Chuck Klein

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: October 7, 1904 in Indianapolis, IN us

Died: March 28, 1958 in Indianapolis, IN

Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN

High School: Southport HS (Indianapolis, IN)

Debut: July 30, 1928 (Age 23-297d, 6,762nd in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 11, 1944 (Age 39-248d)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1980. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Chuck Klein's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Charles Herbert Klein

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.6

6486

2076

300

.320

1168

RBI

1201

OBP

.379

SLG

.543

OPS

.922

OPS+

137

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 24	PHI		NYG	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	8 (1)	Apr 27	PHI		BSN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	9	Apr 29	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
4	10	Apr 30	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	12 (1)	May 2	PHI		CHC	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	14 (1)	May 4	PHI		PIT	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	15	May 5	PHI		PIT	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	16	May 6	PHI		PIT	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	17	May 7	PHI		CIN	L,4-13	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	23 (5)	May 16	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	25 (1)	May 18	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-5	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	34 (8)	May 28	PHI		NYG	L,2-7	GF	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Pittsburgh Pirates
13	44	Jun 7	PIT	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	45	Jun 8	PIT	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	46	Jun 9	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	49 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	50	Jun 15	PIT		BSN	L,5-6	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	51	Jun 16	PIT		BSN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	52	Jun 17	PIT		PHI	L,2-11	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	54 (1)	Jun 22	PIT		NYG	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
21	55	Jun 23	PIT		BRO	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	56	Jun 24	PIT		BRO	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	57	Jun 25	PIT		BRO	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	58	Jun 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	59	Jul 1	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	60	Jul 2 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	61	Jul 2 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	62	Jul 4 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	63	Jul 4 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	64	Jul 5	PIT		CHC	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	65	Jul 6	PIT		CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
32	66	Jul 7	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	67	Jul 9 (1)	PIT		STL	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	68	Jul 9 (2)	PIT		STL	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	69	Jul 12	PIT	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	70	Jul 14	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-14	CG	0	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
37	71	Jul 15	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	72	Jul 16 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	73	Jul 16 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	74	Jul 17	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	75	Jul 18	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	76	Jul 19	PIT	@	NYG	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	77	Jul 20	PIT	@	NYG	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
44	78	Jul 21	PIT	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	79	Jul 22	PIT	@	BSN	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
46	80	Jul 23 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
47	81	Jul 23 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	82	Jul 25	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	83	Jul 26 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
50	84	Jul 26 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	85	Jul 27	PIT		PHI	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	2	3	0
52	86	Jul 28	PIT		BSN	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	87	Jul 29	PIT		BSN	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	88	Jul 30	PIT		BSN	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	89	Aug 1	PIT		BRO	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	90	Aug 2	PIT		BRO	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	91	Aug 3	PIT		BRO	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	92	Aug 4	PIT		NYG	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	93	Aug 5	PIT		NYG	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
60	94	Aug 6 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
61	95	Aug 6 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,6-0	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	96	Aug 9	PIT	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	97	Aug 11	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	98	Aug 12	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	99	Aug 13	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	100	Aug 14	PIT	@	CIN	L,8-9	GS	45	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
67	101	Aug 15	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	102	Aug 16 (1)	PIT		STL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	103	Aug 16 (2)	PIT		STL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	104	Aug 17	PIT		STL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	105	Aug 18	PIT		STL	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	106	Aug 19	PIT		CHC	L,0-5	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	107	Aug 20 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	125 (17)	Sep 6 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	129 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	PIT		STL	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
76	143 (13)	Sep 21 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
77	144	Sep 22 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	145	Sep 22 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,9-10	GS	36	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
							79gm		2.0	143	5	7	155	1