Ron Bryant

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−	'''Ronald Raymond Bryant''' (born November 12, 1947) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] from {{Baseball year|1967}} to {{Baseball year|1975}}. 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 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. In 1972, he went 14–7 with a 2.90 ERA. Bryant was injured in a swimming pool accident during spring training in 1974 and he went 3–15 with a 5.61 ERA. Bryant's major league pitching career would end the following year with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], where he made ten appearances, with one start and an 0–1 record. He was released by the Cardinals on July 30, 1975 after rejecting a demotion to the [[Tulsa Oilers (baseball)|Tulsa Oilers]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19750731&id=1O9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Tu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3122,5930688&hl=en "Cards give Ron Bryant heave-ho," ''The Associated Press'', Thursday, July 31, 1975.]</ref>	+	'''Ronald Raymond Bryant''' (born November 12, 1947) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] from {{Baseball year|1967}} to {{Baseball year|1975}}. 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 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. In 1972, he went 14–7 with a 2.90 ERA. Bryant was injured in a swimming pool accident during spring training in 1974 and he went 3–15 with a 5.61 ERA. 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.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19750405&id=PkFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dnkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6279,3335668&hl=en "Quitting: Ron Bryant chucks baseball for family," ''United Press International'', Saturday, April 5, 1975.]</ref> Bryant's major league pitching career would end the following year with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], where he made ten appearances, with one start and an 0–1 record. He was released by the Cardinals on July 30, 1975 after rejecting a demotion to the [[Tulsa Oilers (baseball)|Tulsa Oilers]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19750731&id=1O9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Tu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3122,5930688&hl=en "Cards give Ron Bryant heave-ho," ''The Associated Press'', Thursday, July 31, 1975.]</ref>
	==See also==		==See also==