Ralph Kiner

ラルフ・カイナー　/　らるふ・かいなー

American baseball player

October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014　・　Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States

New Mexico
baseball player

My Take

Ralph Kiner is one of those players whose numbers just stop you cold — he led the National League in home runs for seven consecutive seasons from 1946 through 1952, every single year of his first seven in the majors, which is a feat nobody else in baseball history has matched. He did it on some genuinely bad Pittsburgh Pirates teams, which tells you everything: the man could flat-out hit, and opposing pitchers knew it. His career was cut short by a back injury after just ten seasons, but the Hall of Fame voters still came calling in 1975, and rightfully so. And then he reinvented himself entirely as a broadcaster for the New York Mets for over fifty years, becoming beloved in a completely different way — famously mangling names and spinning stories with such warmth that fans adored him for it. He passed away in February 2014 at 91, and baseball genuinely lost a piece of its soul that day.

Overview

Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American professional baseball left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) and later a broadcaster. Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. Following his retirement, Kiner served from 1956 through 1960 as general manager of the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ralph Kiner
Name (Japanese): ラルフ・カイナー
Reading: らるふ・かいなー
Born: October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Dog
Origin: Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Alhambra High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.ralphkiner.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC