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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: October 7, 1904 Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Died: March 28, 1958 (aged 53) Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
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| July 30, 1928 for the Philadelphia Phillies |
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| June 1, 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies |
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| AVG | . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 320 | |
| HR | 300 | |
| RBI | 1201 | |
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| Elected | 1980 | |
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Charles Herbert Klein (October 7, 1904 - March 28, 1958) was a Major League Baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1928-33, 1936-39, 1940-44), Chicago Cubs (1934-36) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1939). The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Klein was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was known as the "Hoosier Hammer. " He was one of the most prodigious sluggers of the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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Overview
Klein worked in a steel mill in his youth, and played semipro baseball on his own time. The St. Louis Cardinals soon noticed his talent, and signed him to a minor league contract. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St He eventually worked his way up to the Cardinals' farm team in Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne is a City in northeastern Indiana, United States and the County seat of Allen After hitting 26 homers in 88 games in 1928, Klein was slated to be called up to St. Champions World Series: New York Yankees over St Louis Cardinals Awards and honors League Louis midway through the season. However, Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis discovered that the Cardinals owned a team in Dayton, Ohio that played in the same league as Fort Wayne. The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. Kenesaw Mountain Landis ( November 20 1866 &ndash November 25 1944) was an American Jurist who served as a federal Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. Landis ordered the Cardinals to sell off the Fort Wayne team and give up the rights to its players. The Phillies outbid the New York Yankees for Klein's services, and Klein joined the Phillies in July. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
Klein was the top hitter in Phillies' history until the arrival of Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt, and one of the few bright spots on an otherwise dreadful team. Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton Ohio) is a former professional Baseball player who played his entire Career He racked up most of his numbers during his first six-year stint in Philadelphia, where he was an instant success as the starting right fielder and left-handed hitting slugger. Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. A conscientious worker and hustler, Klein captured four home run championships, two RBI titles, and a batting title for the Phillies. In Baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing Pitcher and trying to produce offense for one's team Unlike most sluggers, Klein was a competent baserunner, topping the senior circuit in 1932 in stolen bases and had 15 triples, good for third in the league. Champions World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 Negro League World Series: Pittsburgh Crawfords In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see The same year he converted in the last player to lead in homers and steals in the same season, when he paced the National League with 38 and 20. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Jimmy Sheckard and Hall of Famer Ty Cobb are the only other players to do so in the majors. Samuel James Tilden "Jimmy" Sheckard ( November 23, 1878 - January 15, 1947) was an American Left fielder Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians After the season, he was named the NL MVP. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball.
Klein won the National League home run title in 1929, his first full year in the majors. Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over Chicago Cubs (4-1 Awards and honors However, he was helped along by his teammates on the last day of the season. In this game, the Phillies faced the New York Giants. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The Giants' star slugger, Mel Ott, was tied with Klein for the lead with 42. Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott ( March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958) nicknamed "Master Melvin" was a Major League Baseball In the first game, Klein homered to put him one ahead of Ott, who was held to a single. In the second game, the Phillies' pitchers walked Ott five straight times--including once with the bases loaded. A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire
Along with his batting prowess, the strong right-armed Klein was also a superb defensive right fielder who still holds the single-season mark with 44 assists in 1930. In Baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic baseball being the rare sport in which the Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St Louis Cardinals (4-2 Awards and honors
In 1933 Klein won the Triple Crown (. Headline Event of the Year First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game. For other uses of this term see Triple crown In Baseball, the Triple Crown refers to A batter who (at season's end leads 368, 28, 120), though Carl Hubbell took MVP honors. Carl Owen Hubbell ( June 22, 1903 &ndash November 21, 1988) was a left-handed Screwball Pitcher in Major League Baseball On July 6 of that year, he also became the first Phil ever to bat in an All-Star Game. Headline Event of the Year First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League
Traded to the Cubs for the 1934 season, Klein was a disappointment in Chicago by his previous standards. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers (4-3 All-Star Game Even so, he hit 20 and 21 HR in two seasons and batted . 301 and . 293. These were far below the numbers he posted in Philadelphia, leading to claims that Klein wouldn't have hit nearly as many homers had he not played in notoriously hitter-friendly Baker Bowl. Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a Baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies reacquired him two years later.
On July 10, 1936, Klein became the first NL player to slug four home runs in a game in the 20th century. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2 All-Star Game The twentieth century of the Common Era began on He is one of only a dozen players in baseball history to accomplish that.
Klein went to the Pirates during the 1939 season, but was back in Philadelphia the following season. Headline Event of the Year On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball For the last five years of his career, he was a part-time player, often used as a pinch-hitter. He retired after getting one hit in seven at-bats in 1944. In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over St
In his 17-year career Klein batted . 320, with 398 doubles, 1201 runs batted in, 1168 runs, 2076 hits (870 extra-bases), and 300 home runs. In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches After retiring, he ran a bar in Philadelphia for a time. He endured some tough financial times, largely due to a drinking problem. Eventually, his drinking and a stroke damaged his nervous system and left one leg paralyzed. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain
Chuck Klein died in Indianapolis, Indiana at 53 years of age. After years of lobbying, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP
The Phillies honored him on the outfield wall of Veterans Stadium with his name and a block letter "P" where a retired uniform number would go. Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (informally called "The Vet") was a professional sports facility located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison The Phillies began using numbers in 1932, and in that season and 1933, Klein wore number 3. He was then traded to the Chicago Cubs, and when he returned to the Phils in 1936, he wore 32 (later retired by the Phillies for Steve Carlton), and soon switched to 36 (later retired by the Phils for Robin Roberts) for that season and 1937. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to Robin Evan Roberts (born September 30 1926) is an American former Major League Baseball Starting pitcher whose years with the Philadelphia In 1938 he wore number 1 (later retired by the Phils for Richie Ashburn), wore 26 and then 14 (later retired by the Phils for Jim Bunning) in 1939, wore 29 in 1940 and 1941, 3 again in 1942, 8 in 1943 and 26 again in 1944, his last major league season. Don Richard "Richie" Ashburn ( March 19 1927 — September 9 1997) also known by the nickname " Whitey " due to James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former Pitcher in Major League Baseball Rather than choose one of these numbers, the Phils simply retired a "P" for him, as they did for pre-numbers legend Grover Cleveland Alexander. Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher
In 1999, he ranked number 92 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports
Highlights
- MVP (1932)
- Triple Crown (1933)
- Twice All-Star (1933-34)
- 4-time led league in home runs (1929, 1931-33)
- 3-time led league in runs batted in (1931, 1933, 1936)
- 3-time led league in runs (1930-32)
- 5-time collected more than 200 hits (1929-33)
- Twice led league in hits (1932-33)
- Twice led league in games played (1930, 1932)
- Twice led league in doubles (1930, 1933)
- Led league in batting average (1933)
- Led league in triples (1932)
- Led league in stolen bases (1932)
- 4-time led league in extra-bases hits (1929-30, 1932-33)
- 4-time led league in total bases (1930-33)
- Twice led league in OPS (1932-33)
- Twice 26 consecutive-game hitting streak in the same season (1930)
- Hit safely in 135 of his team's 156 games (1930)
- Twice hit for the cycle (1931, 1933)
- Holds the single-season record of assists for a right fielder (1930)
See also
- Triple Crown
- Batters with four home runs in one game
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball Home Run Records
- List of Major League Baseball doubles records
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
- List of Major League Baseball batting champions
- List of Major League Baseball home run champions
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
- Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library
- Grave
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