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Ralph Kiner

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 |
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| 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) |
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| Ejections: 1951 (1) |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
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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