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Ralph Kiner
Quick facts for kidsRalph Kiner
	Kiner c. 1953
	Left fielder
	Born: October 27, 1922; Santa Rita, New Mexico
	Died: February 6, 2014 (aged 91); Rancho Mirage, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
debut
	April 12, 1946, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last appearance
	September 25, 1955, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.279
Home runs	369
Runs batted in	1,015
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1946–1953); Chicago Cubs (1953–1954); Cleveland Indians (1955);
Career highlights and awards
	6× All-Star (1948–1953); 7× NL home run leader (1946–1952); NL RBI leader (1949); Pittsburgh Pirates No. 4 retired; New York Mets Hall of Fame;
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1975
Vote	75.41% (13th ballot)

Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and was an announcer for the New York Mets since the team's beginning. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975. Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1946 through 1953. Then he played for the Chicago Cubs from 1953 through 1954. Then he played for the Cleveland Indians for a few months in 1955.

Kiner was born on October 27, 1922 in Santa Rita, New Mexico. He was raised in Alhambra, California and was of Dutch, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.

Kiner died on February 6, 2014, aged 91, in Rancho Mirage, California.

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