Ron Pruitt
[edit] Biography
Ron Pruitt (Ronald Ralph Pruitt) was born on October 21, 1951 in Flint, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on June 25, 1975 for the Texas Rangers. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 2 home runs and 32 RBI. Pruitt played for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Ron Pruitt's best season was 1977, when he hit for a .288 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 14
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .176
| .222
| .176
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 86
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 5
| .267
| .375
| .302
| 1
| 1
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 78
| 219
| 29
| 63
| 2
| 32
| .288
| .369
| .379
| 10
| 2
| 28
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 71
| 187
| 17
| 44
| 6
| 17
| .235
| .296
| .374
| 6
| 1
| 16
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 64
| 166
| 23
| 47
| 2
| 21
| .283
| .355
| .361
| 7
| 0
| 19
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 23
| 36
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .306
| .366
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 70
| 8
| 21
| 2
| 11
| .300
| .372
| .414
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| 56
| 106
| 9
| 32
| 2
| 15
| .302
| .370
| .387
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .100
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .600
| .750
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .400
| .500
| .600
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 335
| 790
| 87
| 212
| 12
| 90
| .268
| .344
| .358
| 27
| 4
| 93
| 89
| 2
| 7
| 8
| 6
| 26
|
| Total
|
|
| 341
| 795
| 88
| 214
| 12
| 92
| .269
| .345
| .360
| 28
| 4
| 94
| 90
| 2
| 7
| 8
| 7
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| C
| 13
| 4
| 44.2
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 13
| 7
| 68
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| C
| 6
| 4
| 42
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 12
| 8
| 78.1
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 26
| 15
| 150.1
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 1
| 26
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 43
| 38
| 346.1
| 59
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 27
| 17
| 168.2
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 11.2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 69
| 56
| 526.2
| 104
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| C
| 4
| 1
| 17
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| C
| 48
| 35
| 329.1
| 170
| 15
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 45
| 10
| 0
| .984
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 16
| 13
| 108
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 12
| 10
| 81
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 29
| 27
| 227.2
| 43
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| C
| 11
| 3
| 45.1
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 19
| 17
| 139
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 11
| 10
| 88.2
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 45
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 5
| 4
| 41
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 10
| 8
| 65
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 11
| 9
| 73
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| C
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 17
| 13
| 118
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CLE
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 5
| 2
| 27.2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 162
| 126
| 1150.2
| 249
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 17
| 2
| 48
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 37
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 78
| 63
| 580
| 122
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 89
| 48
| 498.1
| 256
| 30
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 67
| 17
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 83
| 61
| 543
| 125
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Stan Thomas to Cleveland Indians in exchange for John Ellis (December 9, 1975).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Alan Bannister (June 13, 1980).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (April 7, 1981).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 19, 1981).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (January 19, 1982).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (February 16, 1982).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (April 14, 1983).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (April 26, 1983).
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