(Via Twitter) 18-year-old Ralph Kiner flips his lid at his first pro camp, Perris Hill Park, San Bernardino, CA, 1941. Sent to Albany (A), led league in… Read more “Quick Pitch: Ralph Kiner’s first Spring Training”
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Pastime Portraiture: Ralph Kiner
Ralph Kiner, spring training, Tuscon, AZ, March 1955. Kiner’s final spring, and final season. After nine seasons in the NL, and a bad back betraying the prolific… Read more “Pastime Portraiture: Ralph Kiner”
A Moment In Time – 8/17/47
Sunday, August 17, 1947, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PA. Pirates playing the Cardinals. Del Rice is catching for the Redbirds (rookie Jim Hearn on the mound, off camera),… Read more “A Moment In Time – 8/17/47”
Behind the Bag 