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Ed Klieman
Edward Frederick Klieman (Specs or Babe)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 24, 1943
Final Game June 2, 1950
Born March 21, 1918 in Norwood, OH
Died November 15, 1979 in Homosassa, FL

Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1943 25 CLE AL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0    8    1    1   0    5    2   0   0    34       0  1.00  3.10  310 1.444
 1944 26 CLE AL  11  13  47  19   5   1  14  5  178.3  185   73   67   4   70   44   7   2   764       0  3.38  3.29   97 1.430
 1945 27 CLE AL   5   8  38  12   4   1  18  4  126.3  123   60   54   3   49   33   4   4   539       0  3.85  3.26   85 1.361
 1946 28 CLE AL   0   0   9   0   0   0   3  0   15.0   18   13   11   0   10    2   0   1    72       0  6.60  3.33   50 1.867
 1947 29 CLE AL   5   4  58   0   0   0  34 17   92.0   78   32   31   5   39   21   2   0   384       1  3.03  3.48  115 1.272
 1948 30 CLE AL   3   2  44   0   0   0  18  4   79.7   62   26   23   3   46   18   2   1   330       0  2.60  4.07  157 1.356
 1949 31 TOT AL   2   0  20   0   0   0  15  3   36.0   41   21   17   2   18   10   0   0   163       0  4.25  4.16   98 1.639
         WSH AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    3.0    8    6    6   0    3    1   0   0    20       0 18.00  4.24   24 3.667
         CHW AL   2   0  18   0   0   0  13  3   33.0   33   15   11   2   15    9   0   0   143       0  3.00  4.16  139 1.455
 1950 32 PHA AL   0   0   5   0   0   0   4  0    5.7   10    6    6   0    2    0   2   1    32       0  9.53  4.53   48 2.118
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .481  26  28 222  32  10   2 106 33  542.0  525  232  210  17  239  130  17   9  2318       1  3.49  3.50  100 1.410
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   7  59   8   2   0  28  8  145.0  140   62   56   4   63   34   4   2   620   0   0  3.49  3.50  100 1.410
 Career High     11  13  58  19   5   1  34 17  178.3  185   73   67   5   70   44   7   4   764   0   1  2.60  4.07  157 1.272

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 25 CLE AL   1    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1944 26 CLE AL  47   57    1    6   0  0   0    3   0  0   4  18  .105  .164  .105  -21    6   2           0   2
 1945 27 CLE AL  38   40    1    8   2  0   1    4   0  0   1  13  .200  .220  .325   60   13   2           0   2
 1946 28 CLE AL   9    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1947 29 CLE AL  58   19    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   6  .105  .190  .105  -15    2   1           0   0
 1948 30 CLE AL  44   14    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   9  .143  .250  .143    7    2   0           0   0
 1949 31 TOT AL  20    9    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   79    3   2           0   0
         WSH AL   2    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  434    1   0           0   0
         CHW AL  18    8    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   34    2   2           0   0
 1950 32 PHA AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      222  144    4   21   2  0   1    8   0  0   9  51  .146  .196  .181    8   26   7   0   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        105    3   15   1  0   1    6   0  0   7  37  .146  .196  .181    8   19   5   0   0   0   3
 Career High     58   57    1    8   2  0   1    4   0  0   4  18                          13   2   0   0   0   2

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1943 25 CLE AL    3    3    0   0.0    82| .000  .249| .000  .322| .000  .344| .000  .666|-100  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1944 26 CLE AL   63   55    1   0.5    88| .105  .263| .164  .329| .105  .360| .269  .689| -21  .021  -8.9  -1.0   0%
 1945 27 CLE AL   43   36    3   2.2    85| .200  .257| .220  .328| .325  .349| .545  .677|  60  .269  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1946 28 CLE AL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .256| .000  .330| .000  .369| .000  .699|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1947 29 CLE AL   22   18    0   0.0    94| .105  .259| .190  .338| .105  .372| .295  .711| -15  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1948 30 CLE AL   16   12    1   2.2   104| .143  .270| .250  .355| .143  .391| .393  .746|   7  .208  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1949 31 TOT AL   11    8    2   6.6   104| .333  .267| .333  .359| .333  .388| .666  .747|  79  .665  -0.3  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL    1    0    1         105|1.000  .268|1.000  .360|1.000  .390|2.000  .750| 434         0.5   0.0   0%
         CHW AL   10    8    1   3.3   104| .250  .267| .250  .358| .250  .388| .500  .746|  34  .358  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1950 32 PHA AL    1    1    0   0.0   112| .000  .276| .000  .363| .000  .414| .000  .777|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       160  134    7   1.4    91| .146  .262| .196  .335| .181  .363| .377  .698|   8  .122 -17.6  -1.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1943 25 CLE AL   P    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.30  2.00  2.30    1    9.0
 1944 26 CLE AL   P   47     15   35    1    2  .980  .960  1.06  1.14  2.52  2.09   19  178.3
 1945 27 CLE AL   P   38     12   37    2    3  .961  .955  1.29  1.28  3.49  2.24   12  126.3
 1946 28 CLE AL   P    9      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.01  0.00  2.04    0   15.0
 1947 29 CLE AL   P   58     12   20    1    3  .970  .955  0.55  0.95  3.13  1.92    0   92.0
 1948 30 CLE AL   P   44      4   21    0    1 1.000  .962  0.57  0.91  2.82  2.02    0   79.7
 1949 31 TOT AL   P   20      3    9    0    1 1.000  .960  0.60  1.01  3.00  2.12    0   36.0
         WSH AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  2.10    0    3.0
         CHW AL   P   18      3    9    0    1 1.000  .960  0.67  1.01  3.27  2.13    0   33.0
 1950 32 PHA AL   P    5      0    0    1    0  .000        0.00  0.96  0.00  2.05    0    5.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1943 25 CLE AL   P    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.30  2.00  2.30    1    9.0
 1944 26 CLE AL   P   47     15   35    1    2  .980  .960  1.06  1.14  2.52  2.09   19  178.3
 1945 27 CLE AL   P   38     12   37    2    3  .961  .955  1.29  1.28  3.49  2.24   12  126.3
 1946 28 CLE AL   P    9      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.01  0.00  2.04    0   15.0
 1947 29 CLE AL   P   58     12   20    1    3  .970  .955  0.55  0.95  3.13  1.92    0   92.0
 1948 30 CLE AL   P   44      4   21    0    1 1.000  .962  0.57  0.91  2.82  2.02    0   79.7
 1949 31 TOT AL   P   20      3    9    0    1 1.000  .960  0.60  1.01  3.00  2.12    0   36.0
         WSH AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  2.10    0    3.0
         CHW AL   P   18      3    9    0    1 1.000  .960  0.67  1.01  3.27  2.13    0   33.0
 1950 32 PHA AL   P    5      0    0    1    0  .000        0.00  0.96  0.00  2.05    0    5.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 222     46  124    5   10  .971  .958  0.77  1.05  2.82  2.09   32  542.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       222     46  124    5   10  .971  .958  0.77  1.05  2.82  2.09   32    542

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   1   0    inf  0  0  0  0   0     1   3   2   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1944 AL-47-4
1945 AL-38-6
1947 AL-58-1
1948 AL-44-7

Saves
1944 AL-5-7
1945 AL-4-3
1947 AL-17-1
1949 AL-3-10

Hit Batsmen
1944 AL-7-3
1945 AL-4-10

Games Finished
1945 AL-18-5
1947 AL-34-3

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (459) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 16 (1174) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1189) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1446) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1937 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.
Before 1940 Season: Sent from the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.
December 14, 1948: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Joe Haynes and Eddie Robinson to the Washington Senators for Mickey Vernon and Early Wynn.
May 3, 1949: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Washington Senators.
May 16, 1949: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the New York Yankees.
December 14, 1949: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Hank Majeski.
June 5, 1950: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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