Kiner earned election in final year of BBWAA eligibility
And even fewer had more drama associated with their eventual election to the Hall of Fame.
“Ralph was the one who did all the work,” former teammate Hank Greenberg – who Kiner cited as his mentor – told the Daily News, “and today it finally paid off for him.”
Craig Muder is the director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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