#99 Ralph Kiner, Leftfield, 32 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ralph Kiner
10/27/1922 32 USA,NM,SANTA RITA 6"2 200
Leftfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Prone 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,500,000 1958 10 Year(s), 38 Days (1758 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 79 Days (1799 total Days) 10 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 1 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 8 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 7 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 8
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | @PIT | W 7-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/21 | @PIT | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/22 | MIL | L 6-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/23 | MIL | L 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | MIL | W 12-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/27 | @NYY | L 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/28 | @NYY | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/30 | NYY | L 6-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/1 | NYY | W 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 144 | 504 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 120 | 77 | 84 | 123 | .230 | .338 | .472 | .810 | .806 | .242 |
Projected | 151 | 530 | 122 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 126 | 81 | 88 | 129 | .230 | .338 | .472 | .810 | .806 | .242 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 138 | 598 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 238 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 84.1 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 178 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .366 | .483 | .849 |
vs. RHP | 326 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 91 | 50 | 48 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .224 | .322 | .466 | .788 |
Close/Late | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .241 | .222 | .463 |
Scoring Position | 163 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 90 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .343 | .564 | .908 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 240 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 33 | 37 | 57 | .229 | .329 | .450 | .779 |
Road | 73 | 264 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 76 | 44 | 47 | 66 | .231 | .346 | .492 | .838 |
Last Week | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .176 | .391 | .588 | .980 |
March/April | 24 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 21 | .228 | .347 | .494 | .841 |
May | 27 | 100 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 18 | .260 | .339 | .500 | .839 |
June | 25 | 86 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 20 | .233 | .356 | .360 | .716 |
July | 22 | 81 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 17 | .259 | .351 | .568 | .919 |
August | 27 | 95 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 30 | .200 | .330 | .558 | .888 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 17 | .190 | .293 | .302 | .595 |
Postseason | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .176 | .391 | .588 | .980 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1946 | 140 | 500 | 134 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 92 | 75 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 2 | 1 | .268 | .368 | .466 | .834 | PIT |
1947 | 140 | 500 | 143 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 103 | 99 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .404 | .560 | .964 | PIT |
1948 | 140 | 500 | 143 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 103 | 99 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .404 | .560 | .964 | PIT |
1949 | 140 | 500 | 143 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 103 | 99 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .404 | .560 | .964 | PIT |
1950 | 147 | 525 | 155 | 17 | 0 | 44 | 119 | 98 | 109 | 3 | 6 | 83 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .415 | .579 | .994 | PIT BOS |
1951 | 148 | 536 | 159 | 19 | 3 | 40 | 132 | 108 | 99 | 2 | 5 | 81 | 2 | 1 | .297 | .405 | .567 | .972 | BOS,AL |
1952 | 147 | 532 | 132 | 16 | 4 | 38 | 125 | 99 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 2 | 0 | .248 | .369 | .508 | .877 | BOS |
1953 | 149 | 526 | 144 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 142 | 99 | 104 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .391 | .576 | .967 | BOS |
1954 | 145 | 517 | 135 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 102 | 95 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .378 | .493 | .871 | NYY |
1955 | 144 | 504 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 120 | 77 | 84 | 2 | 8 | 123 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .338 | .472 | .810 | NYY PHI |
Total | 1440 | 5140 | 1404 | 162 | 25 | 377 | 1141 | 948 | 979 | 15 | 48 | 945 | 14 | 8 | .273 | .388 | .534 | .922 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1951 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .321 | .423 | .745 |
1955 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .391 | .588 | .980 |
Total | 11 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .353 | .488 | .841 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 8 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1.000 | 16.2 | 12.42 | | | | |
Leftfield | 141 | 138 | 259 | 13 | 2 | 283 | 11 | .961 | 1217.1 | 2.09 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston (A) on 5/30/1950 (Going to PIT: CF Jim Piersall, P Dick Littlefield, P Willard Nixon, LF Charlie Maxwell. Going to BOS: LF Ralph Kiner)... All Star Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1952, hitting .522 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Achievements Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 9/14/1950... Drove in 9 runs against Cleveland on 7/8/1951... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 7/13/1951... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 7 runs on 7/26/1952... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1953, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/12/1954 to a 5-year deal worth $8,500,000 per year... Traded from New York (A) to Philadelphia (N) on 2/21/1955 (Going to PHI: C Red Wilson, LF Ralph Kiner. Going to NYY: P Steve Ridzik)... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (N) on 4/7/1955... Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 4/18/1955...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1950 - .415 - 5th
| SLG 1950 - .579 - 5th 1951 - .567 - 4th 1953 - .576 - 4th
| OPS 1950 - .994 - 5th 1951 - .972 - 7th 1953 - .967 - 6th
| Homeruns 1950 - 44 - 2nd 1951 - 40 - 3rd 1952 - 38 - 5th 1953 - 49 - 1st 1954 - 36 - 3rd
| RBI 1950 - 119 - 5th 1951 - 132 - 2nd 1952 - 125 - 3rd 1953 - 142 - 1st
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Runs 1951 - 108 - 5th
| BB 1950 - 109 - 5th 1951 - 99 - 8th 1952 - 104 - 5th 1953 - 104 - 6th 1954 - 100 - 7th
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