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Bobby Klaus
Robert Francis Klaus

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.
School University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Debut April 21, 1964
  vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1965
Born December 27, 1937 in Spring Grove, IL

Brother of Billy Klaus

Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 26 TOT NL  96  302   35   68  13  4   4   17   4  4  29  43  .225  .291  .334   77  101   3   2   0   0   3
         CIN NL  40   93   10   17   5  1   2    6   1  0   4  13  .183  .212  .323   47   30   1   2   0   0   1
         NYM NL  56  209   25   51   8  3   2   11   3  4  25  30  .244  .325  .340   90   71   2   0   0   0   2
 1965 27 NYM NL 119  288   30   55  12  0   2   12   1  6  45  49  .191  .302  .253   62   73   3   0   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons      215  590   65  123  25  4   6   29   5 10  74  92  .208  .297  .295   70  174   6   2   0   1   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        445   49   93  19  3   5   22   4  8  56  69  .208  .297  .295   70  131   5   2   0   1   5
 Career High    119  302   35   68  13  4   4   17   4  6  45  49  .225  .302  .334   77  101   3   2   0   1   4
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 26 TOT NL  336  246   31   3.4    93| .225  .262| .291  .319| .334  .389| .625  .708|  77  .414  -9.0  -0.9  50%
         CIN NL  100   80    7   2.4    96| .183  .267| .212  .325| .323  .396| .535  .721|  47  .266  -6.8  -0.7 100%
         NYM NL  236  166   24   3.9    91| .244  .260| .325  .317| .340  .386| .665  .703|  90  .476  -2.2  -0.2  42%
 1965 27 NYM NL  337  246   24   2.6    90| .191  .254| .302  .316| .253  .383| .555  .700|  62  .305 -12.7  -1.3  14%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons       673  492   55   3.0    91| .208  .258| .297  .318| .295  .386| .592  .704|  70  .360 -21.7  -2.2  33%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1964 26 TOT NL 2B 43 91 116 4 18 .981 .973 4.81 4.61 5.37 5.22 40 347.0 TOT NL 3B 39 31 66 4 4 .960 .941 2.49 2.60 3.05 2.93 32 286.0 TOT NL SS 8 5 4 2 0 .818 .957 1.12 4.33 2.23 5.01 2 36.3 CIN NL 2B 18 33 36 2 7 .972 .973 3.83 4.61 4.57 5.22 16 136.0 3B 11 8 18 0 1 1.000 .942 2.36 2.60 3.84 2.94 6 61.0 SS 3 2 3 1 0 .833 .962 1.67 4.33 4.09 4.99 0 11.0 NYM NL 3B 28 23 48 4 3 .947 .940 2.54 2.60 2.84 2.93 26 225.0 2B 25 58 80 2 11 .986 .973 5.52 4.61 5.89 5.22 24 211.0 SS 5 3 1 1 0 .800 .952 0.80 4.32 1.42 5.02 2 25.3 1965 27 NYM NL 2B 72 146 188 11 46 .968 .974 4.64 4.71 5.77 5.28 60 521.0 SS 28 15 25 0 5 1.000 .964 1.43 4.20 4.69 4.92 2 76.7 3B 25 18 41 0 3 1.000 .952 2.36 2.47 3.26 2.82 20 163.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1964 26 TOT NL 2B 43 91 116 4 18 .981 .973 4.81 4.61 5.37 5.22 40 347.0 CIN NL 2B 18 33 36 2 7 .972 .973 3.83 4.61 4.57 5.22 16 136.0 NYM NL 2B 25 58 80 2 11 .986 .973 5.52 4.61 5.89 5.22 24 211.0 1965 27 NYM NL 2B 72 146 188 11 46 .968 .974 4.64 4.71 5.77 5.28 60 521.0 1964 26 TOT NL 3B 39 31 66 4 4 .960 .941 2.49 2.60 3.05 2.93 32 286.0 CIN NL 3B 11 8 18 0 1 1.000 .942 2.36 2.60 3.84 2.94 6 61.0 NYM NL 3B 28 23 48 4 3 .947 .940 2.54 2.60 2.84 2.93 26 225.0 1965 27 NYM NL 3B 25 18 41 0 3 1.000 .952 2.36 2.47 3.26 2.82 20 163.0 1964 26 TOT NL SS 8 5 4 2 0 .818 .957 1.12 4.33 2.23 5.01 2 36.3 CIN NL SS 3 2 3 1 0 .833 .962 1.67 4.33 4.09 4.99 0 11.0 NYM NL SS 5 3 1 1 0 .800 .952 0.80 4.32 1.42 5.02 2 25.3 1965 27 NYM NL SS 28 15 25 0 5 1.000 .964 1.43 4.20 4.69 4.92 2 76.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 115 237 304 15 64 .973 .974 4.70 4.67 5.61 5.26 100 868.0 3B* 64 49 107 4 7 .975 .945 2.44 2.55 3.13 2.89 52 449.0 SS* 36 20 29 2 5 .961 .963 1.36 4.23 3.90 4.95 4 113.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 215 306 440 21 76 .973 .967 3.47 3.97 4.70 4.49 156 1430
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Transactions 

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent.

July 19, 1964: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds.

February 22, 1966: Traded by the New York Mets with Wayne Graham and Jimmie Schaffer to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Stuart.

December 2, 1968: Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

March 28, 1969: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Ron Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tommie Sisk and Chris Cannizzaro.


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