Ron Bryant

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Ron Bryant

Pitcher

Born: November 12, 1947 (1947-11-12) (age 60)
Batted: Switch	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 29, 1967 for the San Francisco Giants
Final game
July 29, 1975 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Wins-losses	57-56
ERA	4.02
Strikeouts	509
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1967–1974) St. Louis Cardinals (1975)
Career highlights and awards
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 22nd round of the 1965 amateur draft.

Ronald Raymond Bryant (born November 12, 1947 in Redlands, California) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1967 to 1975. Ron Bryant ended up his big league career with a 57-56 win-loss record and a 4.02 ERA - mostly with the San Francisco Giants. He had 519 strikeouts in 917 career innings pitched. Despite his mediocre career record, Bryant would have one rather noteworthy season when in 1973 he finished up with a 24-12 record for San Francisco – although he accomplished this with a rather dubious 3.53 ERA. 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. His best pitching year might have even been the year before in 1972 when he went 14-7 with a 2.90 ERA. However, Bryant’s career quickly took a turn for the worse in 1974 when he went 3-15 with a startling 5.61 ERA. Bryant’s major league pitching career would end the following year in 1975 with the St. Louis Cardinals where he would pitch only ten games – with one start - and have an 0-1 record.