Again, there was no Mel Kiner in major league baseball. Ralph Kiner, however, hit 47 home runs for the NL last place Pittsburgh Pirates. That lead the NL in homers for Kiner for the 5th straight year. He would go on the lead in NL in home runs in both 1951 and 1952.
Ralph kiner
Ralph Kiner of the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates. From June 1 to the end of the season, Kiner had 2 three home run games and 9 two home run games. He set an MLB record of 8 home runs in 4 consecutive games that season and had another 4 game stretch where he hit 7 home runs.
3 ... Jackie hit 15 home runs in 1954 and 12 in 1947.
In 1947, Ralph Kiner played in 152 games, all for the Pittsburg Alleghenys, and batting in all of them. He had 565 at bats, getting 177 hits, for a .313 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 127 runs batted in. He was walked 98 times, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He struck out 81 times. He hit 23 doubles, 4 triples, and 51 home runs.
Ralph Kiner hit 54 home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949.
Ralph Kiner hit 37 home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1952.
Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize both hit 51 home runs that year. Amazing to consider that the previous year's HR champ in the NL was also Kiner -- with 23 home runs!
Ralph Kiner hit 23 home runs in his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1946.
Ralph had 369 career MLB home runs.
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Again, there was no Mel Kiner in major league baseball. Ralph Kiner, however, hit 47 home runs for the NL last place Pittsburgh Pirates. That lead the NL in homers for Kiner for the 5th straight year. He would go on the lead in NL in home runs in both 1951 and 1952.
There was no player named Mel Kiner. Most likely you mean Ralph Kiner, who hit 42 homers while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1951. The Pirates fined 7th in the eight team National League that year, with Kiner leading the league in home runs
Ralph kiner
Ralph Kiner of the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates. From June 1 to the end of the season, Kiner had 2 three home run games and 9 two home run games. He set an MLB record of 8 home runs in 4 consecutive games that season and had another 4 game stretch where he hit 7 home runs.
In 1947, Ralph Kiner played in 152 games for the Pittsburg Alleghenys, batting in all of them. He had 565 at bats, getting 177 hits, for a .313 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hits, sacrifice flies, and 127 runs batted in. He was walked 98 times, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He struck out 81 times. He hit 23 doubles, 4 triples, and 51 home runs.