60 likes. Although his career was curtailed by a bad back, the powerful rightha He played in Major League Baseball and was later the announcer for the New York Mets. Ralph Kiner: Jew Score: 7: I 2: O 1: K 4: October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014. In loving memory of the great Ralph Kiner, here is Ralph doing what we all loved him for. (Image Source: mydesert.com) Kiner served in the Navy as a fighter pilot, flying anti-submarine missions in the Pacific, initially as a navigator, in a time before there was radar. His father, a baker, died when Ralph was four years old, and he … Ralph McPherran Kiner was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, on October 27, 1922. Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. An outfielder, Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. He hit 27 home runs in two minor league seasons before the war. Ralph Kiner was baseball's greatest home run hitter during the years after WWII. He played baseball at Alhambra High School and was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates immediately after graduating. Ralph Kiner's Naval Aviator Certificate. This is a fan page dedicated to one of the greatest living baseball players and broadcasters in Major League History. Following military service (1943-45), he became Pittsburgh's starting left fielder in 1946. Military Service Ralph McPherran Kiner was born on Oct. 27, 1922, in Santa Rita, New Mexico. Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player. His mother, Beatrice Grayson, came from Oregon and had served as a nurse in France during World War I. THIS IS NOT THE REAL RALPH KINER. The widowed Mrs. Kiner took a job in Alhambra, California, near Los Angeles. An outfielder, Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. If you knew or served with this Sailor and have additional information or photos to support this Page, please leave a message for the Page Administrator(s) HERE. Following his retirement, Kiner served from 1956 through 1960 as general manager of the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres. His father, Ralph Macklin Kiner, was a baker. Sometimes when we get bored at work and we've run out of things to read about, we end up at Sporcle.com — home of egregiously invasive advertising and moderately made trivia games. Ralph M. Kiner was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico on October 27, 1922. He died when Ralph was 4. This Military Service Page was created/owned by Carl Mottern (The White Buffalo), AW1 to remember Kiner, Ralph McPherran, ENS. (It's only about 22 minutes, not 2:56:54) Ralph M. Kiner was born in New Mexico and grew up in California. In this interview, Ralph Kiner discusses his signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1940, his minor league career and military service. 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