Ted Kluszewski

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: September 10, 1924 in Argo, IL us

Died: March 29, 1988 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

High School: Argo Community HS (Argo, IL)

School: Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)

Debut: April 18, 1947 (Age 22-220d, 10,304th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1961 (Age 37-021d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Theodore Bernard Kluszewski

Nicknames: Big Klu

Pronunciation: \kluh-ZOO-skee\

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.4

5929

1766

279

.298

848

RBI

1028

OBP

.353

SLG

.498

OPS

.850

OPS+

123

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

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CIN		STL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
2	2	Apr 19	CIN		STL	W,10-9	CG	48	10.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
3	3	Apr 20	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-12	CG	43	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
4	4	Apr 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
6	6	Apr 22 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	T,1-1	CG	29	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
7	7	Apr 24	CIN	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	15 (7)	May 4	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
9	16	May 5	CIN		PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
10	17	May 6 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
11	18	May 6 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	1B
12	19	May 8	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
13	20	May 9	CIN		NYG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
14	21	May 11	CIN		MLN	L,8-9	CG	48	10.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
15	22	May 12	CIN		MLN	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	8	2	1	11	2	1B
16	23	May 13 (1)	CIN		MLN	L,0-15	CG	49	9.0	7	0	2	9	1	1B
17	25 (1)	May 16	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
18	26	May 18	CIN	@	BRO	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
19	27	May 19	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
20	28	May 20 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
21	29	May 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
22	30	May 22	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
23	31	May 25	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
24	32	May 26	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
25	33	May 27	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
26	34	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
27	35	May 29	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
28	36	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
29	37	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	31	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
30	38	May 31	CIN	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	39	Jun 1	CIN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
32	40	Jun 2	CIN		NYG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	1B
33	41	Jun 3 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
34	42	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
35	43	Jun 4	CIN		PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
36	44	Jun 5	CIN		PHI	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
37	45	Jun 6	CIN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
38	46	Jun 7	CIN		PHI	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
39	47	Jun 8	CIN		BRO	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
40	48	Jun 9	CIN		BRO	L,5-8	CG	47	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
41	49	Jun 10	CIN		BRO	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
42	50	Jun 12	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
43	51	Jun 15	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	8	0	0	8	0	1B
44	52	Jun 16	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	41	11.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
45	53	Jun 17 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
46	54	Jun 17 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
47	55	Jun 18	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
48	56	Jun 19	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS	24	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
49	57	Jun 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
50	58	Jun 22	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
51	59	Jun 23	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	12	1	0	13	1	1B
52	60	Jun 24 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
53	61	Jun 24 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
54	62	Jun 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	12	3	0	15	0	1B
55	63	Jun 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
56	64	Jun 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
57	65	Jun 29	CIN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
58	66	Jun 30	CIN	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	67	Jul 1 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,19-15	CG	60	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
60	69 (1)	Jul 2	CIN		MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
61	70	Jul 3	CIN		MLN	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
62	71	Jul 4 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
63	72	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
64	73	Jul 6	CIN		STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
65	74	Jul 7	CIN		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
66	75	Jul 8	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
67	76	Jul 12	CIN		PHI	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
68	77	Jul 13	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
69	78	Jul 14	CIN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
70	79	Jul 15 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
71	80	Jul 15 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
72	81	Jul 16	CIN		NYG	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
73	82	Jul 17	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
74	83	Jul 18	CIN		BRO	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
75	84	Jul 19	CIN		BRO	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
76	85	Jul 20	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	CG	46	12.0	12	3	1	16	1	1B
77	86	Jul 21	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
78	87	Jul 22 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
79	88	Jul 22 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
80	89	Jul 23	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
81	90	Jul 24	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
82	91	Jul 25	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	30	8.1	7	1	1	9	3	1B
83	92	Jul 26	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
84	93	Jul 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
85	94	Jul 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
86	95	Jul 29 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	GS	28	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
87	96	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
88	97	Jul 30	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	101 (3)	Aug 2	CIN	@	NYG	W,10-2	GS	30	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
90	102	Aug 3	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
91	103	Aug 4	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
92	104	Aug 6	CIN		STL	W,7-6	CG	47	10.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
93	105	Aug 7	CIN		STL	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
94	106	Aug 8	CIN		CHC	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
95	107	Aug 9	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	CG	44	10.0	3	0	1	4	0	1B
96	108	Aug 10	CIN	@	MLN	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
97	109	Aug 11	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
98	110	Aug 12	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
99	111	Aug 13	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
100	112	Aug 14	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
101	113	Aug 15 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	60	15.0	19	3	0	22	1	1B
102	114	Aug 15 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	26	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
103	115	Aug 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
104	116	Aug 17	CIN		MLN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
105	117	Aug 18	CIN		MLN	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
106	118	Aug 19	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
107	119	Aug 20	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
108	120	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	4	1B
109	121	Aug 22	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
110	122	Aug 23	CIN		BRO	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
111	123	Aug 24	CIN		BRO	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
112	124	Aug 25	CIN		BRO	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
113	125	Aug 26 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
114	126	Aug 26 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
115	127	Aug 28	CIN		NYG	W,11-1	GS	33	7.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
116	128	Aug 29	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
117	129	Aug 31	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	GS	16	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	132 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
119	133	Sep 3 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
120	134	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
121	135	Sep 5	CIN	@	MLN	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
122	136	Sep 7	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
123	137	Sep 8	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
124	138	Sep 9	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	62	12.1	21	1	0	22	1	1B
125	139	Sep 11	CIN	@	NYG	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
126	140	Sep 12	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	1B
127	141	Sep 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
128	142	Sep 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
129	143	Sep 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
130	144	Sep 17	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
							131gm		1142.1	1166	89	13	1268	110