Ralph Kiner

Class of 1940

SPORTS PLAYED at AHS:
Baseball

HONORS / HIGHTLIGHTS at AHS:
1940 All CIF Baseball (Shortstop). 
Holds AHS Records for Batting Average (.513) and
Home Runs in a season (10) in 1940.

PROFESSIONAL TEAMS:
Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians

PROFESSIONAL TEAM HONORS / HIGHLIGHTS:
1946-1955 Professional Baseball.
1948-1953 All Star Selection. 
1946-1952 National League Home Run Leader. 
Led National League in Slugging percentage three times. 
369 Total Home Runs, 1015 Total Runs Batted In. 
Uniform #4 retired by Pittsburgh Pirates.
Inducted into Pittsburgh Pirate Hall of Fame. 
1984 Inducted into New York Mets Hall of Fame. 
1975 Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame. 
1962-Present Announcer for New York Mets, host of “Kiner’s Korner”.