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Lou Klimchock
Louis Stephen Klimchock

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

Debut September 27, 1958
  vs. CHW 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 2, 1970
Born October 15, 1939 in Hostetter, PA

Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 18 KCA AL   2   10    2    2   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .500   85    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1959 19 KCA AL  17   66   10   18   1  0   4   13   0  0   1   6  .273  .284  .470  102   31   1   0   0   0   2
 1960 20 KCA AL  10   10    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .300  .300  .300   63    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 21 KCA AL  57  121    8   26   4  1   1   16   0  0   5  13  .215  .244  .289   42   35   1   1   0   0   1
 1962 22 MLN NL   8    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1963 23 TOT     33   60    7   11   1  0   0    3   0  1   0  13  .183  .183  .200   10   12   1   0   0   0   0
         MLN NL  24   46    6    9   1  0   0    1   0  1   0  12  .196  .196  .217   20   10   1   0   0   0   0
         WSA AL   9   14    1    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .143  .143  .143  -19    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1964 24 MLN NL  10   21    3    7   2  0   0    2   0  0   1   2  .333  .364  .429  122    9   0   0   0   0   1
 1965 25 MLN NL  34   39    3    3   0  0   0    3   0  0   2   8  .077  .119  .077  -44    3   0   1   0   0   1
 1966 26 NYM NL   5    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1968 28 CLE AL  11   15    0    2   0  0   0    3   0  0   1   0  .133  .176  .133   -4    2   0   1   1   0   0
 1969 29 CLE AL  90  258   26   74  13  2   6   26   0  0  18  14  .287  .331  .422  107  109   1   2   3   0   4
 1970 30 CLE AL  41   56    5    9   0  0   1    2   0  0   3   9  .161  .213  .214   17   12   0   1   1   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     318  669   64  155  21  3  13   69   0  1  31  71  .232  .264  .330   63  221   4   6   5   1  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        341   33   79  11  2   7   35   0  1  16  36  .232  .264  .330   63  113   2   3   3   1   6
 Career High     90  258   26   74  13  2   6   26   0  1  18  14  .287  .331  .422  107  109   1   2   3   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1958 18 KCA AL   10    8    1   3.3   100| .200  .264| .200  .333| .500  .401| .700  .734|  85  .387  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1959 19 KCA AL   68   51    8   4.2   100| .273  .263| .284  .334| .470  .401| .754  .736| 102  .481  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1960 20 KCA AL   10    7    1   3.8   101| .300  .263| .300  .337| .300  .403| .600  .740|  63  .430  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1961 21 KCA AL  128   98    9   2.4   105| .215  .265| .244  .340| .289  .412| .533  .753|  42  .236 -10.5  -1.0   0%
 1962 22 MLN NL    8    8    0   0.0   100| .000  .266| .000  .333| .000  .404| .000  .737|-100  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1963 23 TOT      61   51    2   1.1    90| .183  .254| .183  .316| .200  .382| .383  .698|  10  .082  -7.1  -0.7   0%
         MLN NL   47   39    2   1.4    88| .196  .253| .196  .315| .217  .378| .413  .693|  20  .129  -4.8  -0.5   0%
         WSA AL   14   12    0   0.0    95| .143  .255| .143  .322| .143  .394| .286  .716| -19  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1964 24 MLN NL   22   15    3   5.4    94| .333  .264| .364  .322| .429  .393| .793  .715| 122  .621   0.7   0.1   0%
 1965 25 MLN NL   42   38    0   0.0    94| .077  .259| .119  .323| .077  .392| .196  .715| -44  .000  -7.5  -0.8   0%
 1966 26 NYM NL    5    6    0   0.0    94| .000  .261| .000  .319| .000  .393| .000  .712|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1968 28 CLE AL   17   14    0   0.0    79| .133  .237| .176  .306| .133  .351| .309  .656|  -4  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1969 29 CLE AL  279  191   36   5.1    97| .287  .258| .331  .335| .422  .389| .753  .724| 107  .584   1.8   0.2   0%
 1970 30 CLE AL   61   49    3   1.6   101| .161  .262| .213  .337| .214  .400| .427  .738|  17  .148  -6.7  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      711  536   63   3.2    98| .232  .260| .264  .333| .330  .395| .594  .727|  63  .365 -36.1  -3.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1958 18 KCA AL 2B 2 2 6 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 4.70 4.24 5.24 2 17.0 1959 19 KCA AL 2B 16 34 41 4 11 .949 .977 4.69 4.73 4.83 5.29 16 139.7 1960 20 KCA AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 0.00 5.40 1 1.0 1961 21 KCA AL 1B 11 78 4 2 4 .976 .990 7.45 8.29 9.00 9.45 10 82.0 OF 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.57 1.99 1.74 2.24 7 57.0 3B 6 3 6 4 0 .692 .947 1.50 2.78 1.93 3.17 5 42.0 LF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .964 2.00 1.62 2.32 2.00 4 31.0 RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.73 0.35 2.08 3 26.0 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1963 23 MLN NL 1B 12 76 6 1 11 .988 .989 6.83 8.36 10.59 9.81 7 69.7 WSA AL 2B 3 3 9 0 1 1.000 .984 4.00 4.67 5.14 5.10 2 21.0 1964 24 MLN NL 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 1.25 2.60 1.73 2.94 3 26.0 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.60 2.86 5.29 0 6.3 1965 25 MLN NL 1B 4 20 4 2 0 .923 .992 6.00 8.60 10.29 10.03 2 21.0 1968 28 CLE AL 3B 4 0 2 2 0 .500 .952 0.50 2.67 0.85 3.04 3 21.3 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1969 29 CLE AL 3B 56 46 82 9 7 .934 .955 2.29 2.74 2.77 3.16 53 416.3 2B 21 37 34 1 8 .986 .977 3.38 4.58 4.22 5.21 19 151.3 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1970 30 CLE AL 1B 5 35 1 0 4 1.000 .992 7.20 8.14 9.73 9.59 4 33.3 2B 5 4 8 0 2 1.000 .976 2.40 4.64 3.48 5.34 4 31.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 21 KCA AL 1B 11 78 4 2 4 .976 .990 7.45 8.29 9.00 9.45 10 82.0 1963 23 MLN NL 1B 12 76 6 1 11 .988 .989 6.83 8.36 10.59 9.81 7 69.7 1965 25 MLN NL 1B 4 20 4 2 0 .923 .992 6.00 8.60 10.29 10.03 2 21.0 1968 28 CLE AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1970 30 CLE AL 1B 5 35 1 0 4 1.000 .992 7.20 8.14 9.73 9.59 4 33.3 1958 18 KCA AL 2B 2 2 6 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 4.70 4.24 5.24 2 17.0 1959 19 KCA AL 2B 16 34 41 4 11 .949 .977 4.69 4.73 4.83 5.29 16 139.7 1960 20 KCA AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 0.00 5.40 1 1.0 1961 21 KCA AL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1963 23 WSA AL 2B 3 3 9 0 1 1.000 .984 4.00 4.67 5.14 5.10 2 21.0 1964 24 MLN NL 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.60 2.86 5.29 0 6.3 1968 28 CLE AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1969 29 CLE AL 2B 21 37 34 1 8 .986 .977 3.38 4.58 4.22 5.21 19 151.3 1970 30 CLE AL 2B 5 4 8 0 2 1.000 .976 2.40 4.64 3.48 5.34 4 31.0 1961 21 KCA AL 3B 6 3 6 4 0 .692 .947 1.50 2.78 1.93 3.17 5 42.0 1964 24 MLN NL 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 1.25 2.60 1.73 2.94 3 26.0 1968 28 CLE AL 3B 4 0 2 2 0 .500 .952 0.50 2.67 0.85 3.04 3 21.3 1969 29 CLE AL 3B 56 46 82 9 7 .934 .955 2.29 2.74 2.77 3.16 53 416.3 1969 29 CLE AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1961 21 KCA AL LF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .964 2.00 1.62 2.32 2.00 4 31.0 1961 21 KCA AL OF 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.57 1.99 1.74 2.24 7 57.0 1961 21 KCA AL RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.73 0.35 2.08 3 26.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 3B* 70 51 93 15 7 .906 .954 2.06 2.73 2.56 3.14 64 505.7 2B* 52 81 100 5 23 .973 .977 3.48 4.64 4.40 5.25 44 370.3 1B* 33 210 15 5 19 .978 .990 6.82 8.33 9.78 9.66 23 207.0 OF* 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.57 1.99 1.74 2.24 7 57.0 4 0 3# LF* 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .964 2.00 1.62 2.32 2.00 4 31.0 RF* 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.73 0.35 2.08 3 26.0 C* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 163 353 208 25 49 .957 .976 3.44 4.46 4.43 4.97 138 1141
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Youngest Player
1958 AL-18-1
1959 AL-19-3
1960 AL-20-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3855) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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.


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Transactions 

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.

December 15, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Bob Shaw to the Milwaukee Braves for Joe Azcue, Ed Charles, and Manny Jimenez.

Before 1963 Season: Sent to the Washington Senators by the Milwaukee Braves as part of a conditional deal.

May 6, 1963: Returned by the Washington Senators to the Milwaukee Braves as part of a conditional deal.

September 25, 1965: Sent by the Milwaukee Braves to the New York Mets to complete an earlier deal made on August 11, 1965. The Milwaukee Braves sent players to be named later to the New York Mets for Billy Cowan. The Milwaukee Braves sent Ernie Bowman (September 25, 1965) and Lou Klimchock (September 25, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 12, 1966: Traded by the New York Mets with Ernie Bowman to the Cleveland Indians for Floyd Weaver.

August 11, 1970: Released by the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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