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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1946	21	-4.1	Columbia	SALL	A	CIN	90	370	335	59	118	24	5	11	87	4		33	35	.352	.412	.552	.964	185		1	1
1947	22	-5.2	Memphis	SOUA	AA		115	458	427	80	161	32	9	7	68	2		28	35	.377	.419	.543	.963	232		3	0
1947	22	-6.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	9	11	10	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	.100	.182	.100	.282	1	0	0	0		0
1948	23	-5.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	113	397	379	49	104	23	4	12	57	1	0	18	32	.274	.307	.451	.759	171	14	0	0		9
1949	24	-4.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	136	550	531	63	164	26	2	8	68	3	5	19	24	.309	.333	.411	.743	218	10	0	0		3
1950	25	-2.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	134	572	538	76	165	37	0	25	111	3	1	33	28	.307	.348	.515	.863	277	20	1	0		13
1951	26	-2.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	154	644	607	74	157	35	2	13	77	6	2	35	33	.259	.301	.387	.688	235	16	2	0		11
1952	27	-1.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	135	549	497	62	159	24	11	16	86	3	3	47	28	.320	.383	.509	.892	253	13	4	1		15
1953	28	-0.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	149	629	570	97	180	25	0	40	108	2	0	55	34	.316	.380	.570	.950	325	13	4	0		6
1954	29	1.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	149	659	573	104	187	28	3	49	141	0	2	78	35	.326	.407	.642	1.049	368	12	3	0	5	15
1955	30	1.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	153	686	612	116	192	25	0	47	113	1	1	66	40	.314	.382	.585	.967	358	10	4	0	4	25
1956	31	2.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	138	574	517	91	156	14	1	35	102	1	0	49	31	.302	.362	.536	.898	277	11	3	0	5	22
1957	32	3.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	69	133	127	12	34	7	0	6	21	0	0	5	5	.268	.301	.465	.765	59	2	1	0	0	3
1958	33	4.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	100	331	301	29	88	13	4	4	37	0	0	26	16	.292	.349	.402	.751	121	8	1	1	2	6
1959	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT	91	239	223	22	62	12	2	4	27	0	1	14	24	.278	.319	.404	.723	90	7	0	1	1	4
1959	34	5.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	60	127	122	11	32	10	1	2	17	0	0	5	14	.262	.291	.410	.701	50	3	0	0	0	1
1959	34	5.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	31	112	101	11	30	2	1	2	10	0	1	9	10	.297	.351	.396	.747	40	4	0	1	1	3
1960	35	6.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	81	206	181	20	53	9	0	5	39	0	1	22	10	.293	.364	.425	.790	77	3	0	0	3	5
1961	36	7.7	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	107	290	263	32	64	12	0	15	39	0	0	24	23	.243	.303	.460	.764	121	4	0	0	3	5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		1718	6470	5929	848	1766	290	29	279	1028	20	16	492	365	.298	.353	.498	.850	2951	143	23	3	23	142
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		205	828	762	139	279	56	14	18	155	6		61	70	.366	.416	.547	.963	417		4	1
All Levels (16 Seasons)							1923	7298	6691	987	2045	346	43	297	1183	26	16	553	435	.306	.360	.503	.863	3368	143	27	4	23	142