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Chuck Klein

Birthdate:

10/7/1904

Died:

3/28/1958

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 185 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Chuck Klein had five fantastic seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1928 thru 1933. Playing in the 'Baker Bowl' where home-plate to the fence in right field was a cozy 280 feet down the line, Klein averaged 36 HR's, 139 RBI's and a .359 batting mark. In 1928, playing in only 64 games, Klein hit 11 HR's and batted .360. In his first full season with the Phillies, he led the NL with 43 HR's and batted .356. In his best season, 1930, Chuck Klein hit .386, 59 doubles, 40 home runs, scored 158 runs, 170 RBI's and had a .687 slugging pct. During this season, Klein, an outstanding fielder set a major league record with 44 assists and led the NL with ten outfield double plays.

Chuck Klein led the NL in runs scored three times and four times he led the NL in home runs. In 1932, he was voted the NL Most Valuable Player as he hit 50 doubles, stole 20 bases, 152 runs scored, 137 RBI's and only fanned 49 times in 650 at bats. In 1933, Klein won the Triple Crown, a feat so rare that only eight other players have performed in this century. Towards the end of the season, he was plagued with injuries and in November he was traded to the Chicago Cubs. He never played a full season again and in 1936, Klein was traded back to the Phillies, where he was a playing coach. Chuck Klein was voted into the 'Hall of Fame' in 1980.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
19 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1928	PHI (NL)	64	253	41	91	14	4	11	34	14	22	0	0	0	1	7	0	.360	.396	SLG
1929	PHI (NL)	149	616	126	219	45	6	43	145	54	61	5	0	0	0	9	0	.356	.407	SLG
1930	PHI (NL)	156	648	158	250	59	8	40	170	54	50	4	0	0	4	13	0	.386	.436	SLG
1931	PHI (NL)	148	594	121	200	34	10	31	121	59	49	7	0	0	1	2	0	.337	.398	SLG
1932	PHI (NL)	154	650	152	226	50	15	38	137	60	49	20	0	0	1	0	0	.348	.404	SLG
1933	PHI (NL)	152	606	101	223	44	7	28	120	56	36	15	0	0	1	4	0	.368	.422	SLG
1934	CHC (NL)	115	435	78	131	27	2	20	80	47	38	3	0	0	2	1	0	.301	.372	SLG
1935	CHC (NL)	119	434	71	127	14	4	21	73	41	42	4	0	0	1	9	0	.293	.355	SLG
1936	PHI (NL)	117	492	83	152	30	7	20	86	33	45	6	0	0	0	5	0	.309	.352	SLG
1936	CHC (NL)	29	109	19	32	5	0	5	18	16	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	.294	.384	SLG
1937	PHI (NL)	115	406	74	132	20	2	15	57	39	21	3	0	0	1	3	0	.325	.386	SLG
1938	PHI (NL)	129	458	53	113	22	2	8	61	38	30	7	0	0	0	4	0	.247	.304	SLG
1939	PHI (NL)	25	47	8	9	2	1	1	9	10	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	.191	.333	SLG
1939	PIT (NL)	85	270	37	81	16	4	11	47	26	17	1	0	0	0	6	0	.300	.361	SLG
1940	PHI (NL)	116	354	39	77	16	2	7	37	44	30	2	0	0	0	2	0	.218	.304	SLG
1941	PHI (NL)	50	73	6	9	0	0	1	3	10	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.123	.229	SLG
1942	PHI (NL)	14	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	.71	SLG
1943	PHI (NL)	12	20	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	SLG
1944	PHI (NL)	4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	SLG
19 years		1753	6486	1168	2076	398	74	300	1201	601	521	79	0	0	12	69	0	.320	.379	.SLG

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