Ronald Thomas Locke (April 4, 1939 – December 13, 2024) was an American professional baseball player.

[2] A star pitcher at South Kingstown High School in Rhode Island, after graduation he went to work at General Dynamics Electric Boat and began playing for its baseball team.

In his rookie season, with the Class A Auburn Mets of the New York–Penn League in 1963, Locke struck out 249 men in 217 innings pitched, and won 18 games.

In 411⁄3 innings pitched, he allowed 46 hits and 22 bases on balls, registering 17 strikeouts.

[5] A resident of Fort Myers, Florida for 25 years, Locke died in Richmond, Rhode Island, on December 13, 2024, at the age of 85.