Ron Locke
Ronald Thomas Locke
Born: April 4, 1942
Wakefield, RI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 168
Career: 1963-1970
Major League Statistics
Ron Locke compiled a career record of 60 wins and 44 losses, with 10 saves, and a 2.97 ERA in his 216-game pitching career with the Auburn Mets, Buffalo Bisons, Williamsport Mets, Macon Peaches, Jacksonville Suns, Memphis Blues and Tidewater Tides. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | 18 | 8 | .692 | 2.94 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 217.0 | 161 | 90 | 71 | 28 | 60 | 5 | 249 | 10 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.53 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.60 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.91 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 136.0 | 114 | 58 | 44 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.25 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.05 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 115.0 | 91 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.80 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AA | TL | Memphis Blues | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.20 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 98.0 | 84 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.88 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 56 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1969 | AA | TL | Memphis Blues | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.86 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.00 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45.0 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 60 | 44 | .577 | 2.97 | 216 | 98 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 891.0 | 757 | 366 | 294 | 72 | 335 | 29 | 707 | 30 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | 33 | 99 | 92 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .326 | .361 | .380 | .741 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 12 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .056 | .053 | .056 | .108 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 27 | 53 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .208 | .240 | .250 | .490 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | 9 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .238 | .250 | .488 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | (+) Jacksonville Suns | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | (+) Buffalo Bisons | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 17 | 42 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .231 | .231 | .256 | .487 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 44 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .042 | .115 | .042 | .157 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | TL | Memphis Blues | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AA | TL | Memphis Blues | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 210 | 310 | 283 | 23 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 88 | .205 | .236 | .237 | .473 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | P | 26 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 2 | .979 | 1.808 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | P | 20 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | .923 | 1.200 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | P | 17 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .529 |
| 1968 | AA | TL | Memphis Blues | P | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 44 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .960 | .545 |
| 1969 | AA | TL | Memphis Blues | P | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .391 |
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 30 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .400 |
| Totals | 207 | 37 | 136 | 5 | 7 | .972 | .836 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Mets | NYN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1965 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1966 | AA | Southern League | Macon Peaches | PHI | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | NYN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CIN | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | NYN | ||
| 1968 | AA | Texas League | Memphis Blues | NYN | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | NYN | ||
| 1969 | AA | Texas League | Memphis Blues | NYN | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1970 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | ML4 |
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