Bobby Klaus

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: December 27, 1937 in Spring Grove, IL us

High School: Grant HS (Fox Lake, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: April 21, 1964 (Age 26-116d, 9,845th in MLB history)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1965 (Age 27-280d)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Robert Francis Klaus

Relatives: Brother of Billy Klaus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

AB

590

R

H

123

BA

.208

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.297

SLG

.295

OPS

.592

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
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
1959	21	CIN-min	B,AA	57	256	209	38	47	4	1	5	25	10		42	49	.225	.354	.325	.680		68		1	2	2	0		TPK,NVL · IIIL,SOUA
1960	22	CIN-min	A	139	577	491	69	112	14	6	7	63	16		75	59	.228	.330	.324	.654		159		2	4	5	0		CLM · SALL
1961	23	CIN-min	A	135	599	522	72	146	31	5	6	58	10		69	56	.280	.363	.393	.756		205		2	2	4	0		CLM · SALL
1962	24	CIN-min	AAA	150	591	508	78	130	24	3	13	73	8	0	70	73	.256	.344	.392	.736		199		2	4	7			SDG · PCL
1963	25	CIN-min	AAA	140	565	493	68	142	30	5	9	62	3	0	63	72	.288	.365	.424	.789		209		0	4	5			SDG · PCL
1964	26	TOT	NL	96	336	302	35	68	13	4	4	17	4	4	29	43	.225	.291	.334	.626	78	101	3	0	3	2	0	45/6
1964	26	CIN	NL	40	100	93	10	17	5	1	2	6	1	0	4	13	.183	.212	.323	.535	47	30	1	0	1	2	0	45/6
1964	26	NYM	NL	56	236	209	25	51	8	3	2	11	3	4	25	30	.244	.325	.340	.664	91	71	2	0	2	0	0	54/6
1965	27	NYM	NL	119	337	288	30	55	12	0	2	12	1	6	45	49	.191	.302	.253	.556	62	73	4	1	3	0	0	465
1966	28	PHI-min	AAA	141	633	473	99	118	22	3	15	54	9	11	154	92	.249	.433	.404	.836		191		1	2	3			SDG · PCL
1967	29	PHI-min	AAA	144	619	494	74	121	34	0	2	39	8	4	110	46	.245	.380	.326	.706		161		1	8	6			SDG · PCL
1968	30	PHI-min	AAA	138	611	492	74	114	23	2	2	34	11	3	107	86	.232	.370	.299	.669		147		2	8	2			SDG · PCL
1969	31	PIT-min	AAA	69	264	184	35	37	9	1	6	19	0	4	75	31	.201	.431	.359	.790		66		1	2	2			CLB · IL
2 Yrs				215	673	590	65	123	25	4	6	29	5	10	74	92	.208	.297	.295	.592	70	174	7	1	6	2	0
162 Game Avg.				162	507	445	49	93	19	3	5	22	4	8	56	69	.208	.297	.295	.592	70	131	5	1	5	2	0

NYM (2 yrs)				175	573	497	55	106	20	3	4	23	4	10	70	79	.213	.312	.290	.601	75	144	6	1	5	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				40	100	93	10	17	5	1	2	6	1	0	4	13	.183	.212	.323	.535	47	30	1	0	1	2	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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