Ralph Kiner: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1975

Born: October 27, 1922
1941: Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates
1941-3: Minors
1943-5: World War II Service
Debut: April 16, 1946 (Pirates)
1946: Led NL in home runs (23) as a rookie
1946-52: Led NL in home runs
1949: First NL Player with two 50 home run seasons
1949: .310, 54 HR, 127 RBI, 116 runs, 170 hits, 117 walks, 1.089 OPS
1951: Appears in Angels in the Outfield.
1953: Traded to the Cubs
1954: Traded to the Indians
1955: Retired due to back injury
1961: Broadcaster for the White Sox
1962-2013: Broadcaster for the New York Mets
1975: Elected to the Hall of Fame (75.41%)
1984: New York Mets Hall of Fame
1987: Pirates retire his #4
1999: Finalist for the All-Century Team
2007: Ralph Kiner Night at Shea Stadium
2014: Died
Accomplishments:
6x All Star
7x home run champ
.279
369 HR
1015 RBI
971 Runs
1451 Hits
1011 walks-749 strikeouts
.398 OBP
.548 Slugging
.946 OPS
100+ runs: 6x
30+ doubles: 2x
20+ HR: 9x
30+ HR: 7x
40+ HR: 5x
50+ HR: 2x
100+ RBI: 6x
100+ walks: 3x
.300+ average: 3x
.400 OBP: 4x
.500 slugging: 7x
.600 slugging: 3x
1.000+ OPS: 3x
300+ TB: 3x
Led league in games: 2x
Led league in runs (124): 1951
Led league in RBI (127): 1949
Led league in walks: 3x
Led league in OBP (.452): 1951
Led league in slugging: 3x
Led league in TB (361): 1947