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Billy Hamilton League 10-23-2077 |
| Billy Klaus |  Second BaseRetired (1958, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .295 | Total Rating |
|
Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .859 | Status | Deceased (2004) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 983 | Age at Death | 82 | Date of Birth | 05-28-1922 | |
| HR | 132 | Drafted | Round 8, Pick 122 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (108 games) |
|
| RBI | 505 | |||||
| SB | 35 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (84.7%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (4.3%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | (90.1%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CLE-PIT | 137 |
503 |
95 |
168
|
29 |
2 |
28 |
98 |
59 |
62 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
14 | 4 | .972 |
.406 |
.567 |
.233 |
.334 |
|
| 1951 | PIT | 147 |
535 |
81 |
158
|
26 |
5 |
27 |
96 |
72 |
70 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
8 | 4 | .895 |
.381 |
.514 |
.219 |
.295 |
|
| 1952 | PIT | 132 |
457 |
54 |
131
|
21 |
2 |
16 |
56 |
69 |
60 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
4 | 2 | .828 |
.382 |
.446 |
.160 |
.287 |
|
| 1953 | PIT | 127 |
218 |
29 |
54
|
16 |
2 |
6 |
21 |
33 |
21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 9 | .772 |
.350 |
.422 |
.174 |
.248 |
|
| 1954 | PIT | 127 |
487 |
85 |
155
|
37 |
5 |
19 |
89 |
53 |
63 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
3 | 4 | .918 |
.386 |
.532 |
.214 |
.318 |
|
| 1955 | PIT | 144 |
528 |
81 |
145
|
23 |
3 |
13 |
58 |
63 |
72 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | 1 | .755 |
.352 |
.403 |
.129 |
.275 |
|
| 1956 | BOS | 99 |
273 |
30 |
84
|
20 |
2 |
9 |
41 |
34 |
39 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1 | 13 | .883 |
.388 |
.495 |
.187 |
.308 |
|
| 1957 | BOS | 115 |
244 |
29 |
63
|
10 |
0 |
12 |
39 |
28 |
33 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1 | 15 | .781 |
.335 |
.447 |
.189 |
.258 |
|
| 1958 | BOS | 41 |
92 |
16 |
25
|
9 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 4 | .812 |
.356 |
.457 |
.185 |
.272 |
|
| Total | 1069 |
3337 |
500 |
983
|
191 |
22 |
132 |
505 |
423 |
438 | 16 | 10 | 35 |
40 | 56 | .859 |
.376 |
.484 |
.189 |
.295 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1958-11-01 | Billy Klaus has retired from the Boston Braves |
| 1956-03-01 | The Boston Braves have renamed Austin "Sharp Shooter" Irish to Billy Klaus. |
| 1954-04-08 | The Pittsburgh Drunkin Irishman have renamed January "Snow" Grant to Austin "Sharp Shooter" Irish. |
| 1950-04-18 | The Pittsburgh Black Cats have renamed George Strickland to January "Snow" Grant. |
| 1950-04-18 | A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Spiders and the Pittsburgh Black Cats. The Pittsburgh Black Cats receive George Strickland from the Cleveland Spiders in exchange for Milt "Mule" Garrido. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Cleveland Spiders have renamed January Grant to George Strickland. |