Lou Klein
[edit] Biography
Lou Klein (Louis Frank Klein) was born on October 22, 1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1943 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .287 with 7 home runs and 62 RBI. Klein played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Lou Klein's best season was 1943, when he hit for a .287 average and knocked in 62 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| STL
| N
| 154
| 627
| 91
| 180
| 7
| 62
| .287
| .342
| .410
| 28
| 14
| 50
| 70
| 2
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 4
|
| 1945
| STL
| N
| 19
| 57
| 12
| 13
| 1
| 6
| .228
| .389
| .386
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 23
| 93
| 12
| 18
| 1
| 4
| .194
| .265
| .258
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 58
| 114
| 25
| 25
| 2
| 12
| .219
| .355
| .325
| 6
| 0
| 22
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| 49
| 144
| 22
| 33
| 5
| 17
| .229
| .279
| .382
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 51
| 146
| 22
| 33
| 5
| 17
| .226
| .276
| .377
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 254
| 891
| 140
| 236
| 11
| 84
| .265
| .339
| .382
| 41
| 15
| 95
| 106
| 5
| 22
| 10
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 51
| 146
| 22
| 33
| 5
| 17
| .226
| .276
| .377
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 305
| 1037
| 162
| 269
| 16
| 101
| .259
| .330
| .381
| 48
| 15
| 105
| 119
| 5
| 24
| 10
| 0
| 10
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 301
| 356
| 18
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1943
| STL
| N
| SS
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 88
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1945
| STL
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1945
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1945
| STL
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1945
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 60
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| SS
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 64
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .890
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 107
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 166
| 21
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 202
| 0
| 0
| 460
| 536
| 26
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1940).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Ron Northey to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Harry Walker (December 14, 1949).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs (May 2, 1950).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 16, 1950).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Allie Clark to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Sam Chapman (May 10, 1951).
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