{"id":12178,"date":"2017-04-08T17:58:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T23:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=12178"},"modified":"2017-04-08T17:58:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T23:58:29","slug":"33-ron-kittle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/33-ron-kittle\/","title":{"rendered":"#33 – Ron Kittle"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Name:<\/strong> Ron Kittle<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong> 33<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong> LF\/DH<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong> 1982-1986, 1989-1990, 1991<\/p>\n

Ron Kittle joined the White Sox organization in Septmber of 1978. \u00a0He worked his way through the minor leagues before making his major league debut on September 2, 1982, pinch hitting for Aurelio Rodriguez and striking out in the White Sox 6-5 victory over the Rangers at Comiskey Park. \u00a0Kittle got sporadic playing time over the final month of the season, earning just 29 at bats in 20 games. \u00a0He hit .241 with a single home run.<\/p>\n

Kittle, and the White Sox, broke out in a big way in 1983.\u00a0 While the team charged towards their first division title, Kittle earned an All Star nod and finished the year with a team rookie record of 35 home runs while hitting .254 and driving in 100.\u00a0 Kittle was knocked out of the ALCS against the Orioles after getting hit by a pitch in Game 3, finishing the series with just 2 hits in 7 at bats.\u00a0 His season earned him Rookie of the Year honors.<\/p>\n

1984 was a bit of a letdown for both Kittle and the White Sox.\u00a0 While the team failed to perform up to the expectations set the previous year, Kittle did the same, falling to a .215 average.\u00a0 His power numbers remained, as he clubbed 32 home runs, but his OPS was down by 70 points.\u00a0 There was a slight improvement in 1985, with his average improving to .230, but he hit only 26 home runs and drove in just 58 runs in 116 games.<\/p>\n

In 1986, Kittle was hitting .213 with 17 home runs at the trade deadline when he, along with Joel Skinner and Wayne Tolleson, were sent to the Yankees for Ron Hassey, Carlos Martinez, and a player to be named later.\u00a0 He rejoined the White Sox a year and a half later, signing as a free agent after the 1988 season.<\/p>\n

Injuries limited Kittle to just 51 games in 1989.\u00a0 In 169 at bats, he hit .302 with 11 home runs and 37 RBI.\u00a0 He returned in 1990, seeing his average drop to .245 with 16 home runs in 83 games when, again at the trade deadline, he was sent to the Orioles in exchange for Phil Bradley.<\/p>\n

Kittle returned for one final hurrah with the White Sox in 1991, signing as a free agent on June 19 before being released on August 15.\u00a0 In between, he appeared in 17 games and hit only .191 with 2 home runs.<\/p>\n

Kittle’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Career Batting<\/b><\/caption>\n
BA<\/span><\/th>\nAt Bats<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRBI<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nDoubles<\/span><\/th>\nTriples<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nSB<\/span><\/th>\nGIDP<\/span><\/th>\nErrors<\/span><\/th>\nGames<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0.138<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.237<\/span><\/td>\n2183<\/span><\/td>\n292<\/span><\/td>\n517<\/span><\/td>\n374<\/span><\/td>\n201<\/span><\/td>\n606<\/span><\/td>\n83<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n140<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n46<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n657<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n