1989 Event Mark McGwire's gets 100th home run, 2nd fastest (1400 at bats) (to Kiner) 1975 Event Ralph Kiner elected to baseball's Hall of Fame 1953 Event Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation 1953 Event Pittsburgh trades outfielder Ralph Kiner and Joe Garagiola to Chicago 1949 Event Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th home run and NL record 16th in September 1947 Event Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th home run in 4 games 1947 Event Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive home runs 1922 Birthday Ralph Kiner, home run hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates/sportscaster for the New York Mets
