Chuck Klein Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Weight: 185 Born: Year: 1904 in Indianapolis, IN USA Died: 3 28 1958 in Indianapolis, IN USA Debut: 7/30/1928 Last Game: 6/11/1944 Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1980 by Veterans Full Name: Charles Herbert Klein
Chuck Klein Position: RightfielderBats: Left • Throws: Right6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)Born: October 7, 1904 in Indianapolis, INDied: March 28, 1958 in Indianapolis, INBuried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, INHigh School: Southport HS (Indianapolis, IN)Debut: July 30, 1928 (5,891st in MLB history)vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: June 11, 1944 vs. NYG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1980. (Voted by…
With a third-inning double against Milwaukee, Rockies first baseman Todd Helton becomes the first player in major league history to have consecutive 100 extra-base hits seasons. Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig and Chuck Klein also had two 100 extra-base hits seasons, but did not accomplish the feat in successive years.
Al Kaline, Chuck Klein, Duke Snider, and Tom Yawkey are inducted into the Hall of Fame
On March 12, 1980, slugging outfielder Chuck Klein and former Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Klein won the NL MVP Award in 1932, won the Triple Crown in 1933, appeared in the first two ALL-Star Games, listen to him in 1934…
1958 – Slugger Chuck Klein dies in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the age of 53. Klein batted .320 with 300 home runs and 1201 RBI over a 17-year career. His most productive season came in 1933, when he won the National League Triple Crown. Klein will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1980.
November 2, 1950, Jim Konstanty (16-7, 2.66, 22 saves) is selected as the National League’s Most Valuable Player by the BBWAA. The 33 year-old Philadelphia reliever joins Chuck Klein as the only Phillies to have won the MVP award.
Joe DiMaggio’s 300th career homer is the lone run yielded by Detroit starter Fred Hutchinson in his 2-1 complete-game win over New York at Briggs Stadium. The ‘Yankee Clipper’ joins Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx, Rogers Hornsby, Chuck Klein, and Hank Greenberg as the eighth major leaguer to reach the milestone.
May 30, 1940, Philadelphia Phillies Chuck Klein makes it home safely on a squeeze play at Braves Field Boston, Boston Bees/Braves catcher Al Lopez failed to hang onto the ball and was charged with an error. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links [et_pb_signup provider=”getresponse” getresponse_list=”Thomas Hannon|zs45L” success_action=”redirect” success_redirect_url=”https://thisdayinbaseball.com/join-the-community/” success_redirect_query=”on|off|off|off|off” title=”Baseball history from Doubleday…
1940 – Slugger Chuck Klein, who was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates, signs for his third stint with the Philadelphia Phillies.