Player Report for #27 Ron Kline

10-28-1971

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P Ron Kline #27

IL Houston Generals (DAL)

Age: 39

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Unhappy


	55-77, .417, 35.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	6	5	6	6
Movement	7	7	7	7
Control	6	6	6	6

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	6	6
Slider	6	6
Curveball	5	5
Changeup	6	6
Splitter	6	6

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	93-95 Mph
Stamina	6
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	67 %
Hold Runners	7
Defense	7

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	2
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	4
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-21-1971	MAN	Win, 5-4	X	8.0	6	2	1	0	7
09-16-1971	CLE	Loss, 3-4	X	8.0	6	3	3	1	4
09-09-1971	CHI	Loss, 2-3	X	8.0	6	2	2	1	6
09-03-1971	@ DET	Loss, 1-6	X	6.0	6	4	4	4	6	Loss
08-29-1971	BRO	Win, 6-0	X	7.0	6	0	0	0	5	Win
08-24-1971	ATL	Win, 11-6	X	1.2	5	6	6	1	0
08-18-1971	@ MAN	Win, 10-2	X	7.1	4	2	2	3	7	Win
08-12-1971	WAS	Win, 3-2	X	7.0	6	1	1	1	8	Win
08-07-1971	SF	Win, 5-2	X	6.0	7	2	2	2	4
08-01-1971	@ LA	Loss, 1-4	X	5.2	7	4	3	1	3	Loss

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	10
Loyalty:	5
Desire for Winning:	5
Greed:	7
Intelligence:	3
Work Ethic:	10

Ron Kline
Birthday:	03-09-1932
Born in:	Evans City (Pennsylvania)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"
Weight:	226 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$4,300,000
Signed Through:	1971 Season
Major Service:	12 Years, 133 Days
Service This Yr:	177 Days
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 57 Days
Pro Service:	16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	1 option year left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

United League 1971 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	29	29	8	7	0	3.67	174.1	153	80	71	14	67	131	0	0.0	0	18	62.1
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	11.87	7.90	6.76	3.46	3.30	1.26	19.5	.276
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	216	57	9	0	8	29	24	42	0	2	6	.264	.354	.417	.770
vs. RHB	298	64	5	3	2	31	28	62	5	8	2	.215	.282	.272	.554

United League 1971 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	5	5	1	2	0	4.40	30.2	27	17	15	3	12	24
May	4	4	1	2	0	4.64	21.1	16	13	11	2	13	16
June	5	5	3	1	0	3.14	28.2	26	10	10	2	15	17
July	5	5	0	0	0	3.41	29.0	25	14	11	3	13	24
August	6	6	3	1	0	3.63	34.2	35	15	14	1	8	27
September	4	4	0	1	0	3.00	30.0	24	11	10	3	6	23
Last Year	31	31	7	13	0	4.52	159.1	164	88	80	14	56	121
2 Years Ago	34	34	15	10	0	3.89	178.1	167	90	77	23	53	144
Career	449	442	141	172	1	4.09	2754.1	2710	1424	1252	313	1002	1973
Home	18	18	6	3	0	3.23	114.1	104	46	41	10	32	87
Road	11	11	2	4	0	4.50	60.0	49	34	30	4	35	44
Grass	29	29	8	7	0	3.67	174.1	153	80	71	14	67	131
Day	9	9	2	3	0	4.17	54.0	54	30	25	4	25	37
Night	20	20	6	4	0	3.44	120.1	99	50	46	10	42	94

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1959 San Francisco - UL	27	35	35	14	15	0	4.27	225.2	237	132	107	18	107	125	3	0	1.52	.000	0.0
1960 San Francisco - UL	28	42	40	14	15	0	3.46	299.1	257	128	115	26	116	246	6	2	1.25	.000	0.0
1961 San Francisco - UL	29	41	41	12	18	0	3.71	293.2	267	140	121	25	96	210	5	2	1.24	.000	0.0
1962 San Francisco - UL	30	31	31	11	12	0	4.35	202.2	213	109	98	24	67	157	2	1	1.38	.000	0.0
1963 San Francisco - UL	31	28	28	4	12	0	4.25	165.0	169	88	78	17	57	115	1	0	1.37	.306	8.0
1964 San Francisco - UL	32	33	33	8	13	0	4.04	200.2	209	95	90	29	66	143	0	0	1.37	.299	13.0
1965 San Francisco - UL	33	33	33	11	12	0	4.40	204.2	209	111	100	32	76	124	0	0	1.39	.286	11.0
1966 San Francisco - UL	34	38	38	15	15	0	3.89	238.0	229	121	103	28	71	156	1	1	1.26	.285	26.0
1967 San Francisco - UL	35	34	33	7	16	1	5.01	197.2	225	117	110	19	83	144	1	0	1.56	.332	-2.0
1968 San Francisco - UL	36	22	22	10	11	0	3.48	145.0	144	70	56	24	50	106	2	0	1.34	.291	24.0
1968 St. Louis - UL	36	18	14	5	3	0	5.91	70.0	67	55	46	20	37	51	0	0	1.49	.230	-6.0
1968 Total - UL	36	40	36	15	14	0	4.27	215.0	211	125	102	44	87	157	2	0	1.39	.271	18.0
1969 St. Louis - UL	37	34	34	15	10	0	3.89	178.1	167	90	77	23	53	144	0	0	1.23	.287	18.0
1970 St. Louis - UL	38	31	31	7	13	0	4.52	159.1	164	88	80	14	56	121	1	0	1.38	.316	0.0
1971 Dallas - UL	39	26	26	8	5	0	3.20	157.2	132	64	56	11	61	117	0	0	1.22	.268	25.5
1971 St. Louis - UL	39	3	3	0	2	0	8.10	16.2	21	16	15	3	6	14	0	0	1.62	.353	-6.0
1971 Total - UL	39	29	29	8	7	0	3.67	174.1	153	80	71	14	67	131	0	0	1.26	.276	19.5
Total UL		449	442	141	172	1	4.09	2754.1	2710	1424	1252	313	1002	1973	22	6	1.35	.556	111.5

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1963 San Francisco - ML	P	28	28	13	35	0	49	1	.980	165.0	2.62
1964 San Francisco - ML	P	33	33	13	49	2	62	0	1.000	200.2	2.78
1965 San Francisco - ML	P	33	33	10	48	4	59	1	.983	204.2	2.55
1966 San Francisco - ML	P	38	38	8	51	2	59	0	1.000	238.0	2.23
1967 San Francisco - ML	P	34	33	18	40	2	61	3	.951	197.2	2.64
1968 St. Louis - ML	P	18	14	6	15	0	21	0	1.000	70.0	2.70
1968 San Francisco - ML	P	22	22	12	25	2	40	3	.925	145.0	2.30
1969 St. Louis - ML	P	34	34	8	23	0	31	0	1.000	178.1	1.56
1970 St. Louis - ML	P	31	31	4	38	1	43	1	.977	159.1	2.37
1971 Dallas - ML	P	26	26	15	34	3	50	1	.980	157.2	2.80
1971 St. Louis - ML	P	3	3	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	16.2	1.08

Player History
03-01-1952	Drafted in 3rd round, 17th overall pick, by Louisville in 1952.
05-05-1953	Injured on 5/5/1953 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week.
02-04-1955	Released by Louisville on 2/4/1955.
02-07-1955	Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 2/7/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $999,999 per year.
03-01-1955	Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by San Francisco in 1955 Expansion Draft.
04-08-1958	Injured on 4/8/1958 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week.
04-17-1959	Earned first career win on 4/17/1959.
05-23-1959	Had first career hit on 5/23/1959, off Erv Palica (STL).
06-21-1959	Injured on 6/21/1959 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks.
04-25-1961	Injured on 4/25/1961 with a Sore Back, out for one week.
04-17-1962	Injured on 4/17/1962 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks.
07-09-1962	Injured on 7/9/1962 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks.
06-19-1963	Injured (Back Spasms), out for 8 weeks.
09-25-1963	Injured (Finger Blister), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 7 (4).
01-01-1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 7 (4).
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 7 (4).
07-12-1966	Injured (migraine), day-to-day for 4 days.
07-24-1966	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,500,000 with the San Francisco Spiders organization.
09-23-1966	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Hilltoppers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 7 (4).
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 7 (4).
07-20-1968	Was traded by the San Francisco Spiders to the St. Louis Maroons in exchange for SP P. Dobson.
07-20-1968	Was traded by the St. Louis Maroons to the San Francisco Spiders in exchange for SP P. Dobson.
07-20-1968	Was traded by the San Francisco Spiders to the St. Louis Maroons in exchange for SP P. Dobson.
10-31-1968	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
07-01-1969	Wins the UL UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08-23-1969	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,600,000 with the St. Louis Maroons organization.
10-08-1969	Won the 1969 United League World Series with the St. Louis Maroons!
01-01-1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
05-01-1970	Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week.
08-31-1970	Injured (tired arm), out for 6 days.
09-27-1970	Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 8 weeks.
01-01-1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
04-16-1971	Was traded by the St. Louis Maroons to the Dallas Texans, along with SP G. Gentry, 1B R. Fairly, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for LF B. Powell, a 3rd draft pick, a 4th draft pick.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GB%	Rank
1971	0.67	6