT N
1948 PIT N    Daily Splits  156   555  104  147  19   5  40  123  112   5   61   3   0       0  13  15    1   2  .265  .391  .533   2.8 1948 PIT N
1949 PIT N    Daily Splits  152   549  116  170  19   5  54  127  117  12   61   1   0       0   5  10    6   5  .310  .432  .658   5.0 1949 PIT N
1950 PIT N    Daily Splits  150   547  112  149  21   6  47  118  122  19   79   3   0       0   7  22    2   3  .272  .408  .590   2.6 1950 PIT N
1951 PIT N    Daily Splits  151   531  124  164  31   6  42  109  137  13   57   2   0       0  13  10    2   1  .309  .452  .627   5.1 1951 PIT N
1952 PIT N    Daily Splits  149   516   90  126  17   2  37   87  110  13   77   7   0       0   8   6    3   0  .244  .384  .500   1.1 1952 PIT N
1953 PIT N    Daily Splits   41   148   27   40   6   1   7   29   25   2   21   2   0       0   2   1    1   0  .270  .383  .466   0.2 1953 PIT N
1953 CHI N    Daily Splits  117   414   73  117  14   2  28   87   75   9   67   1   1       0   4  10    1   1  .283  .394  .529   0.8 1953 CHI N
1953 TOT N                  158   562  100  157  20   3  35  116  100  11   88   3   1       0   6  11    2   1  .279  .391  .512   1.0 1953 TOT N
1954 CHI N    Daily Splits  147   557   88  159  36   5  22   73   76   5   90   2   5   3   0  10  17    2   0  .285  .371  .487   0.7 1954 CHI N
1955 CLE A    Daily Splits  113   321   56   78  13   0  18   54   65   1   46   0   0   4   0   3   8    0   0  .243  .367  .452  -0.4 1955 CLE A
Total NL ( 9 Years)        1359  4884  915 1373 203  39 351  961  946  89  703  24   9   3   0  80 118   22  18  .281  .400  .554  23.2 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year )         113   321   56   78  13   0  18   54   65   1   46   0   0   4   0   3   8    0   0  .243  .367  .452  -0.4 Total AL
Total    (10 Years) Splits 1472  5205  971 1451 216  39 369 1015 1011  90  749  24   9   7   0  83 126   22  18  .279  .398  .548  22.8 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1948 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1948 NL   
1949 NL       Daily Splits    1     5    1    1   0   0   1    2    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .200  .800 1949 NL   
1950 NL       Daily Splits    1     6    1    2   1   0   1    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333 1.000 1950 NL   
1951 NL       Daily Splits    1     2    1    1   0   0   1    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500 2.000 1951 NL   
1953 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1953 NL   
Total    ( 5 Years) Splits    5    15    3    4   1   0   3    4    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .267  .933 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1946 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  140  137  127  1197.2   339    6   11    2   0  .969    65   75    0 
1946 PIT N               CF   75   75   66   635.1   209    5    7    2   0  .968
1946 PIT N               LF   65   62   61   562.1   130    1    4    0   0  .970
1947 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  152  151  148  1332     390    8    7    1   0  .983   152    0    0 
1947 PIT N               LF  152  151  148  1332     390    8    7    0   0  .983
1948 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  154  154  148  1346     382    6   10    1   0  .975   154    0    0 
1948 PIT N               LF  154  154  148  1346     380    6   10    1   0  .975
1949 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  152  152  150  1335     311   12    7    3   0  .979   152    0    0 
1949 PIT N               LF  152  152  150  1335     313   12    7    4   0  .979
1950 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  150  150  146  1325.2   287   13   11    2   0  .965   150    0    0 
1950 PIT N               LF  150  150  146  1325.2   277   12   11    3   0  .963
1951 PIT N Daily Splits  OF   94   93   92   824     195    7    7    1   0  .967    94    0    0 
1951 PIT N               LF   94   93   92   824     196    6    7    1   0  .967
1951 PIT N               1B   58   58   53   511.1   556   29   11   59   0  .982
1952 PIT N Daily Splits  OF  149  149  137  1295     250    9    8    0   0  .970   149    0    0 
1952 PIT N               LF  149  149  137  1295     246    8    8    0   0  .969
1953 PIT N Daily Splits  OF   41   41   38   352      71    5    0    1   0 1.000    41    0    0 
1953 PIT N               LF   41   41   38   352      72    5    0    1   0 1.000
1953 CHI N Daily Splits  OF  116  116  103   986     211    6    8    2   0  .964   116    0    0 
1953 CHI N               LF  116  116  103   986     211    7    8    2   0  .965
1953 TOT N               LF  157  157  141  1338     283   12    8    3   0  .974
1953 TOT N               OF  157  157  141  1338     282   11    8    3   0  .973   157    0    0 
1954 CHI N Daily Splits  OF  147  147  121  1272.1   298    6    9    1   0  .971   147    0    0 
1954 CHI N               LF  147  147  121  1272.1   303    7    9    1   0  .972
1955 CLE A Daily Splits  OF   87   79   60   701.2   141    2    2    0   0  .986    87    0    0 
1955 CLE A               LF   87   79   60   701.2   142    2    2    0   0  .986
Total (10 Years) Splits  OF 1382 1369 1270 11967.1  2875   80   80   14   0  .974  1307   75    0 
Total (10 Years)         LF 1307 1294 1204 11332    2660   74   73   13   0  .974
Total ( 1 Year )         CF   75   75   66   635.1   209    5    7    2   0  .968
Total ( 1 Year )         1B   58   58   53   511.1   556   29   11   59   0  .982
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1948 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    0 
1948 NL                  LF    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1949 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    1    1     9       3    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    0 
1949 NL                  LF    1    1    1     9       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1950 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    1    1    14       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    0 
1950 NL                  LF    1    1    1    14       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1951 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    0    0     4       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    0 
1951 NL                  LF    1    0    0     4       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits  OF    4    2    2    29       6    0    0    0   0 1.000     4    0    0 
Total ( 4 Years)         LF    4    2    2    29       6    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7- 3-1951     BOX  PIT N  Jocko Conlan        Call at 1B

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1941).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Joe Garagiola, Howie Pollet and George Metkovich
to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Toby Atwell, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, George
Freese, Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski and $150000 (June 4, 1953).

Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cleveland Indians (November 16, 1954) as part of trade in
which Cleveland Indians traded Sam Jones and 2 players to be named later to Chicago
Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later (September 30, 1954); Chicago Cubs
received $60000 (November 16, 1954) and Gale Wade (November 30, 1954).

Released by Cleveland Indians (October 24, 1955).
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