Chuck Klein was born on Friday, October 7, 1904, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Klein was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 30, 1928, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Chuck Klein baseball stats page.
"It was unfortunate that it took the Hall of Fame until 1980, well after his (Chuck Klein) death on March 28, 1958, to recognize his greatness. But no longer does he go unnoticed for his greatness, and the plaque in Cooperstown is testament to that. And in Philadelphia, he will always be remembered as the superstar who had five of the greatest seasons ever produced in baseball history and as the favorite Phillie of 1933." - Author Michael Francis Mann in Baseball's Rare Triple Crown (Xlibris Corporation, 09/26/2011, Page 84)
Chuck KleinChuck Klein Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Chuck KleinChuck Klein Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1928 | 24 | Phillies | 64 | 253 | 41 | 91 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .360 | .396 | .577 |
1929 | 25 | Phillies | 149 | 616 | 126 | 219 | 45 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 145 | 54 | 0 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .356 | .407 | .657 |
1930 | 26 | Phillies | 156 | 648 | 158 | 250 | 59 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 170 | 54 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .386 | .436 | .687 |
1931 | 27 | Phillies | 148 | 594 | 121 | 200 | 34 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 121 | 59 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .337 | .398 | .584 |
1932 | 28 | Phillies | 154 | 650 | 152 | 226 | 50 | 15 | 38 | 3 | 137 | 60 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .348 | .404 | .646 |
1933 | 29 | Phillies | 152 | 606 | 101 | 223 | 44 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 120 | 56 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .368 | .422 | .602 |
1934 | 30 | Cubs | 115 | 435 | 78 | 131 | 27 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 80 | 47 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .301 | .372 | .510 |
1935 | 31 | Cubs | 119 | 434 | 71 | 127 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 73 | 41 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .293 | .355 | .488 |
1936 | 32 | Cubs | 29 | 109 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .384 | .477 |
1936 | 32 | Phillies | 117 | 492 | 83 | 152 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .309 | .352 | .520 |
1937 | 33 | Phillies | 115 | 406 | 74 | 132 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 57 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .325 | .386 | .495 |
1938 | 34 | Phillies | 129 | 458 | 53 | 113 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 38 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .247 | .304 | .356 |
1939 | 35 | Phillies | 25 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .191 | .333 | .340 |
1939 | 35 | Pirates | 85 | 270 | 37 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .300 | .361 | .511 |
1940 | 36 | Phillies | 116 | 354 | 39 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 44 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .218 | .304 | .333 |
1941 | 37 | Phillies | 50 | 73 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .123 | .229 | .164 |
1942 | 38 | Phillies | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .071 | .071 |
1943 | 39 | Phillies | 12 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
1944 | 40 | Phillies | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 1,753 | 6,486 | 1,168 | 2,076 | 398 | 74 | 300 | 7 | 1,201 | 601 | 29 | 521 | 69 | 1 | 12 | 74 | .320 | .379 | .543 |
Chuck KleinChuck Klein Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1928 Phillies | CF | 2 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1928 Phillies | RF | 62 | 62 | 1,616 | 134 | 2.2 | 131 | 125 | 6 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.19 |
1929 Phillies | CF | 25 | 25 | 623 | 70 | 2.8 | 66 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 2.86 |
1929 Phillies | RF | 124 | 124 | 3,176 | 281 | 2.3 | 273 | 260 | 13 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.32 |
1930 Phillies | RF | 156 | 156 | 4,121 | 423 | 2.7 | 406 | 362 | 44 | 17 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.66 |
1931 Phillies | CF | 17 | 17 | 459 | 46 | 2.7 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.59 |
1931 Phillies | LF | 90 | 90 | 2,324 | 198 | 2.2 | 193 | 183 | 10 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.24 |
1931 Phillies | RF | 43 | 41 | 1,069 | 70 | 1.6 | 68 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.72 |
1932 Phillies | RF | 154 | 154 | 4,149 | 375 | 2.4 | 360 | 331 | 29 | 15 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.34 |
1933 Phillies | CF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1933 Phillies | RF | 152 | 152 | 4,008 | 365 | 2.4 | 360 | 339 | 21 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.43 |
1934 Cubs | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1934 Cubs | LF | 95 | 93 | 2,301 | 237 | 2.5 | 228 | 184 | 4 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.21 |
1934 Cubs | RF | 18 | 17 | 428 | 41 | 2.3 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.52 |
1935 Cubs | RF | 111 | 107 | 2,761 | 236 | 2.1 | 226 | 215 | 11 | 10 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.21 |
1936 Cubs | RF | 29 | 29 | 753 | 72 | 2.5 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.37 |
1936 Phillies | LF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.81 |
1936 Phillies | RF | 115 | 115 | 3,037 | 238 | 2.1 | 221 | 208 | 13 | 17 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.96 |
1937 Phillies | LF | 32 | 29 | 761 | 66 | 2.1 | 62 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.20 |
1937 Phillies | RF | 72 | 70 | 1,787 | 130 | 1.8 | 124 | 114 | 10 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 1.87 |
1938 Phillies | LF | 3 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.38 |
1938 Phillies | RF | 118 | 111 | 2,817 | 241 | 2.0 | 231 | 223 | 8 | 10 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.21 |
1939 Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1939 Phillies | RF | 11 | 10 | 261 | 21 | 1.9 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 |
1939 Pirates | LF | 28 | 27 | 711 | 53 | 1.9 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 1.90 |
1939 Pirates | RF | 39 | 38 | 1,016 | 91 | 2.3 | 87 | 84 | 3 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.31 |
1940 Phillies | LF | 6 | 4 | 111 | 16 | 2.7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.89 |
1940 Phillies | RF | 90 | 86 | 2,189 | 171 | 1.9 | 168 | 164 | 4 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.07 |
1941 Phillies | RF | 12 | 10 | 258 | 23 | 1.9 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.30 |
1943 Phillies | LF | 2 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1944 Phillies | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 1,307 | 1,283 | 33,473 | 2,917 | 2.2 | 2,809 | 2,638 | 171 | 108 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.27 | |
LF Totals | 258 | 250 | 6,350 | 582 | 2.3 | 560 | 504 | 16 | 21 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.21 | |
CF Totals | 46 | 43 | 1,126 | 120 | 2.6 | 114 | 107 | 7 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.73 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
16 Years | 1,612 | 1,576 | 40,949 | 3,619 | 2.2 | 3,483 | 3,249 | 194 | 135 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.27 |
Chuck KleinChuck Klein Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1928 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 23.0 | 11.5 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1929 Phillies | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 14.3 | 10.1 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
1930 Phillies | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 16.2 | 13.0 | 3.8 | - | - | - |
1931 Phillies | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 19.2 | 12.1 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1932 Phillies | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 17.1 | 13.3 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1933 Phillies | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 21.6 | 16.8 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1934 Cubs | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 21.8 | 11.4 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1935 Cubs | 4 | 1 | .800 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 20.7 | 10.3 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1936 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 21.8 | 7.8 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1936 Phillies | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 24.6 | 10.9 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1937 Phillies | 3 | 3 | .500 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 27.1 | 19.3 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1938 Phillies | 7 | 4 | .636 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 57.3 | 15.3 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1939 Phillies | 1 | 1 | .500 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 47.0 | 11.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1939 Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 24.5 | 15.9 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1940 Phillies | 2 | 5 | .286 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 50.6 | 11.8 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1941 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 36 | 1 | n/a | 73.0 | 12.2 | 24.3 | - | - | - |
1942 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1943 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1944 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 79 | 49 | .617 | 152 | 1 | n/a | 21.6 | 12.4 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
Did you know that Chuck Klein, in 1933 , led all National League (NL) players in home runs, runs batted in, and batting average, earning him the Triple Crown - the first left-handed batter in the NL to win a Triple Crown (his American League counterpart was Ty Cobb )?
Did you know that Chuck Klein, the year before he won his Triple Crown , was a Home Run Champion and Stolen Base King , a truly rare combination of speed & power.
Chuck Klein (
4 HRs in 1 Gm
) | The Decatur Herald | July 11, 1936 | Page Six
On
July 10, 1936
, Chuck Klein hit
four home runs in a game
, the fourth player in baseball history to accomplish the feat (third in the National League), joining
Bobby Lowe
(
May 30, 1894
),
Ed Delahanty
(
July 13, 1896
), and
Lou Gehrig
(
June 30, 1932
).
Chuck Klein | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1980 (
HOF
)
Chuck Klein was passed-over by the Baseball Writers Association for induction into the Hall of fame, but elected in 1980 by the Veteran's Committee. The Hebrew Hammer went into Cooperstown as a
Philadelphia Phillies
player, whom he represented in the
1933 All-Star Game
(the first ever
Midsummer Classic
). A year later, Klein played in the
1934 All-Star Game
, this time representing the
Chicago Cubs
, making Chuck the first ballplayer to represent two different teams in the
All-Star Game
.