Ron Kline

For the judge, see Ronald Kline. For others with similar names, see Ron Klein (disambiguation).

Ronald Lee Kline (March 9, 1932 – June 22, 2002) was an American professional baseball player.

Ron Kline
Kline in 1957
Pitcher
Born: (1932-03-09)March 9, 1932 Callery, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: June 22, 2002(2002-06-22) (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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1952, 1955–1959) St. Louis Cardinals (1960) Los Angeles Angels (1961) Detroit Tigers (1961–1962) Washington Senators (1963–1966) Minnesota Twins (1967) Pittsburgh Pirates (1968–1969) San Francisco Giants (1969) Boston Red Sox (1969) Atlanta Braves (1970)

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

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

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

• List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders