Chuck Klein
Charles Herbert Klein
Born: October 7, 1904
Indianapolis, IN USA
Deceased: 1958
Indianapolis, IN USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1928-1944
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.
Minor League Statistics
Chuck Klein compiled a career batting average of .320 with 300 home runs and 1201 RBI in his 1753-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Blue Jays. He began playing during the 1928 season and last took the field during the 1944 campaign. Klein was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 275 | 253 | 41 | 91 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | .360 | .396 | .577 | .973 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 679 | 616 | 126 | 219 | 45 | 6 | 43 | 145 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 61 | .356 | .407 | .657 | 1.065 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 156 | 719 | 648 | 158 | 250 | 59 | 8 | 40 | 170 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 50 | .386 | .436 | .687 | 1.123 | 445 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 148 | 656 | 594 | 121 | 200 | 34 | 10 | 31 | 121 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 49 | .337 | .398 | .584 | .982 | 347 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 711 | 650 | 152 | 226 | 50 | 15 | 38 | 137 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 49 | .348 | .404 | .646 | 1.050 | 420 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 667 | 606 | 101 | 223 | 44 | 7 | 28 | 120 | 15 | 0 | 56 | 36 | .368 | .422 | .602 | 1.025 | 365 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 115 | 485 | 435 | 78 | 131 | 27 | 2 | 20 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 38 | .301 | .372 | .510 | .882 | 222 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 119 | 485 | 434 | 71 | 127 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 42 | .293 | .355 | .488 | .844 | 212 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 126 | 109 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | .294 | .384 | .477 | .861 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 117 | 530 | 492 | 83 | 152 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 45 | .309 | .352 | .520 | .873 | 256 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 115 | 449 | 406 | 74 | 132 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 21 | .325 | .386 | .495 | .881 | 201 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 129 | 500 | 458 | 53 | 113 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 30 | .247 | .304 | .356 | .660 | 163 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 59 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .191 | .333 | .340 | .674 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 302 | 270 | 37 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 17 | .300 | .361 | .511 | .873 | 138 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 116 | 400 | 354 | 39 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 30 | .218 | .304 | .333 | .637 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 84 | 73 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .123 | .229 | .164 | .393 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 12 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | Philadelphia Blue Jays | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1753 | 7168 | 6486 | 1168 | 2076 | 398 | 74 | 300 | 1201 | 79 | 0 | 601 | 521 | .320 | .379 | .543 | .922 | 3522 | 55 | 12 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 128 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .978 | 2.143 | |
| 1929 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 321 | 18 | 12 | 3 | .966 | 2.275 | |
| 1930 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 362 | 44 | 17 | 10 | .960 | 2.603 | |
| 1931 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 292 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .971 | 2.061 | |
| 1932 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 331 | 29 | 15 | 3 | .960 | 2.338 | |
| 1933 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 339 | 21 | 5 | 5 | .986 | 2.368 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 110 | 0 | 0.0 | 222 | 6 | 9 | 2 | .962 | 2.073 | |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 111 | 0 | 0.0 | 215 | 11 | 10 | 7 | .958 | 2.036 | |
| 1936 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 213 | 13 | 17 | 2 | .930 | 1.932 | |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .917 | 2.276 | |
| 1937 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 102 | 0 | 0.0 | 175 | 11 | 10 | 3 | .949 | 1.824 | |
| 1938 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 119 | 0 | 0.0 | 229 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .960 | 1.992 | |
| 1939 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1939 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 133 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .951 | 2.076 | |
| 1939 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.909 | |
| 1940 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 180 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .984 | 1.917 | |
| 1941 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 1.643 | |
| 1943 | NL | Philadelphia Blue Jays | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1944 | NL | Philadelphia Blue Jays | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | |
| Totals | 1601 | 0 | 0.0 | 3250 | 194 | 135 | 39 | .962 | 2.151 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | RF | 2 | 1 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .844 | .500 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | CF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 19.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.831 | 1.333 |
Awards
1931 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
1931 - NL TSN Guide MVP
1932 - NL TSN Guide MVP
1932 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
1932 - NL Most Valuable Player
1933 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
1933 - NL Triple Crown
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
