1947
Born October 6, 1947
Wenatchee, WA, USA
Steve Kline Notable
Steve Kline played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1970 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1977.
He went 43 and 45 with a 3.26 earned run average, pitching 750.3 innings in 129 games. He struck out 240, completed 34 of his 105 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 129 games he batted .124, with 21 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Wenatchee, WA, USA on October 6, 1947, and died on June 4, 2018. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NYY | 16 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .179 |
| 1971 | NYY | 31 | 66 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .136 |
| 1972 | NYY | 32 | 76 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .092 |
| 1973 | NYY | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 129 | 170 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 0 | .124 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NYY | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 100.1 | 99 | 38 | 24 | 49 | 3.41 |
| 1971 | NYY | 12 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 222.1 | 206 | 73 | 37 | 81 | 2.96 |
| 1972 | NYY | 16 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 236.1 | 210 | 63 | 44 | 58 | 2.40 |
| 1973 | NYY | 4 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 74.0 | 76 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 4.01 |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 5 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 97.0 | 96 | 50 | 36 | 23 | 4.64 |
| 1977 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6.64 |
| Career | — | 43 | 45 | 129 | 105 | 1 | 750.1 | 708 | 272 | 184 | 240 | 3.26 |
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