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	Ralph Kiner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current announcer.
		Kiner was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico.
		Many of Kiner's homers were hit into a short left- and left-center-field porch at Forbes Field, built for Hank Greenberg and Kiner, which became known as "Kiner's Korner".
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ralph_Kiner (595 words)

	The Pittsburgh Pirates Memorialize Baseball Hall of Fame player Ralph Kiner at New PNC Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ralph Kiner was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame because of his extrodinary hitting abilities.
		One of the characteristics that makes Ralph Kiner's Baseball career unique is that he produced his hitting exploits playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the time that Pittsburgh was a city where most men made their living in the smoking caldrons and fire pits at the heart of the steel and iron industries.
		Kiner became a baseball hero of the blue-collar workers in Pittsburgh during the late 1940's and early 1950's at a time when Pittsburgh was primarily a city of steel mills and iron foundries.
	www.artsales.com /ARTstudio/highland_studios/ralph_kiner.html (851 words)

	Opener includes dedication for Kiner
		Kiner is the only player to lead a league in home runs over seven consecutive seasons -- and those were his first seven seasons in the major leagues.
		Kiner, whose $90,000 salary was the highest in baseball, signed for the 25 percent cut, but he felt his days with the Pirates were numbered.
		Kiner, who was beginning to battle a bad back, stayed with the Cubs through the 1954 season, during which he batted.285 with 22 home runs and 73 RBIs.
	www.post-gazette.com /pirates/20030407kiner0407p6.asp (1381 words)

	The good ol' boys of summer: Pirates slugger Ralph Kiner connects with memoirs of the game and the booth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kiner proves to be much more than a slugger and play-by-play guy who battered baseballs and the English language with equal energy -- though some contend that he did the latter intentionally for comedic effect.
		Kiner was one of the first players to become deeply involved with the players' union, serving as the National League player representative.
		Kiner theorizes that Rickey may have wanted Robinson on his team for ethical reasons but that the hope of drawing more African-Americans to Ebbetts Field was a likely motive as well.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04123/309213.stm (784 words)

	Ralph Kiner Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ralph Kiner was born on Friday, October 27, 1922, in Santa Rita, New Mexico.
		Kiner was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1946, with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
		Ralph Kiner's biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable) career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this Ralph Kiner baseball statistics page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=kinerra01 (307 words)

	Ralph Kiner \| The BASEBALL Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kiner joined Hank Sauer in the Cubs outfield, with whom he had tied for the home run crown in 1952.
		Kiner won his fourth consecutive home run crown (54), led the league in RBI (127), and slugging.
		In '47, Kiner belted 51 to tie Johnny Mize for the NL lead, while Greenberg slugged 25 homers in his final major league season.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/kinerralph (583 words)

	Kiner baseball memorabilia goes on auction block (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		After Ralph Kiner hit 26 home runs as a rookie left fielder in 1946, the Pirates moved swiftly to re-sign him for 1947.
		By 1952, the Pirates were awful, but Kiner was a star on the verge of leading or tying for the lead in the National League in home runs for an unprecedented seventh season in a row.
		Kiner played for the Cubs through 1954 and for Cleveland in '55 before he retired at age 33 because of back problems.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04141/319198.stm (488 words)

	Ralph Kiner
		Ralph Kiner set a home run record that the greatest of power hitters couldn’t top by leading or tying for the league lead in homers the first seven years of his career.
		Kiner reached his peak as a power hitter in 1949, hitting 54 homers, four of them grand slams.
		Kiner was traded to the Chicago Cubs, and closed his 10-year major league playing career with the Cleveland Indians, cutting that career short due to a back injury.
	www.sportsjunkie.info /Ralph%20Kiner.htm (893 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Ralph Kiner
		Ralph Kiner was one of the greatest hitters, not just sluggers, of all time, but because he played for some of the worst teams in history, there is a tendency to rank Kiner too low when rating great hitters.
		Ralph Kiner joined the Pirates in 1946, was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1953, and finished his career with the Cleveland Indians in 1955...
		Kiner's jersey hangs in a place of honor in the Pirates' clubhouse, and his name is on the inner ring of Hall of Famers adorning PNC Park.
	sports.surfwax.com /files/Ralph_Kiner.html (4175 words)

	Ralph Kiner
		Kiner was the Pirates' first home run champion since 1906, and home attendance rose to its highest level since the pennant year of 1927 even though the team tumbled to seventh place.
		Kiner was the real beneficiary - his home run total soared from 23 to 51, his batting average jumped to a career-high.313, and he led the NL with a slugging percentage of.639.
		In 1948, Kiner tied Mize for the NL homer championship for the second year in a row, with 40.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /HOF/Kiner.htm (579 words)

	RLR Associates Limited
		Kiner's name is synonymous with the Pirates all-time offensive records along with Willie Stargell.
		As Willie was the greatest offensive threat from the left side of the plate, Kiner was their greatest threat from the right of the plate.
		Ralph provides fans with intelligent insight to the game, while at the same time providing humorous quotes that keep listeners entertained.
	www.rlrassociates.net /talent_baseball_ralph_kiner.htm (228 words)

	Ralph Kiner \| National Baseball Hall of Fame
		In a relatively brief 10-year career, which was shortened by a back ailment, Ralph Kiner hit 369 home runs, winning or sharing the National League home run title in each of his first seven seasons in Pittsburgh.
		Kiner averaged better than 100 RBI a season as he led the National League in slugging percentage three times.
		View the Hall of Fame ballot from the year Ralph Kiner was inducted.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/kiner_ralph.htm (235 words)

	BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
		Ralph said he developed his baseball skills by playing year-round in the sunny climate and was encouraged by a neighbor who befriended the fatherless boy.
		Kiner was convinced that the absence of Greenberg or a similar feared hitter behind him in the lineup enabled pitchers to pitch around him.
		Kiner proudly recounted that, after two years of lessons, he was able to beat Nancy at tennis - two weeks before she gave birth to their first child.
	www.bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1066&pid=7516 (3052 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Baseball Forever: Reflections on Sixty Years in the Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ralph Kiner is the only player to ever lead the National League in home runs over seven consecutive seasons.
		Ralph Kiner is the personification of a solid role model for any baseball fan.
		Those of us fortunate enough to know Ralph Kiner well enough to call him a friend, can testify that he is one of today's outstanding conversationalists who speaks the sort of truth that can come only from real-world experience.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1572435976 (711 words)

	Ralph Kiner \| BaseballLibrary.com
		In Chicago, Kiner teamed in the outfield with the equally slow and powerful Hank Sauer, with whom he had shared the NL home run title the year before.
		Kiner matches the ML mark of seven home runs in four games, six in three games, five in two games, and four in consecutive at bats.
		In Kiner's final at bat, in the ninth, Carl Furillo pulls down the sluggers long drive near the CF gate.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/K/Kiner_Ralph.stm (2957 words)

	Ralph Kiner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ralph McPherran Kiner (llevado de octubre el 27 de 1922) es un jugador importante anterior americano del béisbol de la liga y anunciador actual.
		Kiner hizo un promedio de 7.1 homers por 100 en-palos oficiales, una frecuencia que entonces arrastró solamente el de Ruth.
		En Kiner 1962 hecho su manera en la cabina de la difusión, el veterano que ensambla se divierte a anunciadores Lindsey Nelson y Bob Murphy en la anunciación de los juegos de la extensión Nueva York Mets.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ra/Ralph%20Kiner.htm (586 words)

	ralph kiner autograph baseball - Find, Compare, and Buy at Shopping.com
		This official Rawlings Major League baseball is personally hand signed by Ralph Kiner with a ball point pen on the sweet spot.
		The ball is personally hand signed by Ralph Kiner with a ball point pen on the sweet spot.
		Ralph Kiner hit 369 home runs, winning or sharing the National League home run title in each of his first seven seasons in Pittsburgh.
	www.shopping.com /xGS-ralph_kiner_autograph_baseball (892 words)

	Baseball Fever - Ralph Kiner's "Baseball Forever"
		Kiner says that he voted for Newcombe the first chance he had for admission to the HOF when all HOF members voted in 2003.
		Kiner could not give a good play-by-play but he more than made up for it with his insights and explanations.
		Kiner with your comparison at the end of your post.
	www.baseball-fever.com /printthread.php?t=19596 (1092 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Ralph Kiner
		He also led in RBI with 127 in 1949; in runs with 124 in 1951; in walks with 117 in 1949, 137 in 1951, and 110 in 1952; and in slugging percentage with.639 in 1947,.658 in 1949, and.627 in 1951.
		Kiner was traded to the Chicago Cubs during the 1953 season and he was forced to retire because of chronic back problems after playing for the AL's Cleveland Indians in 1955.
		In 1,472 games, Kiner batted.279 with 1,451 hits, including 216 doubles, 39 triples, and 369 home runs.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/kinerralph.shtml (246 words)

	Ralph Kiner Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ralph Kiner was a member of 6 All-Star teams.
		In 1975 Kiner was inducted into the Hall of Fame and in 2000 he was named to the All Century Team.
		Ralph Kiner Baseball Cards that I have for sale.
	www.zeprock.com /KinerGallery.html (61 words)

	Kiner's Korner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ralph's malaprops, his general confusion and his drunken blunders are legend among Mets fans.
		Ralph has a few "adult beverages" (ever noticed that eventually he leaves the broadcast booth around the 5th inning?).
		Kiner's Korner was a way to prolong the game a little before having to get back to reality.
	www.jumptheshark.com /k/kinerskorner.htm (1188 words)

	Kiner, Ralph -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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		British poet Ralph Hodgson is noted for his simple and mystical lyrics that express a love of nature and a concern for humanity's alienation from it.
		Credit for launching the late–20th-century consumer movement probably cannot be given to Ralph Nader, but he is responsible for much of the momentum it gained worldwide from the late 1960s.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article?eu=353126 (622 words)

	Ralph Kiner Home Page
		This is a fan home page for Ralph Kiner, number 4 for the Pirates major league baseball club.
		If you're a fan and have comments about Ralph Kiner, post them in our Pittsburgh Pirates discussion forum.
		For those interested in Ralph Kiner merchandise and collectibles, here are some live auction listings at eBay.
	www.baseballhistory.info /player5/Ralph-Kiner.html (103 words)

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	Alibris: Ralph Kiner
		Kiner's Korner: At Bat and on the Air-- My 40 Years in Baseball
		Following their spectacular 1986 championship season, Ralph Kiner tells the behind-th-scenes story of the wild 25-year odyssey of the Amazin' Mets.
		Ralph Kiner is a Hall of Fame player who was the greatest slugger of the post-World War II era.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Ralph_Kiner (201 words)

	Ralph Kiner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ralph McPherran Kiner is an American former Major League Baseball player and current announcer.
		Ralph Kiner Autographed Baseball Ralph Kiner hit 369 home runs, winning or sharing the National League home run title in each of his first seven seasons in Pittsburgh.
		Mounted Memories Pittsburgh Pirates Ralph Kiner Autographed Baseball This hand-signed collectible from Mounted Memories comes complete with a Certificate of Authenticity, a hologram, and card so you can rest assured it will make a genuine addition to your collection.
	www.ctskyhawks.com /Ralph-Kiner.html (792 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mets honor broadcaster Bob Murphy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Others included Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, Hernandez, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose and Fran Healy.
		Kiner was a member of the original Mets broadcast team along with Murphy and the late Lindsay Nelson.
		"Kiner would bring up a game from 1964 and Murphy would fill in the facts as he went along.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/nl/mets/2004-08-11-murphy-service_x.htm (391 words)

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