Ron Nischwitz
Ronald Lee Nischwitz
Born: July 1, 1937
Dayton, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Switch
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Career: 1958-1966
Major League Statistics
Ron Nischwitz compiled a career record of 63 wins and 46 losses and a 3.30 ERA in his 248-game pitching career with the Lancaster Red Roses, Knoxville Smokies, Birmingham Barons, Denver Bears, Jacksonville Suns, Portland Beavers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
 Lancaster Red Roses |
 Denver Bears |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Portland Beavers |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | A | EL | Lancaster Red Roses | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.49 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 111.0 | 102 | 47 | 43 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 6 | 2 | .750 | 5.61 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 69.0 | 77 | 45 | 43 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.49 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 83.0 | 71 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.31 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 241.3 | 201 | 74 | 62 | 13 | 63 | 7 | 136 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.56 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 182.0 | 206 | 84 | 72 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.64 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47.0 | 53 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.76 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 91.0 | 92 | 40 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30.0 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.08 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 117.0 | 113 | 58 | 53 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 63 | 46 | .578 | 3.30 | 248 | 120 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 1000.3 | 967 | 416 | 367 | 70 | 294 | 25 | 539 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | A | EL | Lancaster Red Roses | 24 | 45 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .220 | .273 | .244 | .517 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 14 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .269 | .375 | .269 | .644 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 20 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .182 | .206 | .212 | .418 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 40 | 101 | 89 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 28 | .213 | .271 | .270 | .540 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 28 | 77 | 70 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .186 | .237 | .271 | .508 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 28 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 49 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .148 | .148 | .148 | .296 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 30 | 40 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .179 | .200 | .179 | .379 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 258 | 388 | 353 | 29 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 122 | .190 | .236 | .229 | .466 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | A | EL | Lancaster Red Roses | P | 24 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.375 |
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.059 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .786 |
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 34 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.471 |
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 28 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 2 | .918 | 1.607 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 28 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 48 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .833 | .312 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .600 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 30 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.233 |
| Totals | 248 | 44 | 185 | 9 | 8 | .962 | .923 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | A | Eastern League | Lancaster Red Roses | DET | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | DET | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | DET | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | DET | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | NYN |
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