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You are bidding on an original autograph of Ralph Kiner (1) HOF of the Pittsburgh Pirates on a Hall of Fame Postcard Plaque.

Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2".

More Player Info:
Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. An outfielder, Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. Following his retirement, Kiner served from 1956 through 1960 as general manager of the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres. He also served as an announcer for the New York Mets from the team's inception until his death. Though injuries forced his retirement from active play after 10 seasons, Kiner led all of his National League contemporaries in home runs between 1946 and 1952. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975. After his death, baseball writer Marty Noble named Kiner "one of baseball's genuine and most charming gentlemen".

Kiner served as a United States Navy pilot during World War II. Kiner was inducted into the Navy during the spring of 1943. As a cadet, he attended St. Mary's Pre-Flight School in California and earned his pilot's wings and commission at Corpus Christi, Texas in December 1944. Kiner flew PBM Mariner flying boats on submarine patrols from Naval Air Station (NAS) Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii, accumulating 1,200 flying hours. Kiner enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor.

In 1961, Kiner entered the broadcast booth for the Chicago White Sox. The following year, Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, and Bob Murphy began broadcasting the games of the expansion New York Mets on WOR-TV in New York City. The trio rotated announcing duties. Kiner also hosted a post-game show known as "Kiner's Korner" on WOR-TV. Nationally, he helped call the Mets' appearance in the 1969 and 1973 World Series for NBC Radio. He won a local Emmy Award for his broadcasting work.

Kiner was known for his occasional malapropisms, usually connected with getting people's names wrong, such as calling broadcasting partner Tim McCarver as "Tim MacArthur" and calling Gary Carter "Gary Cooper". He even once called himself "Ralph Korner".

Career highlights and awards:
6× All-Star (1948–1953)
7× NL home run leader (1946–1952)
NL RBI leader (1949)
Pittsburgh Pirates No. 4 retired
Pirates Hall of Fame
New York Mets Hall of Fame
New York Mets "microphone" honored, (ref. Wikipedia)


Ralph was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975 by the Baseball Writers Association of America.​

The autographed item is a Hall of Fame Postcard Plaque. The item you will be getting is in the scanned images.

This item was part of an Auction lot sold by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas in November 2021.

The entire lot (58159) was Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA and Beckett Authentication Services.

Sorry, No LOA included.

If you have any questions about this item or anything I am auctioning, please let me know.

Card Cond: NM, Autograph Cond: NM. Please see scans for actual condition.
 
This HOF Plaque would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (nice for Framing with a 8x10 photo).
This Item will be shipped securely. I will combine lots to save on the shipping costs and I use USPS Ground Advantage (the old 1st class) shipping (it gives both of us tracking of the package).
 
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