Steve Kline (right-handed pitcher), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSteve Kline (right-handed pitcher)
American baseball pitcher (1947-2018)
Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1947
Place of Birth: Wenatchee, Washington, United States
Date of Death: 04-Jun-2018
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Steve Kline (right-handed pitcher)
- Steven Jack Kline (October 6, 1947 – June 4, 2018) was an American professional baseball player, a former starting pitcher who appeared in Major League Baseball from 1970 through 1974 and in 1977.
- Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg), Kline batted and threw right-handed. Kline was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the 1966 MLB Draft.
- He was 22 years old when he reached the majors in 1970 with the Yankees, spending four and a half years with them before moving to the Cleveland Indians (1974) and Atlanta Braves (1977).
- In his rookie season for the Yankees, he went 6–6 with a 3.41 ERA in 15 starts, and won 12 games a year later, including career-numbers with 81 strikeouts and 15 complete games.His most productive season came in 1972, when he recorded career-highs in wins (16), ERA (2.40), starts (32), shutouts (4), and innings pitched (236?).
- He declined after that and was sent to Cleveland in a major early season 1974 trade that sent Chris Chambliss and Dick Tidrow to the Bronx.
- Kline missed the 1975 season with arm problems, and spent 1976 back in minor league baseball before making 16 relief appearances for Atlanta in 1977, his last Major League season.In a six-season MLB career, Kline posted a 43–45 record with 240 strikeouts and a 3.26 ERA in 750?1/3 innings and 129 games pitched, 105 as a starter.
- He allowed 708 hits and 184 bases on balls.He was a pitching coach at Wenatchee High School in Washington before he died June 4, 2018.
Read more at Wikipedia