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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Aug 27)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	CIN		MLN	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
2	2	Apr 15	CIN	@	CHC	W,11-5	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
3	3	Apr 17	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
4	4	Apr 18 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
5	5	Apr 18 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 19	CIN	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
7	7	Apr 20	CIN	@	STL	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
8	8	Apr 21	CIN		STL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
9	9	Apr 23	CIN		CHC	L,3-10	CG	49	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
10	10	Apr 24	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
11	11	Apr 25 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,2-9	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
12	12	Apr 25 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
13	13	Apr 27	CIN		PIT	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
14	14	Apr 28	CIN		PIT	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
15	15	Apr 29	CIN		BRO	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
16	16	Apr 30	CIN		BRO	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	CIN		BRO	W,7-6	CG	47	11.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
18	18	May 2	CIN		PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
19	19	May 5	CIN		NYG	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
20	20	May 6	CIN		NYG	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
21	23 (2)	May 9 (1)	CIN		STL	L,7-10	CG	50	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
22	24	May 9 (2)	CIN		STL	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
23	25	May 11	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
24	26	May 12	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	27	8.1	10	0	0	10	3	1B
25	27	May 13	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
26	28	May 14	CIN	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
27	29	May 15	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
28	30	May 16 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
29	31	May 16 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
30	32	May 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
31	33	May 19	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
32	34	May 21	CIN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
33	35	May 22	CIN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
34	36	May 23	CIN	@	STL	W,13-6	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
35	37	May 25	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
36	38	May 26	CIN		MLN	L,6-7	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
37	39	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
38	40	May 29	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
39	41	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
40	42	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	43	Jun 2	CIN		PHI	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
42	44	Jun 4	CIN		NYG	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
43	45	Jun 5	CIN		NYG	L,0-7	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	4	1B
44	46	Jun 6 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
45	47	Jun 6 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
46	48	Jun 8	CIN		PIT	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
47	49	Jun 9	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
48	50	Jun 10	CIN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
49	51	Jun 11	CIN		BRO	L,8-10	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
50	52	Jun 12	CIN		BRO	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
51	53	Jun 13 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
52	54	Jun 13 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,2-14	GS	42	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
53	55	Jun 15	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	39	8.2	10	1	0	11	1	1B
54	56	Jun 16	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
55	57	Jun 17	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
56	60 (2)	Jun 20 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
57	61	Jun 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,15-6	GS	19	4.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
58	62	Jun 22	CIN	@	BRO	W,13-1	GS	23	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
59	63	Jun 23	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
60	64	Jun 24	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-9	CG	36	8.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
61	65	Jun 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
62	66	Jun 26	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
63	67	Jun 27 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-0	GS	28	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
64	68	Jun 27 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	8	0	0	8	2	1B
65	69	Jun 29	CIN		STL	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
66	70	Jun 30	CIN		STL	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	71	Jul 2 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
68	72	Jul 2 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
69	73	Jul 3	CIN	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
70	74	Jul 4	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
71	75	Jul 5 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	CG	48	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
72	76	Jul 5 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
73	77	Jul 6	CIN	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	33	8.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
74	78	Jul 7	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	53	10.2	10	0	0	10	1	1B
75	79	Jul 8	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
76	80	Jul 9	CIN		MLN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
77	81	Jul 10	CIN		MLN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	4	1B
78	82	Jul 11 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
79	83	Jul 11 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
80	84	Jul 15 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
81	85	Jul 15 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
82	86	Jul 16 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,7-6	CG	48	10.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
83	87	Jul 16 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
84	88	Jul 17	CIN		PHI	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
85	89	Jul 18 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,14-4	GS	36	8.0	8	4	0	12	2	1B
86	90	Jul 18 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
87	91	Jul 19	CIN		NYG	W,1-0	GS	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
88	92	Jul 20	CIN		NYG	L,1-2	CG	56	13.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
89	93	Jul 21	CIN		BRO	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
90	94	Jul 22	CIN		BRO	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
91	95	Jul 23	CIN		PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
92	96	Jul 24	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
93	97	Jul 25 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
94	98	Jul 25 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
95	99	Jul 27	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
96	100	Jul 28	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
97	101	Jul 29	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
98	102	Jul 30	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
99	103	Jul 31	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	104	Aug 1 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	6	3	0	9	2	1B
101	105	Aug 1 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
102	106	Aug 3	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
103	107	Aug 4	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	6	0	0	6	1	1B
104	108	Aug 6	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
105	109	Aug 7	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
106	110	Aug 8	CIN	@	BRO	L,7-20	CG	50	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
107	111	Aug 10	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
108	112	Aug 11	CIN		CHC	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
109	113	Aug 12	CIN		CHC	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
110	114	Aug 13	CIN		STL	L,8-10	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
111	115	Aug 14	CIN		STL	W,6-5	CG	39	10.0	10	2	0	12	3	1B
112	116	Aug 15	CIN		STL	L,12-14	CG	49	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
113	117	Aug 17 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
114	118	Aug 17 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
115	119	Aug 19 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
116	120	Aug 19 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
117	121	Aug 20	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
118	122	Aug 21	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	49	10.1	13	1	0	14	3	1B
119	123	Aug 22	CIN	@	STL	L,7-9	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
120	124	Aug 24	CIN		BRO	L,4-12	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
121	125	Aug 25	CIN		BRO	L,2-13	CG	48	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
122	126	Aug 27	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
123	127	Aug 28	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
124	128	Aug 29 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
125	129	Aug 29 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
126	130	Aug 30	CIN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
127	131	Aug 31	CIN		PHI	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	11	2	0	13	3	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	132	Sep 1	CIN		NYG	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
129	133	Sep 3	CIN		MLN	L,2-3	CG	47	12.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
130	134	Sep 4	CIN		MLN	L,4-5	CG	44	11.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
131	135	Sep 5 (1)	CIN		MLN	L,8-11	CG	48	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
132	136	Sep 5 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
133	138 (1)	Sep 8	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
134	139	Sep 10	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
135	140	Sep 11	CIN	@	NYG	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
136	141	Sep 12 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,11-5	GS	29	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
137	142	Sep 12 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,13-2	GS	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
138	143	Sep 13	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
139	144	Sep 14	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
140	145	Sep 15	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
141	146	Sep 16	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
142	147	Sep 18	CIN		CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
143	148	Sep 19	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
144	149	Sep 20 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
145	150	Sep 20 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	1	12	3	1B
146	151	Sep 21	CIN	@	MLN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
147	152	Sep 22 susp	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	1B
148	153	Sep 25	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
149	154	Sep 26	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
							149gm		1306.2	1237	101	5	1343	166