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.
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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.
Al Oliver on June 28, 1970
These are the six players who hit 54 home runs in MLB history:Babe Ruth (twice) - 1920, 1928Ralph Kiner - 1949Mickey Mantle - 1961David Ortiz - 2006Alex Rodriguez - 2007Jose Bautista - 2010
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 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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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
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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!
In 1950, Ralph Kiner played in 150 games for the Pittsburg Alleghenys, batting in all of them. He had 547 at bats, getting 149 hits, for a .272 batting average, with 118 runs batted in. He was walked 122 times, and was hit by the pitch 3 times. He struck out 79 times. He hit 21 doubles, 6 triples, and 47 home runs.
In 1950, Ralph Kiner played in 150 games, all for the Pittsburg Alleghenys, and batting in all of them. He had 547 at bats, getting 149 hits, for a .272 batting average, with 118 runs batted in. He was walked 122 times, and was hit by the pitch 3 times. He struck out 79 times. He hit 21 doubles, 6 triples, and 47 home runs.