Lou Klimchock

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Louis Stephen Klimchock

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

• Debut September 27, 1958
• Final Game August 2, 1970
• Born October 15, 1939 in Hostetter, PA USA

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Lou Klimchock played 12 seasons in the major leagues. He was 18 years old when he broke in, the youngest player in the league. Only twice in his major league career would he get over 100 at-bats in a season, with 1969 being the year when he got his most at-bats, 258. He hit .287 that year, a year in which the American League as a whole hit .246.

Klimchock dominated the Pioneer League in 1958, hitting .398 at Pocatello to lead the league. One source says he also won a second batting title in the minors.

As of 2004 he was coaching a club team in Phoenix that included his grandson. As of 2007 he is president of Arizona Major League Alumni.

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