Ron Kline
[edit] Biography
Born on March 9, 1932 in Callery, Pennsylvania, Ron Kline (Ronald Lee Kline) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 17 year career. Kline broke into the bigs on April 21, 1952 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 5.49 ERA in 78.2 innings pitched in 1952, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Ron Kline's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1965, when he posted a 2.63 ERA, notched 29 saves and struck out 52 batters. However, others believe that it was 1968, when he posted a 1.68 ERA and won 12 games.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| 27
| 11
| 0
| 7
| 5.49
| 27
| 55
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 78.2
| 74
| 3
| 66
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 36
| 19
| 6
| 13
| 4.15
| 48
| 78
| 63
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 136.2
| 161
| 13
| 53
| 5
| 2
| 5
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 39
| 14
| 18
| 3.38
| 125
| 110
| 99
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 264
| 263
| 26
| 81
| 8
| 10
| 5
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 40
| 31
| 9
| 16
| 4.04
| 88
| 107
| 92
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 205
| 214
| 28
| 61
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 32
| 13
| 16
| 3.53
| 109
| 96
| 93
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 237.1
| 220
| 25
| 92
| 14
| 3
| 0
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 29
| 11
| 13
| 4.26
| 91
| 95
| 88
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 186
| 186
| 23
| 70
| 9
| 9
| 2
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 34
| 17
| 4
| 9
| 6.04
| 54
| 86
| 79
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 117.2
| 133
| 21
| 43
| 5
| 4
| 0
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 26
| 12
| 3
| 6
| 4.90
| 70
| 62
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 104.2
| 119
| 16
| 44
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 10
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 2.72
| 27
| 25
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 56.1
| 53
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 20
| 8
| 9
| 4.14
| 97
| 87
| 74
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 161
| 172
| 19
| 61
| 6
| 5
| 1
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| 36
| 4
| 3
| 6
| 4.31
| 47
| 40
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 77.1
| 88
| 9
| 28
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 62
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 2.79
| 49
| 36
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 93.2
| 85
| 3
| 30
| 7
| 5
| 3
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| 61
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 2.32
| 40
| 29
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 81.1
| 81
| 4
| 21
| 9
| 7
| 2
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 74
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 2.63
| 52
| 36
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 99.1
| 106
| 7
| 32
| 14
| 1
| 2
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 63
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2.39
| 46
| 32
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 90.1
| 79
| 12
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 54
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 3.77
| 36
| 33
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 71.2
| 71
| 10
| 15
| 7
| 2
| 1
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 56
| 0
| 12
| 5
| 1.68
| 48
| 26
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 112.2
| 94
| 3
| 31
| 11
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4.09
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 16
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5.81
| 15
| 23
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 31
| 37
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.76
| 7
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 24
| 4
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1969
| Total
|
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5.19
| 29
| 40
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 59
| 77
| 8
| 28
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 5.36
| 22
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 42
| 53
| 4
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.11
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.1
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 334
| 178
| 70
| 102
| 3.98
| 615
| 687
| 613
| 41
| 7
| 16
| 1386.1
| 1407
| 150
| 510
| 63
| 34
| 22
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 402
| 25
| 44
| 42
| 3.29
| 374
| 304
| 253
| 3
| 1
| 92
| 691.2
| 706
| 68
| 221
| 55
| 25
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 736
| 203
| 114
| 144
| 3.75
| 989
| 991
| 866
| 44
| 8
| 108
| 2078
| 2113
| 218
| 731
| 118
| 59
| 33
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 42
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| P
| 40
| 31
| 205
| 18
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .978
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 237.1
| 20
| 40
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| .952
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| P
| 33
| 29
| 186
| 15
| 27
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 8
| 0
| .955
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| P
| 34
| 17
| 117.2
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| P
| 26
| 12
| 104.2
| 8
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2
| .906
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| P
| 10
| 8
| 56.1
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| P
| 36
| 20
| 161
| 10
| 28
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 2
| .927
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| P
| 36
| 4
| 77.1
| 13
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .923
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| P
| 62
| 1
| 93.2
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 1
| .944
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| P
| 61
| 0
| 81.1
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .938
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| P
| 74
| 0
| 99.1
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 90.1
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| .929
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| P
| 54
| 0
| 71.2
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 112.2
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 31
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| Total
|
| P
| 43
| 0
| 59
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 42
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 736
| 134
| 1598.2
| 147
| 319
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 13
| 53
| 48
| 3
| .959
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| 27
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 37
| 38
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .132
| .154
| .132
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 79
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .127
| .167
| .127
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 40
| 66
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .061
| .075
| .061
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1958
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 74
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .027
| .089
| .041
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 42
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 38
| 59
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 6
| .136
| .150
| .136
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 34
| 35
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 26
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .097
| .125
| .097
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 10
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .211
| .222
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 49
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .122
| .157
| .143
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| 36
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 62
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .273
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| 61
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 74
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 63
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 54
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 56
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .059
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| Total
|
| 43
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 341
| 391
| 10
| 34
| 0
| 11
| .087
| .116
| .090
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 170
| 1
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 402
| 100
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .110
| .144
| .140
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 51
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 743
| 491
| 14
| 45
| 0
| 14
| .092
| .122
| .100
| 2
| 1
| 15
| 221
| 2
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1950).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Gino Cimoli and Tom Cheney (December 21, 1959).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Los Angeles Angels (April 10, 1961).
- Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Los Angeles Angels (August 10, 1961).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Washington Senators (March 18, 1963).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Bernie Allen and Camilo Pascual (December 3, 1966).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bob Oliver (December 2, 1967).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Joe Gibbon (June 10, 1969).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to Boston Red Sox (July 5, 1969).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (1970).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (April 30, 1970).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (June 22, 1970).
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