#11 Ralph Kiner, Leftfield, 38 yrs, No Team
Friday, 3/2/1973 |
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| Ralph Kiner
10/27/1922
38
USA,NM,SANTA RITA
6"2
210
Leftfield
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R
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1.0 Stars
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| Free Agent
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14 Year(s), 30 Days (2438 total Days)
0 Day(s)
15 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Talent | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
1B : 2 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 2 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 1 (Range), .945 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1946 | 150 | 527 | 124 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 77 | 70 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .334 | .378 | .711 | PHA |
| 1947 | 148 | 513 | 141 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 104 | 88 | 86 | 6 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 4 | .275 | .383 | .493 | .876 | PHA,AL |
| 1948 | 148 | 519 | 140 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 109 | 105 | 95 | 5 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 2 | .270 | .383 | .462 | .845 | PHA,AL |
| 1949 | 147 | 525 | 149 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 111 | 107 | 90 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .387 | .486 | .873 | PHA |
| 1950 | 148 | 517 | 138 | 16 | 4 | 29 | 105 | 90 | 99 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .383 | .482 | .864 | PHA |
| 1951 | 148 | 517 | 152 | 20 | 3 | 43 | 124 | 127 | 149 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .451 | .594 | 1.045 | PHA DET |
| 1952 | 149 | 530 | 145 | 25 | 1 | 47 | 117 | 124 | 136 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .420 | .591 | 1.011 | DET,AL |
| 1953 | 147 | 514 | 138 | 25 | 4 | 49 | 106 | 128 | 126 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .414 | .619 | 1.032 | DET,AL |
| 1954 | 148 | 507 | 128 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 108 | 122 | 134 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .406 | .576 | .982 | DET,AL |
| 1955 | 145 | 483 | 139 | 21 | 4 | 54 | 120 | 125 | 141 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | .288 | .448 | .683 | 1.132 | DET,AL |
| 1956 | 149 | 499 | 137 | 18 | 0 | 46 | 114 | 106 | 124 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .420 | .587 | 1.007 | DET PHN |
| 1957 | 148 | 513 | 147 | 21 | 2 | 45 | 107 | 111 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .420 | .598 | 1.019 | PHN |
| 1958 | 147 | 515 | 139 | 14 | 2 | 41 | 102 | 108 | 120 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .406 | .544 | .950 | PHN,NL |
| 1959 | 125 | 343 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 1 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .333 | .347 | .680 | PHN CHA |
| 1960 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | CHA |
| Total | 2056 | 7031 | 1890 | 262 | 34 | 512 | 1462 | 1467 | 1562 | 32 | 59 | 1298 | 4 | 13 | .269 | .401 | .534 | .935 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1948 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .407 | .630 |
| 1949 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .318 | .626 |
| 1950 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .421 | .421 | .474 | .895 |
| 1951 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .393 | .500 | .893 |
| 1952 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .174 | .238 | .412 |
| 1953 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .350 | .278 | .628 |
| 1955 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .370 | .731 | 1.101 |
| 1957 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .294 | .267 | .561 |
| 1958 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .406 | .308 | .714 |
| 1959 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| Total | 51 | 198 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 50 | 1 | 1 | .247 | .329 | .399 | .728 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Phila (A) in 1946...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1946, off Mort Cooper (NYA)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/25/1946, off Roger Wolff (BSX)...
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/13/1947, hitting .550 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1947, hitting .347 with 8 HR, 25 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/28/1948, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1948, hitting .316 with 11 HR, 28 RBI...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Washington on 5/13/1949...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/10/1949, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1949, hitting .403 with 5 HR, 24 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Boston (A) on 5/9/1950...
Traded from Phila (A) to Detroit on 3/2/1951 (Going to PHA: P Robin Roberts. Going to DET: LF Ralph Kiner)...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 6/7/1951...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 6/18/1951...
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 8/4/1951...
Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (A), driving in 7 runs on 8/4/1951...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/6/1951, hitting .632 with 6 HR, 16 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1951, hitting .441 with 11 HR, 31 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/3/1951, hitting .440 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won M.V.P. Award in 1951, hitting .294 with 43 HR, 124 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/23/1952, hitting .375 with 4 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/25/1952, hitting .387 with 8 HR, 14 RBI...
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/20/1952, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1952, hitting .474 with 4 HR, 6 RBI...
Won World Series Championship with Detroit in 1952...
Won M.V.P. Award in 1952, hitting .274 with 47 HR, 117 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1953, hitting .362 with 11 HR, 27 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/4/1953, hitting .409 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game...
Won World Series Championship with Detroit in 1953...
Hit 3 homeruns against Cleveland, driving in 6 runs on 5/23/1954...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/28/1954, hitting .391 with 6 HR, 13 RBI...
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/16/1954, hitting .375 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...
Won World Series Championship with Detroit in 1955...
Won M.V.P. Award in 1955, hitting .288 with 54 HR, 120 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Boston on 7/9/1956...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/16/1956, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
Traded from Detroit to Philadelphia on 7/16/1956 (Going to PHN: 2B Jimmy Bloodworth, LF Ralph Kiner. Going to DET: P 1957 1st Rd Pick)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1956, hitting .349 with 10 HR, 19 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1957, hitting .316 with 10 HR, 26 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/7/1957, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/9/1957, hitting .391 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against St.Louis on 4/7/1958...
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game...
Had 500th career homerun on 9/19/1958, off Wally Burnette (STN)...
Traded from Philadelphia to Chicago (A) on 3/2/1959 (Going to PHN: C Vic Janowicz, P Dolan Nichols. Going to CHA: CF Ralph Kiner)...
Released by Chicago (A) on 5/1/1960...
Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1961.
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP
1950 - .383 - 10th
1951 - .451 - 2nd
1952 - .420 - 4th
1953 - .414 - 2nd
1954 - .406 - 5th
1955 - .448 - 1st
1956 - .420 - 3rd
1957 - .420 - 4th
1958 - .406 - 4th
| SLG
1947 - .493 - 6th
1948 - .462 - 10th
1949 - .486 - 4th
1950 - .482 - 6th
1951 - .594 - 1st
1952 - .591 - 1st
1953 - .619 - 2nd
1954 - .576 - 2nd
1955 - .683 - 1st
1956 - .587 - 2nd
1957 - .598 - 5th
1958 - .544 - 8th
| OPS
1947 - .876 - 7th
1949 - .873 - 6th
1950 - .864 - 5th
1951 - 1.045 - 1st
1952 - 1.011 - 1st
1953 - 1.032 - 2nd
1954 - .982 - 2nd
1955 - 1.132 - 1st
1956 - 1.007 - 2nd
1957 - 1.019 - 3rd
1958 - .950 - 5th
| Homeruns
1946 - 19 - 5th
1947 - 27 - 3rd
1948 - 27 - 3rd
1949 - 25 - 3rd
1950 - 29 - 1st
1951 - 43 - 1st
1952 - 47 - 1st
1953 - 49 - 2nd
1954 - 48 - 2nd
1955 - 54 - 1st
1956 - 46 - 1st
1957 - 45 - 3rd
1958 - 41 - 3rd
| RBI
1947 - 104 - 3rd
1948 - 109 - 4th
1949 - 111 - 2nd
1950 - 105 - 1st
1951 - 124 - 1st
1952 - 117 - 3rd
1953 - 106 - 5th
1954 - 108 - 5th
1955 - 120 - 3rd
1956 - 114 - 4th
1957 - 107 - 9th
1958 - 102 - 8th
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Runs
1948 - 105 - 7th
1949 - 107 - 3rd
1951 - 127 - 2nd
1952 - 124 - 1st
1953 - 128 - 2nd
1954 - 122 - 2nd
1955 - 125 - 1st
1956 - 106 - 5th
1957 - 111 - 6th
1958 - 108 - 5th
| BB
1947 - 86 - 10th
1948 - 95 - 10th
1950 - 99 - 5th
1951 - 149 - 1st
1952 - 136 - 1st
1953 - 126 - 1st
1954 - 134 - 2nd
1955 - 141 - 1st
1956 - 124 - 2nd
1957 - 117 - 2nd
1958 - 120 - 2nd
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