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Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1975
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 1984
Kiner
Ralph McPherran Kiner
Born: October 27, 1922 at Santa Rita, N.M.
Died: February 6, 2014 at Rancho Mirage, Cal. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.02 Weight: 195

Ralph Kiner has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 49 times, most recently on June 21, 2020.

Non-playing roles with Mets
  • Broadcaster: Radio 1962 - 1981
  • Broadcaster: Television 1962 - 2013


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Mets Broadcasting Team Promises to Be Just That
New York Daily News, March 18, 1962
The Mets have assembled their 1962 broadcasting team: Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, and Lindsey Nelson.
Tags: Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson.


Voice of the Mets Didn't Hide Awful Truth
Newsday, April 12, 1962
An early review of the Mets three-man broadcast booth, but Newsday Sports Television Critic Jack Mann. He dismissively refers to Bob Murphy as a "mop-up announcer".
Tags: Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson.


Viewing the Mets in a New Light
Newsday, August 31, 1982
Newsday's TV sports columnist Stan Isaacs on the 1982 Mets broadcast team of Ralph Kiner and Lorn Brown. It was a one-year failed experiment. Fortunately, the Mets noticed and the booth became much livelier in 1983.
Tags: Lorn Brown, Ralph Kiner.


The Mets' Newest Announcing Team
Newsday, February 6, 1983
Tim McCarver and Steve Zabriskie will be joining Ralph Kiner in the Mets broadcast booth for the 1983 season.
Tags: Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Steve Zabriskie.


Forever in Kiner's Korner: Everyone wanted to be around Ralph
New York Daily News, February 7, 2014
Obituary of former Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner
Tags: Ralph Kiner.








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