Ed Klieman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: March 21, 1918 in Norwood, OH us

Died: November 15, 1979 in Homosassa, FL

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Age 25-187d, 7,526th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: June 2, 1950 (Age 32-073d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Edward Frederick Klieman

Nicknames: Specs or Babe

1948 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.2

W

L

ERA

3.49

G

222

GS

SV

IP

542.0

SO

130

WHIP

1.410

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1937	19	CIN-min	D	6	9	.400	3.97	20						136.0	149	73	60		40								1.390	9.9		2.6			FMT OHSL
1938	20	CIN-min	B	11	7	.611	3.88	25						137.0	142	74	59		42								1.343	9.3		2.8			CLM SALL
1939	21	CIN-min	B	12	12	.500	3.54	34						224.0	236	110	88		83								1.424	9.5		3.3			CLM SALL
1940	22	CLE-CIN-min	C,B	9	5	.643	4.43	20						122.0	135	70	60		37								1.410	10.0		2.7			CHL,JCK,CLM MATL,SALL
1941	23	CLE-min	C	16	10	.615	2.23	32						206.0	161	85	51		82								1.180	7.0		3.6			CHL MATL
1942	24	CLE-min	B	17	7	.708	3.28	35						181.0	184	91	66		60								1.348	9.1		3.0			CDR IIIL
1943	25	CLE-min	AA	23	11	.676	2.84	45	32		17	2		276.0	245	109	87		103	105	6	0	15				1.261	8.0		3.4	3.4	1.02	BLT IL
1943	25	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	1.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	8	1	1	0	5	2	0	0	0	34	327	3.63	1.444	8.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	0.40
1944	26	CLE	AL	11	13	.458	3.38	47	19	14	5	1	5	178.1	185	73	67	4	70	44	7	0	2	764	98	3.63	1.430	9.3	0.2	3.5	2.2	0.63
1945	27	CLE	AL	5	8	.385	3.85	38	12	18	4	1	4	126.1	123	60	54	3	49	33	4	0	4	539	84	3.58	1.361	8.8	0.2	3.5	2.4	0.67
1946	28	ATL-min	AAA	8	5	.615	4.13	18	15	1	8	0		109.0	114	56	50		45	49	1	0	2				1.459	9.4		3.7	4.0	1.09	INA AA
1946	28	CLE	AL	0	0		6.60	9	0	3	0	0	0	15.0	18	13	11	0	10	2	0	0	1	72	51	4.12	1.867	10.8	0.0	6.0	1.2	0.20
1947	29	CLE	AL	5	4	.556	3.03	58	0	34	0	0	17	92.0	78	32	31	5	39	21	2	1	0	384	115	4.08	1.272	7.6	0.5	3.8	2.1	0.54
1948	30	CLE	AL	3	2	.600	2.60	44	0	18	0	0	4	79.2	62	26	23	3	46	18	2	0	1	330	157	4.50	1.356	7.0	0.3	5.2	2.0	0.39
1949	31	TOT	AL	2	0	1.000	4.25	20	0	15	0	0	3	36.0	41	21	17	2	18	10	0	0	0	163	100	4.18	1.639	10.3	0.5	4.5	2.5	0.56
1949	31	WSH	AL	0	0		18.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	8	6	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	20	26	4.84	3.667	24.0	0.0	9.0	3.0	0.33
1949	31	CHW	AL	2	0	1.000	3.00	18	0	13	0	0	3	33.0	33	15	11	2	15	9	0	0	0	143	140	4.12	1.455	9.0	0.5	4.1	2.5	0.60
1950	32	BAL-min	AAA	0	0		5.33	15	0		0	0		27.0	34	19	16		14	6	1		2				1.778	11.3		4.7	2.0	0.43	BLT IL
1950	32	PHA	AL	0	0		9.53	5	0	4	0	0	0	5.2	10	6	6	0	2	0	2	0	1	32	50	4.70	2.118	15.9	0.0	3.2	0.0	0.00
1951	33	CHW-min	AAA	3	3	.500	5.73	32	0		0	0		44.0	47	34	28		23	10	1	2	1				1.591	9.6		4.7	2.0	0.43	SAC PCL
8 Yrs				26	28	.481	3.49	222	32	106	10	2	33	542.0	525	232	210	17	239	130	17	1	9	2318	101	3.89	1.410	8.7	0.3	4.0	2.2	0.54
162 Game Avg.				7	7	.481	3.49	59	9	28	3	1	9	145	141	62	56	5	64	35	5	0	2	621	101	3.89	1.410	8.7	0.3	4.0	2.2	0.54

CLE (6 yrs)				24	28	.462	3.36	197	32	87	10	2	30	500.1	474	205	187	15	219	120	15	1	8	2123	103	3.86	1.385	8.5	0.3	3.9	2.2	0.55
WSH (1 yr)				0	0		18.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	8	6	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	20	26	4.84	3.667	24.0	0.0	9.0	3.0	0.33
PHA (1 yr)				0	0		9.53	5	0	4	0	0	0	5.2	10	6	6	0	2	0	2	0	1	32	50	4.70	2.118	15.9	0.0	3.2	0.0	0.00
CHW (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	3.00	18	0	13	0	0	3	33.0	33	15	11	2	15	9	0	0	0	143	140	4.12	1.455	9.0	0.5	4.1	2.5	0.60

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

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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