Ron Kline
| Ron Kline | |
|---|---|
 Kline in 1957 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 9, 1932 Callery, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: June 22, 2002 (aged 70) Callery, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1952, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 13, 1970, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 114–144 |
| Earned run average | 3.75 |
| Strikeouts | 989 |
| Saves | 108 |
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| Teams | |
Ronald Lee Kline (March 9, 1932 – June 22, 2002) was an American professional baseball player.
He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher over parts of seventeen seasons (1952, 1955–1970) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves. For his career, he compiled a 114–144 record in 736 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with a 3.75 earned run average and 989 strikeouts.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Kline missed the 1953–1954 baseball seasons due to military service.[1]
Kline was born in Callery, Pennsylvania, and returned there to serve as mayor after leaving baseball.[2]
Death
[edit | edit source]Kline died in Callery in June 2002 at the age of seventy. He had heart and kidney problems at the time of his death.[citation needed]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet
- Ron Kline at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- 1932 births
- 2002 deaths
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Los Angeles Angels players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Minnesota Twins players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Washington Senators (1961–1971) players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- San Francisco Giants players
- Atlanta Braves players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Bartlesville Pirates players
- New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
- Burlington-Graham Pirates players
- Hawaii Islanders players