Ralph Kiner’s historic 475-foot triple highlights Pittsburgh’s counter-intuitive twin bill sweep of the struggling Giants (incidentally elevating the cellar-bound Bucs to an unaccustomed and short-lived .500 record). Notwithstanding its adverse effect on their team, the Polo Grounds faithful are emphatic in their approval, moving Pittsburgh Press beat writer Les Biederman to observe: “The 34,972 fans never had seen anything like this Kiner liner, and when the slugger scored a moment later the customers arose to shower him with applause. As he went to left field after the inning, the fans there responded again.”

On May 21, 1950 — Ralph Kiner’s historic 475-foot triple highlights Pittsburgh’s counter-intuitive twin bill sweep of the struggling Giants (incidentally elevating the cellar-bound Bucs to an unaccustomed and short-lived .500 record). Notwithstanding its adverse effect on their team, the Polo Grounds faithful are emphatic in their approval, moving Pittsburgh Press beat writer Les Biederman to observe: “The 34,972 fans never had seen anything like this Kiner liner, and when the slugger scored a moment later the customers arose to shower him with applause. As he went to left field after the inning, the fans there responded again.”

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Baseball Reference May 21