Ron Pruitt Notable

b. October 21, 1951 · Texas Rangers 1975, Cleveland Indians 1976–1981, Chicago White Sox 1980, San Francisco Giants 1982–1983

Ron Pruitt played for four clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1975 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1983. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1976 to 1981.

Across 341 games he batted .269, with 214 hits and 88 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 28 doubles and 8 stolen bases.

He played 162 games in the outfield, with 249 putouts and 6 errors.

He was born in Flint, MI, USA on October 21, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1975	TEX	14	17	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.176
1976	CLE	47	86	7	23	1	1	0	5	16	8	2	.267
1977	CLE	78	219	29	63	10	2	2	32	28	22	2	.288
1978	CLE	71	187	17	44	6	1	6	17	16	20	2	.235
1979	CLE	64	166	23	47	7	0	2	21	19	21	2	.283
1980	CHW/CLE	56	106	9	32	3	0	2	15	12	13	0	.302
1981	CLE	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000
1982	SFG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	.500
1983	SFG	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	341	795	88	214	28	4	12	92	94	90	8	.269

On this day & linked events

1951

Born October 21, 1951

Flint, MI, USA

Image: Cleveland Indians / Axel Studio, public domain