Ralph Kiner

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: October 27, 1922 in Santa Rita, NM us

Died: February 6, 2014 in Rancho Mirage, CA

Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Farmington, NM

High School: Alhambra HS (Alhambra, CA)

Schools: Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 16, 1946 (Age 23-171d, 10,099th in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1955 (Age 32-333d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1975. (Voted by BBWAA on 273/362 ballots)
View Ralph Kiner's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Ralph McPherran Kiner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.0

5205

1451

369

.279

971

RBI

1015

OBP

.398

SLG

.548

OPS

.946

OPS+

149

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 20	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Apr 21	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 22	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 24 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 24 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 25	PIT		CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 27	PIT	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 28	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	Apr 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	1	3	0
11	11	Apr 30	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
13	13	May 1 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 3	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 4	PIT	@	NYG	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 5	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 6	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	18	May 7	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	19	May 8 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	20	May 8 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	21	May 9	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 11	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 12	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-11	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 13	PIT		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 14	PIT		STL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	26	May 15	PIT		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	27	May 17	PIT		NYG	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 18	PIT		NYG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	29	May 19	PIT		BSN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
30	30	May 20	PIT		BSN	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 21	PIT		BSN	L,2-8	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 22	PIT		PHI	L,5-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
33	33	May 24	PIT		BRO	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	34	May 25	PIT		BRO	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	35	May 26	PIT	@	STL	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	36	May 27	PIT	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	May 28	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	38	May 29	PIT	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	39	May 30 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	40	May 30 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	PIT	@	BSN	L,6-8	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	42	Jun 2	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	43	Jun 4	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	44	Jun 5	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	45	Jun 6	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	46	Jun 7	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
47	47	Jun 8	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	48	Jun 9	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	69	17.2	3	0	1	4	0
49	49	Jun 10	PIT	@	NYG	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
50	50	Jun 11	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	51	Jun 12	PIT	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	52	Jun 14	PIT		BSN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	53	Jun 15	PIT		BSN	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	54	Jun 16	PIT		BSN	L,2-7	GS	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
55	57 (2)	Jun 19	PIT		NYG	W,9-4	GS	0	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	58	Jun 20	PIT		PHI	L,1-7	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	59	Jun 21	PIT		PHI	L,4-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	60	Jun 22	PIT		PHI	W,12-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	61	Jun 23	PIT		PHI	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
60	62	Jun 24	PIT		BRO	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
61	63	Jun 25	PIT		BRO	L,10-17	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	64	Jun 26	PIT		BRO	L,3-15	CG	53	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	65	Jun 29	PIT		CIN	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	66	Jun 30	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	67	Jul 1	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	68	Jul 2	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	69	Jul 3	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	70	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	71	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
70	72	Jul 6	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	73	Jul 7	PIT		STL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	74	Jul 8	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	75	Jul 9	PIT		CHC	W,6-5	CG	55	13.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	76	Jul 10 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	77	Jul 10 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,6-9	CG	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	78	Jul 14	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	79	Jul 16 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
78	80	Jul 16 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-6	CG	0	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	81	Jul 17	PIT	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	82	Jul 18	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	83	Jul 19	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	84	Jul 20	PIT	@	BRO	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	85	Jul 21	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	38	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
84	86	Jul 22	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	87	Jul 23	PIT	@	BSN	W,12-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
86	88	Jul 24 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
87	89	Jul 24 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	90	Jul 26	PIT		NYG	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	91	Jul 27	PIT		NYG	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	92	Jul 28	PIT		NYG	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	93	Jul 31 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,1-9	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
92	94	Jul 31 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	95	Aug 1	PIT		BRO	L,0-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	96	Aug 2	PIT		BRO	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
95	97	Aug 3	PIT		BRO	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
96	98	Aug 4	PIT		BRO	L,3-11	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	99	Aug 5	PIT		PHI	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
98	100	Aug 6	PIT		PHI	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	101	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	102	Aug 7 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
101	103	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	104	Aug 10	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	105	Aug 11	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	106	Aug 12	PIT	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	107	Aug 13	PIT	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	108	Aug 14	PIT	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	109	Aug 15	PIT	@	CIN	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	110	Aug 16	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
109	111	Aug 18	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	112	Aug 19	PIT		STL	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
111	113	Aug 20	PIT		STL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	114	Aug 21 (1)	PIT		STL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
113	115	Aug 21 (2)	PIT		STL	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	116	Aug 23	PIT	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	117	Aug 24	PIT	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
116	118	Aug 25 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	119	Aug 25 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	120	Aug 26	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	121	Aug 27	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
120	122	Aug 28	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	123	Aug 29	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	124	Aug 30	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	33	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
123	125	Aug 31	PIT	@	NYG	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	126	Sep 1	PIT	@	NYG	L,5-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	127	Sep 3	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-11	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	128	Sep 4	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-11	CG	34	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
127	129	Sep 5 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	130	Sep 5 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
129	131	Sep 6	PIT		CIN	L,3-6	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
130	132	Sep 7	PIT		CIN	L,2-5	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	133	Sep 8	PIT		CIN	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	134	Sep 9	PIT		CHC	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
133	135	Sep 10	PIT		CHC	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	136	Sep 11	PIT		CHC	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	137	Sep 13	PIT		PHI	W,11-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	138	Sep 14	PIT		PHI	L,4-12	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	139	Sep 16	PIT		BRO	W,9-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	140	Sep 17	PIT		BRO	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	141	Sep 18 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,4-13	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
140	142	Sep 18 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,7-2	CG	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
141	143	Sep 19	PIT		NYG	L,4-6	CG	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
142	144	Sep 20	PIT		BSN	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
143	145	Sep 21	PIT		BSN	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
144	146	Sep 22	PIT		BSN	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
145	147	Sep 24	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
146	148	Sep 25 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
147	149	Sep 25 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
148	150	Sep 27	PIT		STL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
149	151	Sep 29	PIT		STL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
150	152	Sep 30	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
151	153	Oct 2 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
152	154	Oct 2 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							152gm		1328.0	299	12	7	318	4