1947
Born November 12, 1947
Redlands, CA, USA
Ron Bryant Notable
Ron Bryant divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the San Francisco Giants from 1967, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1975.
He went 57 and 56 with a 4.02 earned run average, pitching 917 innings in 205 games. He struck out 509, completed 23 of his 132 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 206 games he batted .165, with 48 hits and 27 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He led the league in wins once, in 1973, with 24.
He was born in Redlands, CA, USA on November 12, 1947, and died on November 17, 2023. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1973 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1973 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | SFG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | SFG | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .188 |
| 1970 | SFG | 34 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .111 |
| 1971 | SFG | 27 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .200 |
| 1972 | SFG | 35 | 70 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .171 |
| 1973 | SFG | 42 | 95 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 0 | .168 |
| 1974 | SFG | 41 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .129 |
| 1975 | STL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 206 | 291 | 27 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 89 | 0 | .165 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | SFG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 1969 | SFG | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 57.2 | 60 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 4.37 |
| 1970 | SFG | 5 | 8 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 96.0 | 103 | 51 | 38 | 66 | 4.78 |
| 1971 | SFG | 7 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 140.0 | 146 | 59 | 49 | 79 | 3.79 |
| 1972 | SFG | 14 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 214.0 | 176 | 69 | 77 | 107 | 2.90 |
| 1973 | SFG | 24 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 270.0 | 240 | 106 | 115 | 143 | 3.53 |
| 1974 | SFG | 3 | 15 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 126.2 | 142 | 79 | 68 | 75 | 5.61 |
| 1975 | STL | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 16.62 |
| Career | — | 57 | 56 | 205 | 132 | 1 | 917.0 | 890 | 410 | 379 | 509 | 4.02 |
On this day & linked events
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