Ron Bryant
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Ronald Raymond Bryant was a Major League Baseball
pitcher
from to . Ron Bryant's career record was 57 wins and 56 losses with a 4.02 ERA – mostly with the San Francisco Giants
. He had 519 strikeouts in 917 career innings pitched. In 1973, Bryant had a stellar 24–12 record with a 3.53 ERA for San Francisco. His 24 wins tied him with Wilbur Wood
for most victories on that year and made him the National League
's only 20-game winner; in contrast, the American League
had 12. However, his best pitching year might have been in 1972 when he went 14–7 with a 2.90 ERA. Bryant was injured in a swimming pool accident during spring training in 1974 and was never the same. His career quickly took a turn for the worse in 1974 when he went 3–15 with a 5.61 ERA. Bryant's major league pitching career would end the following year in 1975 with the St. Louis Cardinals
where he pitched only ten games – with one start and an 0–1 record.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
from to . Ron Bryant's career record was 57 wins and 56 losses with a 4.02 ERA – mostly with the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
. He had 519 strikeouts in 917 career innings pitched. In 1973, Bryant had a stellar 24–12 record with a 3.53 ERA for San Francisco. His 24 wins tied him with Wilbur Wood
Wilbur Wood
Wilbur Forrester Wood, Jr. is a former knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and most notably the Chicago White Sox, where he got 163 of his 164 wins...
for most victories on that year and made him the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
's only 20-game winner; in contrast, the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
had 12. However, his best pitching year might have been in 1972 when he went 14–7 with a 2.90 ERA. Bryant was injured in a swimming pool accident during spring training in 1974 and was never the same. His career quickly took a turn for the worse in 1974 when he went 3–15 with a 5.61 ERA. Bryant's major league pitching career would end the following year in 1975 with the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
where he pitched only ten games – with one start and an 0–1 record.