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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-4-2079
Lenny Klien Starting Pitcher
Retired (1977, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 9.65 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 4-38 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 11-23-1943
K 196 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1962)
Majors Svc Time 2 years
(66 games)
IP 285.1
WHIP 2.10
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance A-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val C+
Speed B- Bunt Control C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1964 BAL-PHI
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3.0
7 4 4 0 2
1
3.00
12.00
1970 KC
0
2
28
0
0
0
1
1
30.1
41 27 27 2 26
17
2.21
8.01
1974 STL
1
15
27
14
1
0
0
1
87.2
142 104 100 5 63
56
2.34
10.27
1975 STL-PIT
0
5
7
6
0
0
0
0
27.0
56 56 53 2 20
13
2.81
17.67
1975 STL
0
4
6
5
0
0
0
0
24.2
47 48 45 1 20
11
2.72
16.42
1975 PIT
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2.1
9 8 8 1 0
2
3.86
30.86
1976 BOS
0
2
12
2
0
0
1
0
23.1
27 15 15 1 10
14
1.59
5.79
1977 STL
3
14
18
18
1
0
0
0
114.0
141 115 107 3 63
95
1.79
8.45
2079
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
4
38
94
40
2
0
2
2
285.1
414 321 306 13 184
196
2.10
9.65
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Lenny Klien has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
1977-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Lenny Hopkins to Lenny Klien.
1977-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Lenny Hopkins to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Mike Crossin to the minors.
1977-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Lenny Hopkins from the waiver wire.
1976-08-17The Boston Pile Drivers have waived Lenny Hopkins.
1976-07-23The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Arnold Benton to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Pat Dobbs to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Randy Jones to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated B. Torrez for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Bobby Trick for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Lenny Hopkins for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Marcus Moore to the minors.
1976-06-17The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Eddie Guerrero to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Lenny Hopkins to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated John Hoffman for assignment. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Sid Mulder for assignment.
1976-06-13The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Jack Mandrake to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Bobby Trick to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have designated Lenny Hopkins for assignment.
1976-06-11The Boston Pile Drivers have promoted Lenny Hopkins to the major league team. The Boston Pile Drivers have sent Fritzie Lindsay to the minors.
1976-06-04The Boston Pile Drivers have acquired Lenny Hopkins from the waiver wire. The Boston Pile Drivers have waived Pete Rowe.
1976-05-12The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Al Hinsley from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Lenny Hopkins.
1976-04-05The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Lenny Hopkins from the waiver wire.
1976-03-01The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have waived Lenny Hopkins.
1975-10-03The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have designated Lenny Hopkins for assignment.
1975-09-30The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted John Combe to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Mickey Mlicki to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Lenny Hopkins to the major league team.
1975-09-30The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have acquired Lenny Hopkins from the waiver wire.
1975-07-10The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Lenny Hopkins.
1975-05-05The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Lenny Hopkins for assignment.
1975-04-15The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Lightning Hopkins to Lenny Hopkins.
1974-05-22The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Lightning Hopkins to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Wilson Harper to the minors.
1974-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Lightning Hopkins from the waiver wire.
1970-08-03The Kansas City Athletics have waived Lightning Hopkins.
1970-07-30The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Jack Bruce to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Lightning Hopkins for assignment.
1970-06-13The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Lightning Hopkins to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Jack Bruce to the minors.
1970-06-13The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Lightning Hopkins from the waiver wire.
1970-03-01The Kansas City Athletics have waived Lightning Hopkins.
1969-09-29The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Lightning Hopkins from the waiver wire.
1969-06-10The Milwaukee Crew have waived Lightning Hopkins.
1968-09-26The Milwaukee Crew have acquired Lightning Hopkins from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee Crew have waived Ed Farmers.
1968-09-12The Cleveland Buzz Saws have waived Lightning Hopkins.
1967-08-15The Cleveland Buzz Saws have acquired Lightning Hopkins from the waiver wire.
1967-05-20The New York Boozehounds have waived Lightning Hopkins.
1967-04-17A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Boozehounds. The New York Boozehounds receive Haywood Clowers, Lightning Hopkins, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 3 (KC), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Charlie Hess, Harry Rojas.
1965-09-14A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Philadelphia Dong. The Philadelphia Dong receive Draft Pick - 1966 Round 2 (STL) from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Pop Snyder, Lightning Hopkins.
1965-04-04The Philadelphia Dong have renamed Dick Reichle to Lightning Hopkins.
1964-07-15The Philadelphia Dong have acquired Dick Reichle from the waiver wire.
1964-07-10The Baltimore Senators have waived Dick Reichle.
1964-05-20The Baltimore Senators have promoted Johnny Nixon to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have promoted Andy Broil to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have sent Bill Fuller to the minors. The Baltimore Senators have sent Dick Reichle to the minors.
1964-04-22The Baltimore Senators have promoted Dick Reichle to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have sent Bill Fuller to the minors.