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Chuck Klein

Full name Charles Herbert Klein
Born October 7, 1904, Indianapolis, Indiana
Died March 28, 1958, Indianapolis, Indiana
Buried at St. Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana (Section D- Lot 69 S1/2- Grave 3)
First Game: July 30, 1928; Final Game: June 11, 1944
Umpired First Game: May 1, 1942; Umpired Final Game: May 1, 1942
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 185
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1980
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1932)
Named NL Most Valuable Player by The Sporting News (1931 to 1932)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1932 to 1933)
Ejections as player: 1930 (1)
SABR Biography
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Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1928 PHI N    Daily Splits   64   253   41   91  14   4  11   34   14   0   22   1   7   0   7   1    0   1  .360  .396  .577   1.0 1928 PHI N
1929 PHI N    Daily Splits  149   616  126  219  45   6  43  145   54   2   61   0   9   0  15   6    5   8  .356  .407  .657   2.9 1929 PHI N
1930 PHI N    Daily Splits  156   648  158  250  59   8  40  170   54   6   50   4  13   1  15   8    4   6  .386  .436  .687   5.7 1930 PHI N
1931 PHI N    Daily Splits  148   594  121  200  34  10  31  121   59   4   49   1   2   0  17   2    7  10  .337  .398  .584   2.7 1931 PHI N
1932 PHI N    Daily Splits  154   650  152  226  50  15  38  137   60   3   49   1   0   0  10   4   20   9  .348  .404  .646   4.9 1932 PHI N
1933 PHI N    Daily Splits  152   606  101  223  44   7  28  120   56   4   36   1   4   0  16   3   15   8  .368  .422  .602   5.7 1933 PHI N
1934 CHI N    Daily Splits  115   435   78  131  27   2  20   80   47   4   38   2   1   0  11   6    3   5  .301  .372  .510   1.4 1934 CHI N
1935 CHI N    Daily Splits  119   434   71  127  14   4  21   73   41   4   42   1   9   0  11  10    4   1  .293  .355  .488   0.5 1935 CHI N
1936 CHI N    Daily Splits   29   109   19   32   5   0   5   18   16   3   14   0   1   0   9   2    0   0  .294  .384  .477   0.4 1936 CHI N
1936 PHI N    Daily Splits  117   492   83  152  30   7  20   86   33   1   45   0   5   0  14   6    6   3  .309  .352  .520   0.0 1936 PHI N
1936 TOT N                  146   601  102  184  35   7  25  104   49   4   59   0   6   0  23   8    6   3  .306  .358  .512   0.4 1936 TOT N
1937 PHI N    Daily Splits  115   406   74  132  20   2  15   57   39   2   21   1   3   0   6   6    3   4  .325  .386  .495   0.8 1937 PHI N
1938 PHI N    Daily Splits  129   458   53  113  22   2   8   61   38   3   30   0   4   0  10   7    7   7  .247  .304  .356  -1.8 1938 PHI N
1939 PHI N    Daily Splits   25    47    8    9   2   1   1    9   10   1    4   0   2   0   1   0    1   1  .191  .333  .340  -0.1 1939 PHI N
1939 PIT N    Daily Splits   85   270   37   81  16   4  11   47   26   2   17   0   6   0   4   4    1   2  .300  .361  .511   0.6 1939 PIT N
1939 TOT N                  110   317   45   90  18   5  12   56   36   3   21   0   8   0   5   4    2   3  .284  .357  .486   0.5 1939 TOT N
1940 PHI N    Daily Splits  116   354   39   77  16   2   7   37   44   7   30   0   2   0   4   8    2   5  .218  .304  .333  -1.6 1940 PHI N
1941 PHI N    Daily Splits   50    73    6    9   0   0   1    3   10   2    6   0   1   0   4   2    0   2  .123  .229  .164  -1.0 1941 PHI N
1942 PHI N    Daily Splits   14    14    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .071  .071  .071  -0.3 1942 PHI N
1943 PHI N    Daily Splits   12    20    0    2   0   0   0    3    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .100  .100  -0.6 1943 PHI N
1944 PHI N    Daily Splits    4     7    1    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .143  .143  -0.1 1944 PHI N
Total    (17 Years) Splits 1753  6486 1168 2076 398  74 300 1201  601  48  521  12  69   1 154  76   79  72  .320  .379  .543  21.1 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1935 CHI N    Daily Splits    5    12    2    4   0   0   1    2    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .583 1935 CHI N
             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1933 NL       Daily Splits    1     4    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .250 1933 NL   
1934 NL       Daily Splits    1     3    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 1934 NL   
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    2     7    0    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .286  .286 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1928 PHI N Daily Splits  OF   63   63   61   555.2   128    7    3    0   0  .978     0    2   62 
1928 PHI N               RF   62   62   60   543.2   125    6    3    0   0  .978
1928 PHI N               CF    2    1    1    12       3    1    0    0   0 1.000
1929 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  149  149  145  1295.1   321   18   12    3   0  .966     0   25  124 
1929 PHI N               RF  124  124  121  1081.2   260   13    8    1   0  .972
1929 PHI N               CF   25   25   24   213.2    61    5    4    2   0  .943
1930 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  156  156  155  1373.2   362   44   17   10   0  .960     0    0  156 
1930 PHI N               RF  156  156  155  1373.2   362   44   17   10   0  .960
1931 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  148  148  144  1293.1   292   13    9    0   0  .971    90   17   43 
1931 PHI N               LF   90   90   88   779.2   183   10    5    0   0  .975
1931 PHI N               RF   43   41   39   360.1    66    2    2    0   0  .971
1931 PHI N               CF   17   17   17   153.1    43    1    2    0   0  .957
1932 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  154  154  154  1383     331   29   15    3   0  .960     0    0  154 
1932 PHI N               RF  154  154  154  1383     331   29   15    4   0  .960
1933 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  152  152  151  1336.2   339   21    5    5   0  .986     0    1  152 
1933 PHI N               RF  152  152  151  1336     339   21    5    5   0  .986
1933 PHI N               CF    1    0    0     0.2     0    0    0    0   0     -
1934 CHI N Daily Splits  OF  110  110   98   944.2   222    6    9    2   0  .962    95    1   18 
1934 CHI N               LF   95   93   83   798     184    4    8    2   0  .959
1934 CHI N               RF   18   17   15   144.2    38    2    1    0   0  .976
1934 CHI N               CF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
1935 CHI N Daily Splits  OF  111  107   98   952.1   215   11   10    7   0  .958     0    0  111 
1935 CHI N               RF  111  107   98   952.1   215   11   10    7   0  .958
1936 CHI N Daily Splits  OF   29   29   26   251      63    3    6    0   0  .917     0    0   29 
1936 CHI N               RF   29   29   26   251      63    3    6    0   0  .917
1936 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  117  117  115  1028.1   213   13   17    2   0  .930     2    0  115 
1936 PHI N               RF  115  115  113  1012.1   208   13   17    2   0  .929
1936 PHI N               LF    2    2    2    16       5    0    0    0   0 1.000
1936 TOT N               RF  144  144  139  1263.1   271   16   23    2   0  .926
1936 TOT N               OF  146  146  141  1279.1   276   16   23    2   0  .927     2    0  144 
1937 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  102   99   89   855.1   175   11   10    3   0  .949    32    0   72 
1937 PHI N               RF   72   70   63   598.2   114   10    6    3   0  .954
1937 PHI N               LF   32   29   26   256.2    61    1    4    0   0  .939
1938 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  119  114   99   980.1   229    8   10    1   0  .960     3    0  118 
1938 PHI N               RF  118  111   98   961     223    8   10    1   0  .959
1938 PHI N               LF    3    3    1    19.1     6    0    0    0   0 1.000
1939 PHI N Daily Splits  OF   11   10   10    89      20    1    0    1   0 1.000     0    0   11 
1939 PHI N               RF   11   10   10    89      20    1    0    1   0 1.000
1939 PHI N               1B    1    0    0     0       0    0    0    0   0     -
1939 PIT N Daily Splits  OF   66   65   63   575.2   133    4    7    0   0  .951    28    0   39 
1939 PIT N               RF   39   38   38   338.2    84    3    4    0   0  .956
1939 PIT N               LF   28   27   25   237      49    1    3    0   0  .943
1939 TOT N               RF   50   48   48   427.2   104    4    4    1   0  .964
1939 TOT N               OF   77   75   73   664.2   153    5    7    1   0  .958    28    0   50 
1940 PHI N Daily Splits  OF   96   90   82   786.2   180    4    3    2   0  .984     6    0   90 
1940 PHI N               RF   90   86   78   745.2   164    4    3    2   0  .982
1940 PHI N               LF    6    4    4    41      16    0    0    0   0 1.000
1941 PHI N Daily Splits  OF   14   11   10   102      22    1    1    0   0  .958     2    0   12 
1941 PHI N               RF   12   10    9    92      21    1    0    0   0 1.000
1941 PHI N               LF    2    1    1    10       1    0    1    0   0  .500
1943 PHI N Daily Splits  OF    2    2    2    19       0    0    1    0   0  .000     2    0    0 
1943 PHI N               LF    2    2    2    19       0    0    1    0   0  .000
1944 PHI N Daily Splits  OF    1    1    1     9       5    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
1944 PHI N               RF    1    1    1     9       5    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total (16 Years) Splits  OF 1600 1577 1503 13831    3250  194  135   39   0  .962   260   46 1307 
Total (15 Years)         RF 1307 1283 1229 11272.2  2638  171  107   36   0  .963
Total ( 9 Years)         LF  260  251  232  2176.2   505   16   22    2   0  .959
Total ( 5 Years)         CF   46   43   42   381.2   107    7    6    2   0  .950
Total ( 1 Year )         1B    1    0    0     0       0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1935 CHI N Daily Splits  OF    3    2    2    19.2     4    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    3 
1935 CHI N               RF    3    2    2    19.2     4    0    0    0   0 1.000
             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1933 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    1    0     7       3    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
1933 NL                  RF    1    1    0     7       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1934 NL    Daily Splits  OF    1    0    0     4       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    0 
1934 NL                  LF    1    0    0     4       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits  OF    2    1    0    11       4    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    1 
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    1    1    0     7       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         LF    1    0    0     4       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

       Coaching Record
Year Team   START    END
1941 PHI N   4-15   9-28
1942 PHI N   4-14   9-27
1943 PHI N   4-24  10- 3
1944 PHI N   4-18  10- 1
1945 PHI N   4-17   9-30
Total ( 5 Years) 

                           Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1942 NL Daily       1    0    1    0    0    0    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-24-1930     BOX  PHI N  Lou Jorda           Interference non-call

Transaction Information

Traded by Fort Wayne (Central) to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Harvey
MacDonald (July 28, 1928).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ted Kleinhans, Mark
Koenig, Harvey Hendrick and $65000 (November 21, 1933).

Traded by Chicago Cubs with Fabian Kowalik to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for
Ethan Allen and Curt Davis (May 21, 1936).

Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 6, 1939).

Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 7, 1939).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March, 1940).

Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (March 26, 1940).

Released by Philadelphia Phillies (January 12, 1942).

Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (August 7, 1942).

Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 12, 1944).
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