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Johnny Kling

Birthdate:

11/13/1875

Died:

1/31/1947

Height / Weight:

' " / 160 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Kansas City, MO, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Johnny Kling, the Chicago Cubs Catcher remains a serious candidate for the Hall of Fame.

Johnny Kling ranks with Hall of Fame catcher Roger Bresnahan as the best backstops during baseball 'dead ball era' at the start of the last century. Although he was an outstanding hitter, Kling was sure-handed and noted for his aggressive style of defensive. He led all catchers in putouts six times, in fielding average twice and once in assists. Kling was the main man of the first 20th century dynasty - The Chicago Cubs of 1906 thru 1909 - when he helped Them win four pennants, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1910 and Win two straight World Championships - 1907-1908. In 1903, he hit .297 and powered 29 doubles, 13 triples and 3 homers, a .428 slugging percentage - no small feat during the 'dead ball era.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
14 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
1900	CHC (NL)	15	51	8	15	3	1	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.294	.321	SLG
1901	CHC (NL)	74	256	26	70	6	3	0	21	9	0	8	0	0	1	3	0	.273	.301	SLG
1902	CHC (NL)	114	431	49	123	19	3	0	57	29	0	24	0	0	0	12	0	.285	.330	SLG
1903	CHC (NL)	132	491	67	146	29	13	3	68	22	0	23	0	0	2	9	0	.297	.330	SLG
1904	CHC (NL)	123	452	41	110	18	0	2	46	16	0	7	0	0	1	14	0	.243	.271	SLG
1905	CHC (NL)	111	380	26	83	8	6	1	52	28	0	13	0	0	0	17	0	.218	.272	SLG
1906	CHC (NL)	107	343	45	107	15	8	2	46	23	0	14	0	0	1	8	0	.312	.357	SLG
1907	CHC (NL)	104	334	44	95	15	8	1	43	27	0	9	0	0	2	4	0	.284	.342	SLG
1908	CHC (NL)	126	424	51	117	23	5	4	59	21	0	16	0	0	3	13	0	.276	.315	SLG
1910	CHC (NL)	91	297	31	80	17	2	2	32	37	27	3	0	0	2	7	0	.269	.354	SLG
1911	CHC (NL)	27	80	8	14	3	2	1	5	8	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	.175	.250	SLG
1911	BSN (NL)	75	241	32	54	8	1	2	24	30	29	0	0	0	0	7	0	.224	.310	SLG
1912	BSN (NL)	81	252	26	80	10	3	2	30	15	30	3	0	0	0	7	0	.317	.356	SLG
1913	CIN (NL)	80	209	20	57	7	6	0	23	14	14	2	0	0	0	3	0	.273	.318	SLG
14 years		1260	4241	474	1151	181	61	20	513	281	114	123	0	0	12	106	0	.271	.318	.SLG

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