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American baseball player
Not to be confused with Ronny Rey Bryant.
Baseball player
Ron BryantPitcherBorn:
(1947-11-12) November 12, 1947 (age 76)Redlands, California, U.S.Batted: SwitchThrew: LeftMLB debutSeptember 29, 1967, for the San Francisco GiantsLast MLB appearanceJuly 29, 1975, for the St. Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsWin–loss record57–56Earned run average4.02Strikeouts509
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1967–1974)
St. Louis Cardinals (1975)
Career highlights and awards
NL wins leader (1973)
Ronald Raymond Bryant (born November 12, 1947) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1967 to 1975. Bryant's career record was 57 wins and 56 losses with a 4.02 earned run average (ERA), mostly with the San Francisco Giants. He had 519 strikeouts in 917 career innings pitched. In 1972, he went 14–7 with a 2.90 ERA. The following year he won 24 games, leading the National League.
His nickname is Bear which was coined by longtime Giants equipment manager Mike Murphy who explained that "Ron looked like a bear with his chunky build, his way of walking and his curly hair" and had nothing to do with Paul Bryant. He kept in his locker and the Giants dugout a three-foot teddy bear which was bought from a girl who was a Cubs fan for $30 in Chicago in 1972 and attired in one of his jerseys.[1] He also had a superstition of carrying in his back pocket the same amount of bubble gum as the win total he was striving to achieve during his starts.[2]
In 1973, Bryant had a 24–12 record with a 3.53 ERA for San Francisco. His 24 wins tied him with Wilbur Wood for most victories that year and made him the National League's only 20-game winner. It was also the most by a Giants left-handed pitcher since Carl Hubbell's 26 in 1936.[3] Despite his achievement, he finished third in that year's National League Cy Young Award balloting behind Tom Seaver and Mike Marshall.[4] No subsequent Giants pitcher would win at least 20 games in a season until Mike Krukow went 20–9 in 1986.[5]
Bryant sustained a gash along the right side of his torso that required 25 surgical sutures when he tumbled off a body slide and hit the side of a hotel swimming pool before going into the water during spring training on March 15, 1974.[6] After a stint on the injured list until April 16,[7] he went 3–15 with a 5.61 ERA in 1974. His request to be placed on the voluntary retired list was granted by the Giants on April 4, 1975. The primary reason he stated for his decision was a desire to spend more time with his wife and their two children.[8]
His contract was dealt by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Larry Herndon and minor league pitcher Tony Gonzales on May 9, 1975. Bryant ended his brief retirement once the mandatory 60-day stay on the voluntary list expired on June 6.[9] His major league pitching career ended when he was released by the Cardinals on July 30, 1975 after rejecting a demotion to the Tulsa Oilers.[10] After being cut by the Los Angeles Dodgers during spring training on March 30, 1976,[11] he stayed in the organization with the Albuquerque Dukes where he had a 6.89 ERA in 49+2⁄3 innings in 13 games before his release 3+1⁄2 months later on July 13.[12]
See also[edit]
List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
References[edit]
^ Schott, Tom and Peters, Nick. The Giants Encyclopedia. Second edition. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing L.L.C, 2003. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ Herman, Robin. "People in Sports: A Surprise for Carew," The New York Times, Thursday, August 16, 1973. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "Giants Halt Reds," United Press International (UPI), Thursday, September 20, 1973. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ Durso, Joseph. "Orioles' Palmer Beats Ryan for Young Award," The New York Times, Thursday, November 8, 1973. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "Mike Krukow retires," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, March 20, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "Bryant, Giants’ Pitcher, Hurt in Diving Accident," United Press International (UPI), Saturday, March 16, 1974. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ Harvin, Al. "People in Sports: Pappas Released by Cubs," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 3, 1974. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "Quitting: Ron Bryant chucks baseball for family," United Press International, Saturday, April 5, 1975.
^ "Cards get Bryant's contract," St. Petersburg (FL) Times, Saturday, May 10, 1975.
^ "Cards give Ron Bryant heave-ho," The Associated Press, Thursday, July 31, 1975.
^ "Dodgers Trim Roster," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, March 31, 1976. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "Minors Release Bryant," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, July 13, 1976. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
External links[edit]
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
vteNational League season wins leaders
1876: Spalding
1877: Bond
1878: Bond
1879: Ward
1880: J. McCormick
1881: Corcoran & Whitney
1882: J. McCormick
1883: Radbourn
1884: Radbourn
1885: Clarkson
1886: Baldwin & Keefe
1887: Clarkson
1888: Keefe
1889: Clarkson
1890: Hutchinson
1891: Hutchinson
1892: Hutchinson & Young
1893: Killen
1894: Rusie
1895: Young
1896: Killen & Nichols
1897: Nichols
1898: Nichols
1899: Hughes & McGinnity
1900: McGinnity
1901: Donovan
1902: Chesbro
1903: McGinnity
1904: McGinnity
1905: Mathewson
1906: McGinnity
1907: Mathewson
1908: Mathewson
1909: Brown
1910: Mathewson
1911: Alexander
1912: Cheney & Marquard
1913: Seaton
1914: Alexander
1915: Alexander
1916: Alexander
1917: Alexander
1918: Vaughn
1919: Barnes
1920: Alexander
1921: W. Cooper & Grimes
1922: Rixey
1923: Luque
1924: Vance
1925: Vance
1926: Donohue, Kremer, Meadows & Rhem
1927: Root
1928: Benton & Grimes
1929: Malone
1930: Kremer & Malone
1931: Elliott, Hallahan & Meine
1932: Warneke
1933: Hubbell
1934: Dean
1935: Dean
1936: Hubbell
1937: Hubbell
1938: Lee
1939: Walters
1940: Walters
1941: Higbe & Wyatt
1942: M. Cooper
1943: M. Cooper, Riddle & Sewell
1944: Walters
1945: Barrett
1946: Pollet
1947: Blackwell
1948: Sain
1949: Spahn
1950: Spahn
1951: Jansen & Maglie
1952: Roberts
1953: Roberts & Spahn
1954: Roberts
1955: Roberts
1956: Newcombe
1957: Spahn
1958: Friend & Spahn
1959: Burdette, S. Jones & Spahn
1960: Broglio & Spahn
1961: Jay & Spahn
1962: Drysdale
1963: Koufax & Marichal
1964: L. Jackson
1965: Koufax
1966: Koufax
1967: M. McCormick
1968: Marichal
1969: Seaver
1970: Gibson & Perry
1971: Jenkins
1972: Carlton
1973: Bryant
1974: Messersmith & P. Niekro
1975: Seaver
1976: R. Jones
1977: Carlton
1978: Perry
1979: J. Niekro & P. Niekro
1980: Carlton
1981: Seaver
1982: Carlton
1983: Denny
1984: Andújar
1985: Gooden
1986: Valenzuela
1987: Sutcliffe
1988: Hershiser & D. Jackson
1989: Scott
1990: Drabek
1991: Glavine & Smiley
1992: Glavine & Maddux
1993: Burkett & Glavine
1994: Hill & Maddux
1995: Maddux
1996: Smoltz
1997: Neagle
1998: Glavine
1999: Hampton
2000: Glavine
2001: Morris & Schilling
2002: Johnson
2003: Ortiz
2004: Oswalt
2005: Willis
2006: Harang, Lowe, Penny, Smoltz, Webb & Zambrano
2007: Peavy
2008: Webb
2009: Wainwright
2010: Halladay
2011: Kennedy & Kershaw
2012: González
2013: Wainwright & Zimmermann
2014: Kershaw
2015: Arrieta
2016: Scherzer
2017: Kershaw
2018: Lester, Mikolas & Scherzer
2019: Strasburg
2020: Darvish
2021: Urías
2022: Wright
2023: Strider
vteSporting News National League Pitcher of the Year Award
1944: Voiselle
1945: Borowy
1948: Sain
1949: Pollet
1950: Konstanty
1951: Roe
1952: Roberts
1953: Spahn
1954: Antonelli
1955: Roberts
1956: Newcombe
1957: Spahn
1958: Spahn
1959: S. Jones
1960: Law
1961: Spahn
1962: Drysdale
1963: Koufax
1964: Koufax
1965: Koufax
1966: Koufax
1967: McCormick
1968: Gibson
1969: Seaver
1970: Gibson
1971: Jenkins
1972: Carlton
1973: Bryant
1974: Marshall
1975: Seaver
1976: R. Jones
1977: Carlton
1978: Blue
1979: Niekro
1980: Carlton
1981: Valenzuela
1982: Carlton
1983: Denny
1984: Sutcliffe
1985: Gooden
1986: Scott
1987: Sutcliffe
1988: Hershiser
1989: Davis
1990: Drabek
1991: Glavine
1992: Maddux
1993: Maddux
1994: Maddux
1995: Maddux
1996: Smoltz
1997: Martínez
1998: Brown
1999: Hampton
2000: Glavine
2001: Schilling
2002: Schilling
2003: Gagné
2004: Schmidt
2005: Carpenter
2006: Carpenter
2007: Peavy
2008: Lincecum
2009: Lincecum
2010: Halladay
2011: Kershaw
2012: Dickey
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