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.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 19	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
3	3	Apr 20	PIT	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 21	PIT		CIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 22	PIT		CIN	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 23	PIT		CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 27	PIT		STL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
8	8	Apr 28	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-14	CG	49	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 30 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	11	Apr 30 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 2	PIT		BSN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	May 3	PIT		BSN	L,4-15	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	May 4	PIT		NYG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	May 5	PIT		NYG	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 6	PIT		NYG	L,8-9	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 7	PIT		BRO	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
18	18	May 8	PIT		BRO	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	19	May 9	PIT		BRO	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	20	May 11	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	21	May 12	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	May 13	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	May 14 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
24	24	May 14 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,16-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 16	PIT	@	BSN	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
26	26	May 17	PIT	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	27	May 20 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
28	28	May 20 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	50	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 21 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	30	May 21 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	31	May 23	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	32	May 24	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	33	May 25	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	34	May 26	PIT		CHC	L,0-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
35	35	May 27	PIT		CHC	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	36	May 28 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,0-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	May 28 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	38	May 30 (1)	PIT		STL	L,13-17	CG	53	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	39	May 30 (2)	PIT		STL	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	PIT		BSN	L,2-14	CG	51	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	41	Jun 2	PIT		BSN	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	42	Jun 3	PIT		BSN	L,6-10	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	43	Jun 4	PIT		NYG	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	44	Jun 5	PIT		NYG	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
45	45	Jun 6	PIT		NYG	L,4-10	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	46	Jun 7	PIT		BRO	L,0-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	47	Jun 8	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	48	Jun 9	PIT		BRO	L,7-9	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
49	49	Jun 11 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	50	Jun 11 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	51	Jun 13	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	52	Jun 16	PIT	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	53	Jun 17	PIT	@	BSN	L,6-15	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 18 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	55	Jun 18 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	T,8-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	56	Jun 19	PIT	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	57	Jun 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	58	Jun 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	59	Jun 22	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
60	60	Jun 23	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-15	CG	48	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	61	Jun 24 susp	PIT	@	BRO	L,12-21	CG	54	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
62	62	Jun 25	PIT	@	BRO	W,16-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	63	Jun 27	PIT		CIN	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	64	Jun 28	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	65	Jun 30	PIT	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	66	Jul 1	PIT	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	67	Jul 2	PIT	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
68	68	Jul 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	69	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	70	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
71	71	Jul 5	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
72	72	Jul 6	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	73	Jul 7	PIT		STL	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	74	Jul 8	PIT		STL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
75	75	Jul 9	PIT		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
76	76	Jul 14	PIT		NYG	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	77	Jul 15	PIT		NYG	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	78	Jul 16 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	79	Jul 16 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
80	80	Jul 17	PIT		BSN	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	81	Jul 18	PIT		BSN	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
82	82	Jul 19 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	CG	44	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
83	83	Jul 19 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
84	84	Jul 20	PIT		PHI	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	85	Jul 21	PIT		PHI	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	86	Jul 22	PIT		BRO	L,3-12	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	87	Jul 23	PIT		BRO	L,6-11	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	88	Jul 24	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	CG	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	89	Jul 25	PIT	@	BSN	L,2-7	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	90	Jul 26	PIT	@	BSN	W,8-4	GS	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	91	Jul 27	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	96 (4)	Aug 1	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
93	97	Aug 2	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	38	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	98	Aug 4	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	99	Aug 5	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	100	Aug 6 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	101	Aug 6 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	102	Aug 8	PIT		STL	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
99	103	Aug 10	PIT		CHC	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
100	104	Aug 11	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	105	Aug 12	PIT		CHC	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	106	Aug 13 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	107	Aug 13 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	108	Aug 14	PIT		CIN	L,8-13	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	109	Aug 15	PIT		CIN	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	110	Aug 16	PIT	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	111	Aug 18	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	112	Aug 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,13-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	113	Aug 20 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	114	Aug 20 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	115	Aug 21	PIT		BRO	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
112	116	Aug 22	PIT		BRO	L,8-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	117	Aug 23	PIT		BRO	L,5-7	CG	70	17.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
114	118	Aug 24	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	119	Aug 25	PIT		PHI	L,7-9	CG	64	15.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	120	Aug 26	PIT		PHI	W,14-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	121	Aug 27 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,3-7	CG	0	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	122	Aug 27 (2)	PIT		BSN	L,1-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	123	Aug 29	PIT		NYG	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
120	124	Aug 30	PIT		NYG	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	125	Aug 31	PIT		NYG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	126	Sep 1	PIT		STL	W,10-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	127	Sep 2	PIT		STL	W,6-0	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
124	128	Sep 3	PIT		STL	W,12-11	CG	51	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
125	129	Sep 4 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	130	Sep 4 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
127	131	Sep 6	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
128	132	Sep 7	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	40	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
129	133	Sep 9	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	134	Sep 10 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	44	9.1	0	0	0	0	0
131	135	Sep 10 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	136	Sep 12	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
133	137	Sep 13	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	138	Sep 14 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
135	139	Sep 14 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	140	Sep 15	PIT	@	BSN	L,4-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	141	Sep 16	PIT	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	45	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
138	142	Sep 17	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	143	Sep 19 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-14	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
140	144	Sep 19 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	145	Sep 20	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	146	Sep 21	PIT	@	BRO	L,8-10	CG	40	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	LF
143	147	Sep 22	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
144	148	Sep 23	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
145	149	Sep 24 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
146	150	Sep 24 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
147	151	Sep 27	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
148	152	Sep 30	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
149	153	Oct 1 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
150	154	Oct 1 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
							150gm		1325.2	276	11	11	298	3