Word: kiner
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Born. To Ralph Kiner, 34, onetime Pittsburgh Pirates' home-run king (lifetime total: 367), who retired in 1955, and Nancy Chaffee Kiner, 28, onetime tennis star: their first daughter, third child; in San Diego. Name: Katherine Chaffee. Weight...
...Palm Springs, Calif. Sports Fan Helms acquired his awe of athletes watching his uncle, oldtime major-league Outfielder William E. ("Dummy'') Hoy, make circus catches, spent much of his time handing out medals to successful musclemen, encouragement to unknowns (the young Baseballers Jackie Robinson and Ralph Kiner, Trackman Mel Patton), helped oversubscribe Southern California's Olympic contributions...
...Cleveland won 111 games last year by murdering inferior teams with its great pitching staff of Lemon, Wynn, Garcia, Houtteman, and Feller. These hurdlers are still there, and the other six teams in the league (excluding New York) are still much inferior. In addition, the Indians now have Ralph Kiner and sensational rookie pitcher Herb Score...
...White Owl wallop." Sponsors have not only moved in on the game itself, they have also lined up pre-game and post-game programs-mostly interviews with players. In Chicago, there are at least three such radio & TV shows before the game gets started. Last week Outfielder Ralph Kiner, speaking for the Chicago Cubs, announced that he and his teammates would demand a minimum of $100 for any appearance on sponsored sports shows. Said Kiner: "It seems every time you turn around someone is asking you to go on his show. We're not trying to make this...
...biggest baseball trade since Ralph Kiner went to Chicago, the Boston Red Sox gave up Pitcher Maurice McDermott, an 18-game winner, and Outfielder Tom Umphlett, a .283 hitter, to the Washington Senators for hard-hitting (84 R.B.I.'s) Outfielder Jackie Jensen...