Ralph Kiner
Ralph McPherran Kiner
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: October 27, 1922 in Santa Rita, NM
Signed: 1941 by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Died: February 6, 2014 in Rancho Mirage, CA
Just in case you didn't know, Ralph Kiner
led the league in home runs in his rookie year, and then for the next six years
in a row after that as well. During his time in the big leagues, he was thought
of as the man most likely to break Babe Ruth's records, until a bad back cut
short his career at only ten seasons. He became a broadcaster for the expansion
Mets in 1962, and still paid occasional visits to the broadcast booth over
fifty years later. He is, of course, a member of Baseball's Hall of Fame. Pictured
here is his card from the 1951 Berk Ross set; several more vintage Kiner cards
are shown below.
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BATTING RECORD YEAR CLUB
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H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS
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BATTING RECORD YEAR CLUB
G AB R
H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS
SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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This is a list of the cards of this player
that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said
collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed
in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity
prior to my divestiture. The cards
listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final
deal. Items listed in green I kept out
of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are
cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain
continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of
the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has
also departed the collection. I’m still
accepting donations, should you feel so moved.
Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.
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1948 Bowman |
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1949 Bowman |
1951 Topps Red Backs |
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1952 Red Man |
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1952 Wheaties |
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1954 Bowman |
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1955 Bowman |
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1947 Tip-Top Bread reprint
1947-66 Exhibits
1948 Bowman #3
1948 Bowman #3 reprint
1949 Bowman #29
1949 Bowman #29 reprint
1949 M. P. & Co. Strip
Cards #110
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1949 M. P. & Co. |
1950 Bowman #33
1951 Berk Ross
#3-1
1951 Topps Red Backs #15
1952 Red Man
#NL12 (no tab)
1952 Wheaties (portrait)
1953 Bowman Color
#80
Dover reprint of 1953
Bowman Color #80
1954 Bowman #45
1954 Red Heart Dog Food reprint
1955 Bowman #197
1960 Fleer
Baseball Greats #79
1961 Fleer
Baseball Greats #50
1975 TCMA
All-Time Greats Postcards
1975 TCMA All-Time Greats Postcards (with Hank Greenberg)
1976 Shakey's
Pizza Baseball's Immortals #151
1977
TCMA Renata Galasso #2
1977 Topps #437 (Turn Back the Clock)
1979 TCMA Baseball History Series #13
1980-87 SSPC
Baseball Immortals #151
1982 Cracker Jack
#11
1982 Cramer (Pacific)
Baseball Legends #811982 G. S. Gallery All-Time Greats #15
1982 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Sluggers #5
1983 Donruss Hall of Fame Heroes #38
1983 Donruss Hall of Fame Heroes #38 (autographed)
1985 Circle K
Collectors' Series #30
1985 Sports Design Doug West #36
1985 TCMA Home Run Champions
1986 Sportflics Decade Greats #35
1986 TCMA All Time Pirates #5-PIR
1987 Hygrade Baseball's All-Time Greats (logo not visible)
1988 Pacific
Baseball Legends #9
1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets Postcards #32
1990 CMC Super Stars Photos (still in original wrapper)
1990 Pacific Baseball Legends #36
1990 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #80
1991 Kellogg's Baseball Greats #15
1991 Swell (Impel) Baseball Greats #50
1991 Topps Archives #191 (reprint of 1953
Topps)
1992 Action Packed All-Star Gallery #5
1992 Confex The Baseball Enquirer #14
1993
Amoco/Coca-Cola Action Packed The Ultimate All-Stars #51993 Ted Williams #76
1993 Ted Williams #127 (Greatest Hitters of All
Time)
1994 Upper Deck
All-Time Heroes #49
1995 Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque Postcards
1996 Danbury Mint 22K Gold Card #87 (no protective
sleeve)
1997 Topps Stars Rookie Reprints #8 (standard-size reprint of 1951 Topps Red Backs #15)
1998 Donruss Signature Series Significant
Signatures (autographed; 1028/2000)
2000 Fleer Greats of the Game #56
2000 US Playing Card Company All-Century Team (four
of hearts)
2001 Bowman Chrome Rookie Reprints #2 (reprint of 1948 Bowman #3)
2001 Bowman Heritage Reprint #1 (reprint
of 1948 Bowman #3)
2001 Donruss Classics Legendary Lumberjacks #LL-17 (game-used
bat)
2001 Fleer Legacy Hit Kings (game-used bat)
2001 Topps Archives #243 (reprint of 1953 Topps #191)2001 Topps Archives #370 (reprint
of 1953 Topps #191)
2001 Topps Archives Reserve #40 (reprint
of 1953 Topps #191)
2001 Upper Deck Hall of Famers #29
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2002 SP Legendary Cuts |
2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats |
2004 Topps Fan Favorites |
2005 Upper Deck Origins Promo |
2002 Fleer Greats
#94
2002 Fleer Mets 40th Anniversary
All-Amazin' Team #17
2002 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #61
2002 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic #37
2003 Fleer Flair Greats #4
2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats #73
2003 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic #69
2003 Upper Deck Vintage #150
2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #31
2005 Upper Deck Artifacts #186 (1195/1999)
2005 Upper Deck Classics #78
2005 Upper Deck
Origins Old Judge #110
2005 Upper Deck Origins Old Judge Red #110 (41/99)
2005 Upper Deck Past Time Pennants #66
2005 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic #71
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2006 Fleer Greats Green |
2007 SP Legendary Cuts |
2013 Topps Cut to the Chase |
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2006 Fleer Greats of the Game Green #72
2007 Topps Distinguished Service #DS11
2007 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts #47
2008 Topps Triple Threads #232 (0892/1350)
2008 Upper Deck Goudey #150
2010 Topps Triple Threads #51 (0654/1350)
2012 Topps
Archives Reprints #191 (reprint
of 1953 Topps #191)2012 Topps Gypsy Queen #227
2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Moonshots #MS-RK
2012 Topps Tribute #8
2013 Hero Decks free deck offer card (with Warren Spahn, Bob Gibson, Skip Lockwood, Richie
Ashburn, Yogi Berra, and Duke Snider)
2013 Topps Cut to the Chase #CTC-27
2014 Topps Archives #15
2014 Topps Gypsy Queen #29
2015 Topps Archives #128
2016 Topps Archives #81
2016 Topps Tribute #31
2017 Topps Bunt Perspectives #P-RK
2018 Topps Fire #189
2019 Topps Archives #231
2020 Topps Archives #210
2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary #648
2022 Topps Archives #104
Other Ralph Kiner memorabilia in my
collection:
oversize reprint of
1948 Leaf card from Los Angeles Metropolitan Museum display
1950-51 "Ralph Kiner: The Heir Apparent" Barnes All-Star
Library biography
1960s "Ralph Kiner Talks with the Amazin' Mets" record
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1950-51 Ralph Kiner: The Heir Apparent |
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"I've been a TV
broadcaster for the Mets since they began in '62. It's a wonderful way to
extend a playing career. In fact, the main difference between being a player
and a broadcaster is I don't have to keep in shape." -- Ralph Kiner 1 |