Ron Kittle

Former American left fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball, Ron Kittle is best known for his home run hitting power. Kittle first made his MLB debut when he was almost 25 years old. He became popular in the Baseball world on the 1983 Winning Ugly Chicago White Sox, where they won 99 games and made their first playoff appeared since 1959. It was in 1983 that Kittle was selected an All-Star and won his Rookie of the Year honors after having hit 35 home runs and 100 RBI. Kittle hit 40 homers in the minor leagues too. His home run power continued even after 1983. He then moved from White Sox to the New York Yankees in 1987. In 1988, Kittle played with the Indians. Kittle appeared in voer 840 games over the course of his 10 year MLB career. His record is 176 home runs and 460 runs batted in. Kittle was hired to be the first manager of the non-affiliated minor leage in 1998 for Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League. During that time, Kittle made a series of TV ads to promote this team, using a gimmick called “Ma Kittle”. These ads were a huge success. Kittle published a book on his memoirs titled Ron Kittle’s Tales from the White Sox Dugout in 2005. The book was co-written with Bob Logan.