Clyde Kluttz
[edit] Biography
Clyde Kluttz (Clyde Franklin Kluttz) was born on December 12, 1917 in Rockwell, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1942 for the Boston Braves. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 1 home run and 31 RBI. Kluttz played for the Boston Braves, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Clyde Kluttz's best season was 1945, when he hit for a .284 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1942
| BOS
| N
| 72
| 210
| 21
| 56
| 1
| 31
| .267
| .294
| .338
| 10
| 1
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1943
| BOS
| N
| 66
| 207
| 13
| 51
| 0
| 20
| .246
| .297
| .280
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1944
| BOS
| N
| 81
| 229
| 20
| 64
| 2
| 19
| .279
| .318
| .376
| 12
| 2
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1945
| NY
| N
| 73
| 222
| 25
| 62
| 4
| 21
| .279
| .331
| .396
| 14
| 0
| 15
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1945
| BOS
| N
| 25
| 81
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 10
| .296
| .313
| .370
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1945
| TOT
| N
| 98
| 303
| 34
| 86
| 4
| 31
| .284
| .326
| .389
| 18
| 1
| 17
| 16
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 52
| 136
| 8
| 36
| 0
| 14
| .265
| .315
| .316
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1946
| NY
| N
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .375
| .375
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| TOT
| N
| 57
| 144
| 8
| 39
| 0
| 15
| .271
| .318
| .319
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1947
| PIT
| N
| 73
| 232
| 26
| 70
| 6
| 42
| .302
| .355
| .435
| 9
| 2
| 17
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1948
| PIT
| N
| 94
| 271
| 26
| 60
| 4
| 20
| .221
| .275
| .325
| 12
| 2
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| 53
| 159
| 15
| 49
| 1
| 22
| .308
| .389
| .384
| 9
| 0
| 20
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .600
| .750
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 57
| 163
| 17
| 51
| 1
| 23
| .313
| .395
| .393
| 10
| 0
| 21
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| 58
| 144
| 7
| 33
| 1
| 11
| .229
| .293
| .285
| 5
| 0
| 12
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 541
| 1596
| 148
| 426
| 17
| 178
| .267
| .312
| .356
| 75
| 8
| 99
| 100
| 5
| 29
| 5
| 0
| 27
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 115
| 307
| 24
| 84
| 2
| 34
| .274
| .348
| .342
| 15
| 0
| 33
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 656
| 1903
| 172
| 510
| 19
| 212
| .268
| .318
| .354
| 90
| 8
| 132
| 119
| 7
| 30
| 5
| 0
| 36
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1942
| BOS
| N
| C
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 200
| 29
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1943
| BOS
| N
| C
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 176
| 43
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1944
| BOS
| N
| C
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 199
| 40
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1945
| NY
| N
| C
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 195
| 32
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1945
| BOS
| N
| C
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1945
| TOT
| N
| C
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 259
| 43
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 24
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1946
| NY
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1946
| TOT
| N
| C
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 183
| 24
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1947
| PIT
| N
| C
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 247
| 55
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1948
| PIT
| N
| C
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 298
| 54
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| C
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 165
| 14
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| C
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 16
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| C
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 163
| 27
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 556
| 0
| 0
| 1893
| 331
| 49
| 46
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1938).
- Selected by Boston Braves from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 30, 1941).
- Traded by Boston Braves to New York Giants in exchange for Joe Medwick and Ewald Pyle (June 16, 1945).
- Traded by New York Giants to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Vince DiMaggio (May 1, 1946).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Emil Verban (May 2, 1946).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates (December 26, 1946).
- Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from St. Louis Browns (June 12, 1951).
- Released by Washington Senators (October 7, 1952).
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