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Baseball player
Ron Kittle
Kittle in 1983
Left fielder / Designated hitter
Born: (1958-01-05) January 5, 1958 (age 66) Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1982, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 13, 1991, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.239
Home runs
176
Runs batted in
460
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1982–1986)
New York Yankees (1986–1987)
Cleveland Indians (1988)
Chicago White Sox (1989–1990)
Baltimore Orioles (1990)
Chicago White Sox (1991)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1983)
AL Rookie of the Year (1983)
Ronald Dale Kittle (born January 5, 1958) is an American former left fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was known for his home run hitting power, and was named the 1983 AL Rookie of the Year. Kittle played for the Chicago White Sox (1982–86, 1989, 1991), New York Yankees (1986–87), Cleveland Indians (1988) and Baltimore Orioles (1990). He batted and threw right-handed. Kittle was also a manager for the minor league Schaumburg Flyers.
"Grandmama." Kittle resigned his position in 2001. Kittle was married from 1984 until 2010 and has two children. Kittle's memoirs, RonKittle's Tales from...
1983, led by manager Tony La Russa and stars Carlton Fisk, Tom Paciorek, RonKittle, Harold Baines, and LaMarr Hoyt. During the 1986 season, La Russa was...
was the site where in 1982 RonKittle of the Trappers hit his 50th home run of the season in the last game of the year. Kittle was named Minor League Player...
catcher Carlton Fisk, outfielder Harold Baines, and designated hitter RonKittle, the "Winning Ugly" Sox finished the season 60-25. 1983 was the Orioles'...
from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2009. "RonKittle Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original...
Gardner Jason Giambi Ben Grieve Ken Hill Wally Joyner Maicer Izturis RonKittle Kirk McCaskill Mark McLemore Justin Morneau Jerry Narron Gary Pettis Gus...
broadcast that first season. In 1999, the Flyers hired their first manager, RonKittle, best known for his playing days with the Chicago White Sox. The former...
five consecutive games, a franchise mark, which has since been tied by RonKittle, Frank Thomas (twice), Carlos Lee, and Paul Konerko. Luzinski returned...
Month American League National League April Fred McGriff Von Hayes May RonKittle Will Clark June Rubén Sierra Howard Johnson July Robin Yount Mark Grace...
Jackson Eddie Joost Shortstop, career spanned 3 decades, both NL and AL RonKittle Carney Lansford Vance Law Stan Lopata — the first National League catcher...
401-foot marker in Chicago's Comiskey Park and collected a run batted in as RonKittle scored on the play. At the end of the 1983 season, Whitaker won the following...
José Canseco American League Player of the Month April 1989 Succeeded by RonKittle Preceded by Andrés Galarraga National League Player of the Month July...
pupils included Greg Luzinski, Carlton Fisk, Steve Kemp, Harold Baines and RonKittle. Contrary to popular belief, Lau did not emphasize releasing the top hand...
team – joining the ranks of Frank Thomas, Minnie Miñoso, Carlton Fisk, RonKittle, Carlos May, and Bill Melton. Jackson was inducted into the Baseball Reliquary's...
(1982) 1985 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres Boulder Collegians (1980) 1984 RonKittle Chicago White Sox Chicago AHEPA (1978) 1983 Dave Stieb Toronto Blue Jays...
Michael Jackson Randy Jackson Tito Jackson Michael Joiner Alex Karras RonKittle Bob Kuechenberg Rudy Kuechenberg Art LaFleur Barney Liddell Kenny Lofton...
Chicago Cubs for Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler, Randy Martz, and Dick Tidrow. RonKittle won the American League Rookie of the Year Award and set a club record...
(156, 1991) Second in the AL Rookie of the Year selection (1983, behind RonKittle) Led AL in at-bats (658, 1984) Top 10 MVP selection (8th, AL, 1994) Carolina...
Abreu 36 Chicago White Sox 2014 Mike Piazza * 35 Los Angeles Dodgers 1993 RonKittle 35 Chicago White Sox 1983 Rudy York 35 Detroit Tigers 1937 Hal Trosky...
Crawford, Warren Cromartie, Scott Garrelts, Ron Hassey, Andy Hawkins, Mike Heath, Danny Heep, Tom Herr, RonKittle, Mike LaCoss, Dave LaPoint, Vance Law, Rick...
July 30, 1986: Ron Hassey, Carlos Martínez and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for RonKittle, Wayne Tolleson...
1900, which he accomplished during a doubleheader on October 1, 1950. RonKittle would become the second player to do this in 1985. Zernial and Al Zarilla...
film's credits: Nancy Faust Ozzie Guillen Jack McDowell Bobby Thigpen RonKittle Lance Johnson Scott Fletcher Scott Radinsky Greg Hibbard Donn Pall Wayne...