Ralph Kiner is a former American baseball gamer that has progressed into Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1955. In spite of this occupation shortened by injuries, he was elected to the Hall of Fame baseball in 1975. After his playing career, he came to be a commentator for tv, a placement he holds at the New York Mets for the 46th period in 2008.
He is a native of New Mexico who grew up in Alhambra, California. He made his major league launching April 12, 1946 under the shades of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Specialist home runs, it dominates the positions in this field from 1946 to 1952. His document over a period of 54 home runs (1949).
Chosen six successive times for the All-Star (1948-1953), he completed five times in the leading ten of MVP ballot for the year (1947-1951).
He completed his job with the Chicago Cubs (1953-1954) and Cleveland Indians (1955). He gives up playing after a significant back injury.
He is elected to the Hall of Fame baseball in 1975 and number 4 was retired by the franchise business of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1987. The Sporting News ranked him 90th amongst the leading 100 gamers of all time as well as is included in the 100 gamers sent to the ballots of fans to be the Team of the Century in 1999.
Our collection contains 6 quotes who is written / told by Ralph.
"All of his saves have come in relief appearances"
"You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes"
"If Casey Stengel were alive today, he'd be spinning in his grave"
"I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever"
"Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row"
