Player
Ralph Kiner HOF 1975
Player Info
- Full Name
- Ralph McPherran
- Born
-
October 27, 1922
Santa Rita, NM, USA - Died
- February 6, 2014
- Size
- 6'2" / 195 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 16, 1946
- Final Game
- September 25, 1955
- Career
- 10 years
Teams
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1946-1953
- Chicago Cubs 1953-1954
- Cleveland Guardians 1955-1955
Honors
6 x All-Star
1951 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1950 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(NL)
1950 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1949 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1948 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1947 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1947 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
Career Batting
1,472
G
.279
AVG
1,451
H
369
HR
1,015
RBI
.944
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Cleveland Indians | 113 | 321 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 56 | .243 |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 557 | 159 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 88 | .285 |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 148 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | .270 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 414 | 117 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 73 | .283 |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 516 | 126 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 90 | .244 |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 531 | 164 | 31 | 6 | 42 | 124 | .309 |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 150 | 547 | 149 | 21 | 6 | 47 | 112 | .272 |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 549 | 170 | 19 | 5 | 54 | 116 | .310 |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 555 | 147 | 19 | 5 | 40 | 104 | .265 |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 565 | 177 | 23 | 4 | 51 | 118 | .313 |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 502 | 124 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 63 | .247 |