Bobby Klaus
[edit] Biography
Bobby Klaus (Robert Francis Klaus) was born on December 27, 1937 in Spring Grove, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1964 for the New York Mets. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .225 with 4 home runs and 17 RBI. Klaus played for the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 2 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| NY
| N
| 56
| 209
| 25
| 51
| 2
| 11
| .244
| .325
| .340
| 8
| 3
| 25
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 40
| 93
| 10
| 17
| 2
| 6
| .183
| .212
| .323
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| TOT
| N
| 96
| 302
| 35
| 68
| 4
| 17
| .225
| .291
| .334
| 13
| 4
| 29
| 43
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 119
| 288
| 30
| 55
| 2
| 12
| .191
| .302
| .253
| 12
| 0
| 45
| 49
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 215
| 590
| 65
| 123
| 6
| 29
| .208
| .297
| .295
| 25
| 4
| 74
| 92
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 7
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 27
| 26
| 225
| 23
| 48
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 25
| 24
| 211
| 58
| 80
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| SS
| 6
| 2
| 25.1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 18
| 16
| 136
| 33
| 36
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 6
| 61
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1964
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 43
| 40
| 347
| 91
| 116
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1964
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 38
| 32
| 286
| 31
| 66
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1964
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 9
| 2
| 36.1
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 72
| 60
| 521
| 146
| 188
| 11
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| SS
| 29
| 2
| 76.2
| 15
| 25
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 25
| 20
| 163
| 18
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 115
| 100
| 868
| 237
| 304
| 15
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 63
| 52
| 449
| 49
| 107
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 38
| 4
| 113
| 20
| 29
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1959).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to New York Mets (July 19, 1964).
- Traded by New York Mets with Jimmie Schaffer and Wayne Graham to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Dick Stuart (February 22, 1966).
- Selected by San Diego Padres from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Ron Davis to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Tommie Sisk and Chris Cannizzaro (March 28, 1969).
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