#12 Ron Kline, Starting Pitcher, 24 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants

#12 Ron Kline, Starting Pitcher, 24 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Ron Kline

3/9/1932
24
USA,PA,CALLERY
6"3
205

Starting Pitcher
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R

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3.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1956 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 164 Days (680 total Days)
172 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days)
4 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	4	7	10	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	4	7	9
Versus RHB	5	7	10
Talent	6	6	9

Pitching Ratings
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6
57
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/13	BAL	W 7-0	*	4	5	0	0	0	1
8/17	DET	L 0-6	*	1.2	6	6	2	2	0	L
8/21	@SF	W 7-2	*	9	8	2	2	2	4	W
8/25	WSH	W 3-2	*	8	5	2	2	2	2	W
8/29	@NYY	L 2-3	*	8	6	2	2	2	4
9/2	BoS	W 6-3	*	8	9	3	3	3	2	W
9/6	@STL	L 4-5	*	6.2	8	5	5	4	2	L
9/11	BAL	W 2-1	*	7.1	6	1	1	2	3		PoG
9/15	@SF	L 4-5	*	7.1	11	3	3	1	1
9/19	STL	W 12-1	*	9	5	1	1	1	2	W

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	41	41	19	11	0	3.69	299.2	331	140	123	97	108	6	14.6	2	24	58.5
Projected	41	41	19	11	0	3.69	299.0	331	140	123	97	108

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	13.1	9.9	3.2	2.9	25	7	28.0	0	0	.0	3.86

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	484	151	22	1	5	57	63	48	31	0	0	3	.312	.370	.393	.763
vs. RHB	686	180	21	3	3	73	77	49	77	0	0	4	.262	.310	.315	.625

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	22	22	11	6	0	2.88	159.1	161	62	51	47	57
Road	19	19	8	5	0	4.62	140.1	170	78	72	50	51
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	7	5	1	0	3.38	53.1	61	23	20	21	21
May	7	7	2	3	0	3.76	52.2	55	25	22	19	15
June	7	7	4	2	0	3.25	55.1	56	22	20	14	24
July	7	7	4	1	0	4.10	48.1	58	26	22	14	20
August	8	8	2	3	0	4.53	51.2	62	31	26	18	18
Sept./Oct.	5	5	2	1	0	3.05	38.1	39	13	13	11	10

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1953	27	27	10	8	0	5.19	187.1	231	118	108	6	69	55	5	1	1.60	.319	CHA
1954	33	33	20	7	0	3.26	251.1	254	111	91	7	62	90	9	4	1.26	.282	CHA
1955	40	40	22	11	0	3.56	295.2	305	128	117	12	79	106	9	5	1.30	.287	CHA,FL
1956	41	41	19	11	0	3.69	299.2	331	140	123	8	97	108	6	2	1.43	.306	CHA
Total	141	141	71	37	0	3.82	1034.0	1121	497	439	33	307	359	29	12	1.38	.297

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1952, AAA	26	26	11	11	0	5.14	164.2	209	114	94	12	68	67	2	1	1.68	.331
1953, AAA	4	4	3	1	0	5.28	29.0	42	17	17	2	7	15	0	0	1.69	.360

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1953	27	68	8	0	1	0	2	3	2	20	0	1	.118	.143	.147	.290	CHA
1954	33	91	12	0	1	0	2	4	1	28	1	0	.132	.141	.154	.295	CHA
1955	40	111	9	1	1	0	7	3	1	32	0	2	.081	.088	.108	.197	CHA,FL
1956	41	119	10	3	0	1	7	7	1	41	2	0	.084	.092	.134	.226	CHA
Total	141	389	39	4	3	1	18	17	5	121	3	3	.100	.111	.134	.245

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.964

299.2

2.49

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Chicago (F) in 1952...
Injured on 5/6/1952 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
Had first career hit on 5/2/1953, off Bob Porterfield (WSH)...
Earned first career win on 5/2/1953...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1954, going 6-0, 1.90...
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1955, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA...
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1956, off Lew Burdette (PTL)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1954 - 3.26 - 4th 1955 - 3.56 - 9th	WHIP 1954 - 1.26 - 8th	Wins 1954 - 20 - 5th 1955 - 22 - 5th	IP 1955 - 295.2 - 7th	SHO 1954 - 4 - 2nd 1955 - 5 - 1st

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