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Lou Klein
Louis Frank Klein
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 22, 1918 in New Orleans, LA
High School: Peters (New Orleans, LA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1943
Final Game: September 30, 1951
Died: June 20, 1976 in Metairie, LA
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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
1943 24 STL NL 154 694 627 91 180 28 14 7 62 9 50 70 .287 .342 .410 .752 112 257 4 2 15 *46 MVP-23
1945 26 STL NL 19 72 57 12 13 4 1 1 6 0 14 9 .228 .389 .386 .775 113 22 0 1 0 /O654
1946 27 STL NL 23 105 93 12 18 3 0 1 4 1 9 7 .194 .265 .258 .523 46 24 0 0 3 4
1949 30 STL NL 58 142 114 25 25 6 0 2 12 0 22 20 .219 .355 .325 .680 80 37 2 2 4 6/45
1951 32 TOT AL 51 158 146 22 33 7 0 5 17 0 0 10 13 .226 .276 .377 .652 74 55 4 0 2 4
1951 32 CLE AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1951 32 PHA AL 49 156 144 22 33 7 0 5 17 0 0 10 12 .229 .279 .382 .661 76 55 4 0 2 4
5 Seasons 305 1171 1037 162 269 48 15 16 101 10 0 105 119 .259 .330 .381 .711 97 395 10 5 24
162 Game Avg. 162 622 551 86 143 25 8 8 54 5 56 63 .259 .330 .381 .711 97 210 5 3 13
STL (4 yrs) 254 1013 891 140 236 41 15 11 84 10 95 106 .265 .339 .382 .721 101 340 6 5 22
PHA (1 yr) 49 156 144 22 33 7 0 5 17 0 0 10 12 .229 .279 .382 .661 76 55 4 0 2
CLE (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 254 1013 891 140 236 41 15 11 84 10 95 106 .265 .339 .382 .721 101 340 6 5 22
AL (1 yr) 51 158 146 22 33 7 0 5 17 0 0 10 13 .226 .276 .377 .652 74 55 4 0 2

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
1943 24 STL NL WS NYY L 5 23 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .136 .174 .136 .310 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 23 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .136 .174 .136 .310 3 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
1943 STL NL 24 2B 126 675 301 356 18 99 .973 5.21 .969 5.40 MVP-23
1943 STL NL 24 SS 51 152 55 88 9 19 .941 2.80 .955 4.97 MVP-23
1945 STL NL 26 OF 7 20 19 1 0 1 1.000 2.86 .980 2.33 4-0-3
1945 STL NL 26 SS 7 28 12 14 2 3 .929 3.71 .946 4.74
1945 STL NL 26 3B 4 14 5 8 1 0 .929 3.25 .943 2.98
1945 STL NL 26 2B 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 5.05
1946 STL NL 27 2B 23 121 58 60 3 18 .975 5.13 .970 5.09
1949 STL NL 30 SS 21 91 17 64 10 7 .890 3.86 .964 4.70
1949 STL NL 30 2B 9 27 14 13 0 3 1.000 3.00 .974 5.07
1949 STL NL 30 3B 7 11 2 8 1 0 .909 1.43 .955 2.99
1951 PHA AL 32 2B 42 197 85 107 5 32 .975 4.57 .978 5.35
5 Seasons 2B 202 1022 460 536 26 152 .975 4.93 .971 5.34
3 Seasons SS 79 271 84 166 21 29 .923 3.16 .957 4.88
2 Seasons 3B 11 25 7 16 2 0 .920 2.09 .948 2.98
1 Season OF 7 20 19 1 0 1 1.000 2.86 .980 2.33 4-0-3
5 Seasons TOT 299 1338 570 719 49 182 .963 4.31 .931 5.06 4-0-3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1943 NL (23, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Games Played s c a p y
1943 NL  154 (4th)

At Bats s c a p y
1943 NL  627 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1943 NL  694 (3rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1943 NL  91 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1943 NL  180 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1943 NL  257 (4th)

Triples s c a p y
1943 NL  14 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1943 NL  70 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1943 NL  9 (7th)

Singles s c a p y
1943 NL  131 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1943 NL  87 (6th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1943 NL  49 (6th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1943 NL  232 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1943 NL  15 (5th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1943 NL  7.9 (6th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1943 NL  466 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 11 (1315), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1940 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

December 14, 1949: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Ron Northey to the Cincinnati Reds for Harry Walker.

May 2, 1950: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Cincinnati Reds.

November 16, 1950: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians from the Chicago Cubs in the 1950 rule 5 draft.

May 10, 1951: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Allie Clark to the Philadelphia Athletics for Sam Chapman.

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