{"id":633,"date":"2014-02-07T12:08:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T17:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tim.mcguinn.es\/s\/?p=633"},"modified":"2015-07-24T13:20:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T13:20:01","slug":"ralph-kiners-place-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tim.mcguinn.es\/s\/?p=633","title":{"rendered":"Ralph Kiner’s Place in History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mets Broadcast Team – Lindsay Nelson, Bob Murphy, and Ralph Kiner<\/p><\/div>\n

If you’re not a NY Mets fan, Ralph Kiner’s passing<\/a> may not be as big a part of your childhood as it is to those of us that grew up in the WOR-9 area.\u00a0 \u00a0For those of us that waited every night for Kiner’s Korner following the night’s broadcast this is a great loss.<\/p>\n

For baseball fans, Kiner’s place in history is overlooked as current day numbers pile up. When Kiner retired in 1955 after just 10 seasons. He was #6 in career HRs. Check out the Top 6 list at the time:
\n1. Babe Ruth (714)
\n2. Jimmie Foxx (534)
\n3. Mel Ott (511)
\n4. Lou Gehrig (493)
\n5. Ted Williams (394)
\n6. Ralph Kiner<\/a> (369)
\nHe led the NL in HRs in each of his first 7 seasons in the majors. No rookie has ever led his league since 1905, and Kiner did it his first 7 years.<\/p>\n

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