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Chuck Klein
Charles Herbert Klein
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 7, 1904 in Indianapolis, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: July 30, 1928
Final Game: June 11, 1944
Died: March 28, 1958 in Indianapolis, IN
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1980.
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1928 23 PHI NL 64 275 253 41 91 14 4 11 34 0 14 22 .360 .396 .577 .973 144 146 1 7 O
1929 24 PHI NL 149 679 616 126 219 45 6 43 145 5 54 61 .356 .407 .657 1.065 153 405 0 9 *O MVP-11
1930 25 PHI NL 156 719 648 158 250 59 8 40 170 4 54 50 .386 .436 .687 1.123 159 445 4 13 *O
1931 26 PHI NL 148 656 594 121 200 34 10 31 121 7 59 49 .337 .398 .584 .982 152 347 1 2 *O MVP-2
1932 27 PHI NL 154 711 650 152 226 50 15 38 137 20 60 49 .348 .404 .646 1.050 165 420 1 0 *O MVP-1
1933 28 PHI NL 152 667 606 101 223 44 7 28 120 15 56 36 .368 .422 .602 1.025 176 365 3 1 4 *O AS,MVP-2
1934 29 CHC NL 115 485 435 78 131 27 2 20 80 3 47 38 .301 .372 .510 .882 136 222 6 2 1 *O AS
1935 30 CHC NL 119 485 434 71 127 14 4 21 73 4 41 42 .293 .355 .488 .844 123 212 10 1 9 *O
1936 31 TOT NL 146 656 601 102 184 35 7 25 104 6 49 59 .306 .358 .512 .871 124 308 8 0 6 *O
1936 31 CHC NL 29 126 109 19 32 5 0 5 18 0 16 14 .294 .384 .477 .861 129 52 2 0 1 O
1936 31 PHI NL 117 530 492 83 152 30 7 20 86 6 33 45 .309 .352 .520 .873 123 256 6 0 5 *O
1937 32 PHI NL 115 449 406 74 132 20 2 15 57 3 39 21 .325 .386 .495 .881 130 201 6 1 3 O
1938 33 PHI NL 129 500 458 53 113 22 2 8 61 7 38 30 .247 .304 .356 .660 81 163 7 0 4 *O
1939 34 TOT NL 110 361 317 45 90 18 5 12 56 2 36 21 .284 .357 .486 .843 127 154 4 0 8 O/3
1939 34 PHI NL 25 59 47 8 9 2 1 1 9 1 10 4 .191 .333 .340 .674 84 16 0 0 2 O/3
1939 34 PIT NL 85 302 270 37 81 16 4 11 47 1 26 17 .300 .361 .511 .873 134 138 4 0 6 O
1940 35 PHI NL 116 400 354 39 77 16 2 7 37 2 44 30 .218 .304 .333 .637 79 118 8 0 2 O
1941 36 PHI NL 50 84 73 6 9 0 0 1 3 0 10 6 .123 .229 .164 .393 14 12 2 0 1 O
1942 37 PHI NL 14 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .071 .071 .071 .143 -57 1 1 0 0
1943 38 PHI NL 12 20 20 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -41 2 0 0 0 /O
1944 39 PHI NL 4 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -18 1 0 0 0 /O
17 Seasons 1753 7168 6486 1168 2076 398 74 300 1201 79 601 521 .320 .379 .543 .922 137 3522 55 12 69
162 Game Avg. 162 662 599 108 192 37 7 28 111 7 56 48 .320 .379 .543 .922 137 325 1 6
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PHI (15 yrs) 1405 5770 5238 963 1705 336 64 243 983 71 471 410 .326 .382 .553 .935 139 2898 33 9 52
CHC (3 yrs) 263 1096 978 168 290 46 6 46 171 7 104 94 .297 .366 .497 .863 129 486 18 3 11
PIT (1 yr) 85 302 270 37 81 16 4 11 47 1 26 17 .300 .361 .511 .873 134 138 4 0 6

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1935 30 CHC NL WS DET L 5 12 12 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .583 .917 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 12 12 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .583 .917 7 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1928 PHI NL 23 OF 63 138 128 7 3 0 .978 2.14 .972 2.31 0-0-63
1929 PHI NL 24 OF 149 351 321 18 12 3 .966 2.28 .973 2.38 0-25-123 MVP-11
1930 PHI NL 25 OF 156 423 362 44 17 10 .960 2.60 .968 2.28 0-0-156
1931 PHI NL 26 OF 148 314 292 13 9 0 .971 2.06 .973 2.38 90-17-43 MVP-2
1932 PHI NL 27 OF 154 375 331 29 15 3 .960 2.34 .976 2.41 0-0-154 MVP-1
1933 PHI NL 28 OF 152 365 339 21 5 5 .986 2.37 .977 2.35 0-1-152 AS,MVP-2
1934 CHC NL 29 OF 110 237 222 6 9 2 .962 2.07 .973 2.26 97-1-15 AS
1935 CHC NL 30 OF 111 236 215 11 10 7 .958 2.04 .972 2.31 0-0-111
1936 TOT NL 31 OF 146 315 276 16 23 2 .927 2.00 .974 2.25 2-0-144
1936 CHC NL 31 OF 29 72 63 3 6 0 .917 2.28 .975 2.25 0-0-29
1936 PHI NL 31 OF 117 243 213 13 17 2 .930 1.93 .974 2.25 2-0-115
1937 PHI NL 32 OF 102 196 175 11 10 3 .949 1.82 .974 2.13 29-0-75
1938 PHI NL 33 OF 119 247 229 8 10 1 .960 1.99 .977 2.22 3-0-118
1939 TOT NL 34 OF 77 165 153 5 7 1 .958 2.05 .976 2.17 30-0-48
1939 PHI NL 34 OF 11 21 20 1 0 1 1.000 1.91 .976 2.17 0-0-11
1939 PHI NL 34 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.00
1939 PIT NL 34 OF 66 144 133 4 7 0 .951 2.08 .976 2.17 30-0-37
1940 PHI NL 35 OF 96 187 180 4 3 2 .984 1.92 .977 2.17 6-0-90
1941 PHI NL 36 OF 14 24 22 1 1 0 .958 1.64 .975 2.15 2-0-12
1943 PHI NL 38 OF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 2.25 2-0-0
1944 PHI NL 39 OF 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .980 2.30 0-0-1
16 Seasons OF 1600 3579 3250 194 135 39 .962 2.15 .974 2.29 261-44-1305
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.00
17 Seasons TOT 1601 3579 3250 194 135 39 .962 2.15 .936 2.29 261-44-1305
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1933 (RF)
1934 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1932-NL-MVP
1933-NL-Triple Crown

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1929-NL-11-19%
1931-NL-2-69%
1932-NL-1-98%
1933-NL-2-60%
1 MVP
2.46 Career Shares (55th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1929 NL--.356--8th
1930 NL--.386--3rd
1931 NL--.337--4th
1932 NL--.348--3rd
1933 NL--.368--1st
Career--.320--53rd

On-Base% s c a p y
1930 NL--.436--6th
1931 NL--.398--7th
1932 NL--.404--4th
1933 NL--.422--1st
Career--.379--178th

Slugging % s c a p y
1929 NL--.657--2nd
1930 NL--.687--2nd
1931 NL--.584--1st
1932 NL--.646--1st
1933 NL--.602--1st
1934 NL--.510--7th
1935 NL--.488--9th
1936 NL--.512--6th
1937 NL--.495--6th
Career--.543--33rd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1929 NL--1.065--4th
1930 NL--1.123--3rd
1931 NL--.982--2nd
1932 NL--1.050--1st
1933 NL--1.025--1st
1934 NL--.882--7th
1937 NL--.881--6th
Career--.922--45th

Games Played s c a p y
1930 NL--156--1st
1932 NL--154--1st
1933 NL--152--5th

At Bats s c a p y
1929 NL--616--6th
1930 NL--648--3rd
1931 NL--594--10th
1932 NL--650--3rd
1933 NL--606--5th
1936 NL--601--9th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1930 NL--719--4th
1931 NL--656--9th
1932 NL--711--3rd
1933 NL--667--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1929 NL--126--10th
1930 NL--158--1st
1931 NL--121--1st
1932 NL--152--1st
1933 NL--101--2nd
1936 NL--102--9th
Career--1168--189th

Hits s c a p y
1929 NL--219--5th
1930 NL--250--2nd
1931 NL--200--5th
1932 NL--226--1st
1933 NL--223--1st
Career--2076--219th

Total Bases s c a p y
1929 NL--405--2nd
1930 NL--445--1st
1931 NL--347--1st
1932 NL--420--1st
1933 NL--365--1st
1936 NL--308--3rd
Career--3522--141st

Doubles s c a p y
1929 NL--45--4th
1930 NL--59--1st
1932 NL--50--2nd
1933 NL--44--1st
1936 NL--35--7th
Career--398--159th

Triples s c a p y
1932 NL--15--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1929 NL--43--1st
1930 NL--40--2nd
1931 NL--31--1st
1932 NL--38--1st
1933 NL--28--1st
1934 NL--20--5th
1935 NL--21--7th
1936 NL--25--3rd
Career--300--118th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1929 NL--145--4th
1930 NL--170--2nd
1931 NL--121--1st
1932 NL--137--2nd
1933 NL--120--1st
1936 NL--104--4th
Career--1201--133rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1931 NL--59--8th
1932 NL--60--5th
1933 NL--56--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1929 NL--61--3rd
1936 NL--59--8th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1932 NL--20--1st
1933 NL--15--4th

Singles s c a p y
1930 NL--143--8th
1933 NL--144--3rd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1929 NL--153--6th
1930 NL--159--3rd
1931 NL--152--3rd
1932 NL--165--2nd
1933 NL--176--1st
1934 NL--136--9th
1937 NL--130--9th
1939 NL--127--10th
Career--137--95th

Runs Created s c a p y
1929 NL--165--3rd
1930 NL--193--1st
1931 NL--138--1st
1932 NL--169--1st
1933 NL--154--1st
1936 NL--110--9th
Career--1364--117th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1929 NL--49--6th
1930 NL--62--3rd
1931 NL--43--1st
1932 NL--60--2nd
1933 NL--63--1st
Career--338--99th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1929 NL--4.3--6th
1930 NL--5.3--3rd
1931 NL--4.2--1st
1932 NL--5.8--2nd
1933 NL--6.4--1st
Career--31.5--105th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1929 NL--94--1st
1930 NL--107--1st
1931 NL--75--2nd
1932 NL--103--1st
1933 NL--79--1st
1936 NL--67--4th
Career--772--113th

Times On Base s c a p y
1929 NL--273--10th
1930 NL--308--6th
1931 NL--260--4th
1932 NL--287--1st
1933 NL--280--1st

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1929 NL--.776--5th
1930 NL--.799--3rd
1931 NL--.783--3rd
1932 NL--.819--1st
1933 NL--.851--1st
1934 NL--.673--9th
1937 NL--.705--6th
Career--.723--49th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1931 NL--11.4--7th
1932 NL--26.2--1st
1933 NL--19.5--1st
1936 NL--9.7--5th
1938 NL--7.5--7th
Career--125.1--250th

AB per HR s c a p y
1929 NL--14.326--2nd
1930 NL--16.200--4th
1931 NL--19.161--2nd
1932 NL--17.105--2nd
1933 NL--21.643--2nd
1934 NL--21.750--5th
1935 NL--20.667--3rd
1936 NL--24.040--6th
1937 NL--27.067--6th
1939 NL--26.417--8th
Career--21.620--162nd

Outs Made s c a p y
1932 NL--424--10th

Oldest s c a p y
1942 NL--born 1904-10-07--10th
1943 NL--born 1904-10-07--9th
1944 NL--born 1904-10-07--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 60 (17), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 166 (64), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 193 (45), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 48 (85), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

July 28, 1928: Traded by Fort Wayne (Central) to the Philadelphia Phillies for Harvey MacDonald.

November 21, 1933: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Harvey Hendrick, Ted Kleinhans, Mark Koenig and $65,000.

May 21, 1936: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Fabian Kowalik to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ethan Allen and Curt Davis.

June 6, 1939: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 7, 1939: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March, 1940: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 26, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

January 12, 1942: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 7, 1942: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

June 12, 1944: Released by the Philadelphia Blue Jays.

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