Ralph Kiner, an American Major League baseball player and Hall of Famer, has died of natural causes at his home in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 91 on January 6.
Chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Jane Forbes Clark said, "With the passing of Ralph Kiner, the baseball world has lost one of its greatest ambassadors and the Hall of Fame has lost a wonderful friend,” she went on to day that Kiner had eight seasons under his belt as a player, broadcaster, and executive and that “he will live on forever in Cooperstown,” according to CBS Sports.
The baseball player also broadcasted for the New York Mets. Kiner broadcasted by the names of Gary Cooper, Marv Throneberry, and Greg Goossen, according to LA Times. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1946-1953, the Chicago Cubs from 1953-1954, and Cleveland Indians in 1955 with a home run record of 369 until his baseball career ended because of injuries. He was later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975.
Warren Spahn once said that “Ralph Kiner can wipe out your lead with one swing.”
The baseball Hall of Famer was born on October 27, 1922 in Santa Rita, New Mexico.
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