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    Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. An outfielder, Kiner played for...
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    Baseball Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner on his mother's side. His grandmother was from Hiroshima, Japan. Billy Hull (June 7, 2013). "Wong, Kiner-Falefa selected in...
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    was achieved in only 325 games, 60 games fewer than the 385 games that Ralph Kiner needed to hit his first 100 home runs from 1946 to 1948. Though Howard...
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    the franchise. In 2014, a special memorial logo honoring broadcaster Ralph Kiner, depicting a microphone along with his name and the years 1922–2014,...
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    Chicago Cubs in the final week of the season. Despite the prowess of Ralph Kiner as a slugger, the Pirates were mostly miserable in the 1940s and 1950s...
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  • Kiner (1924–1944), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Kevin Kiner (born 1958), American film and television composer Ralph Kiner...
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    During his tenure, he helped tutor future Hall of Famers Arky Vaughan and Ralph Kiner. He was widely praised by contemporary players and journalists alike...
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    times. Mike Schmidt and Ralph Kiner have the second and third most home run titles respectively, Schmidt with eight and Kiner with seven, all won in the...
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    The article ranked him in career "prime value", behind Hall of Famers Ralph Kiner and Frank Thomas. In 1992, Belle would have become one of only five players...
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    Strait Ralph Kiner (1922–2014), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player Ralph Klein (1942–2013), Canadian politician, Premier of Alberta Ralph Klein...
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    40-home run seasons in his first five seasons of their career, joining Ralph Kiner (four seasons), Eddie Mathews, Ryan Howard, and Albert Pujols (each with...
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    "Kinerism" and Kiner himself claiming it was simply "a good ad lib" on his part), the fact remains that the first documented instance of Ralph Kiner uttering...
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    are driving Cadillacs.' Kiner, by the way, is driving a Cadillac." Kiner, Ralph; Peary, Danny. "BackTalk; The View From Kiner's Korner". The New York Times...
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    Studio Host (2009–2013) CJ Pappa: TV:Sideline Reporter (2012-2013) Ralph Kiner: Radio (1962–1981), TV (1962–2013) Bob Ojeda: TV, Studio analyst (2009–2014)...
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    Angelina Jolie, American actress and filmmaker Anupam Kher, Indian actor Ralph Kiner, American baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s Ella Koon, Tahitian-born...
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    Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2012. "Ralph Kiner Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC...
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    RBIs and 100 walks in the same season, after Barry Bonds in 1992 and Ralph Kiner from 1948–51. His 114 walks were the most by a Pirate since 1992, Bonds...
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  • on WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV) in New York City, hosted by Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner. It debuted on April 30, 1963, with guests Buddy Hackett and Phil Foster...
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    for Kiner, who continued to broadcast some home games for the Mets until his death in early 2014. In addition, a special memorial logo honoring Kiner, depicting...
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    first five years, joining Chuck Klein and Joe DiMaggio, and followed by Ralph Kiner, Mark Teixeira, Albert Pujols, and Ryan Braun through 2011. In 1948,...
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    left-handed hitters; his 302 home runs as a left fielder trailed only Ralph Kiner in NL history. His 392 home runs, 2,510 hits, 1,353 RBI and 4,262 total...
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    the home run title, won by Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1947 he rebounded to hit 51 home runs and tie Kiner for the league lead. He also...
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  • were announced by the trio of Murphy, along with Lindsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner. Nelson left after the 1978 season and was replaced by Steve Albert....
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  • fastest player to do so in his 955th game, breaking the record held by Ralph Kiner (1,087 games) and his 3,431st at-bat, breaking the record held by Babe...
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    pitching featured the knuckleball, which frustrated major league hitters. Ralph Kiner compared Niekro's special pitch to "watching Mario Andretti park a car"...
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    history, passing the mark previously set by Ryan Howard (855 games) and Ralph Kiner (871 games). Despite missing 56 games, Judge recorded 37 home runs for...
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    Hank Greenberg Ken Griffey Jr. Ryan Howard Andruw Jones Aaron Judge Ralph Kiner Mickey Mantle Roger Maris Willie Mays Mark McGwire Johnny Mize Shohei...
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    hit a solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer, joining Ralph Kiner, Willie Stargell, Roberto Clemente, Arky Vaughan, and Dave Parker as...
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    1918. The first record to fall was the AL single-season mark of 16, set by Ralph "Socks" Seybold in 1902. Ruth matched that on July 29, then pulled ahead...
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    immediately took Kiner under his wing, teaching him the finer points of what it takes to be a consistent slugger in the major leagues... Kiner went on to a...
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