Ron klimkowski biography
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Ronald Bernard Klimkowski (March 1, 1944 - November 13, 2009) was a baseball player born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher and junkball expert. He played for the New York Yankees (1969-1970, 1972) and the Oakland Athletics (1971) during his career.
Klimkowski attended college at Morehead State University for only one year. He was the first graduate of Clarke High School in Westbury, New York, to play in the major leagues.
Career
Before the 1964 season, Ron Klimkowski was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent. On August 8, 1967, he was sent by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on August 3, 1967. The Boston Red Sox traded Pete Magrini to the New York Yankees for Elston Howard. Klimkowski was traded to the New York Yankees by the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. Klimkowski made his major league debut on September 15, 1969. On that day, the Detroit Tigers were playing ag
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MLB Stats for Ron Klimkowski
Ron Klimkowski Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac
Ron Klimkowski, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Wednesday, March 1, 1944, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Klimkowski was 25 years old when he broke into the major leagues on September 15, 1969, with the New York Yankees. Ron Klimkowski stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1969 | 25 | Yankees | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1970 | 26 | Yankees | 45 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2.65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 98.1 | 399 | 80 | 29 | 36 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1971 | 27 | Athletics | 26 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45.1 | 195 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1972 | 28 | Yankees | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.1 | 137 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
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