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Ted Williams League
10-13-2439
Alex Kleven Third Base
Retired (1983, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .244 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .685 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 178 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 12-02-1949
HR 22 Drafted Round 3, Pick 47
(1971)
Majors Svc Time 4 years
(60 games)
RBI 87
SB 16
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (99.0%) Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (99.7%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 3
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1974 2B WAS 8 8 72.1 35 14 21 0 5 -3 4.36 1.000
3B WAS 8 8 70.0 22 7 13 2 0 -3 2.57 .909
SS WAS 6 0 10.0 9 1 7 1 3 -1 7.20 .889
1978 SS WAS 28 28 240.1 127 40 81 6 17 -5 4.53 .953
2B WAS 9 9 77.1 45 19 24 2 7 -1 5.00 .956
3B WAS 4 4 35.0 7 0 7 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
1B WAS 1 1 14.0 15 12 2 1 2 0 9.00 .933
LF WAS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1979 3B CLE 13 13 100.0 36 8 26 2 1 -1 3.06 .944
2B CLE 9 9 81.0 47 24 23 0 8 -2 5.22 1.000
SS CLE 3 1 11.0 6 1 5 0 0 0 4.91 1.000
1980 3B CLE 51 50 418.1 141 33 102 6 8 +4 2.90 .957
2B CLE 1 1 9.0 9 3 6 0 1 0 9.00 1.000
SS CLE 1 1 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
LF CLE 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1981 SS CLE 16 16 142.0 78 16 57 5 11 0 4.63 .936
3B CLE 10 6 57.2 12 1 11 0 1 0 1.87 1.000
2B CLE 8 6 57.0 26 15 10 1 3 -1 3.95 .962
1982 SS CLE 11 11 98.1 45 16 26 3 5 +2 3.84 .933
3B CLE 4 3 29.0 8 1 7 0 0 +1 2.48 1.000
2B CLE 5 0 7.0 8 4 4 0 2 0 10.29 1.000
Pos Total 3B 90 84 710.0 226 50 166 10 10 +1 2.74 .956
SS 65 57 509.2 267 74 178 15 36 -4 4.45 .944
2B 40 33 303.2 170 79 88 3 26 -7 4.95 .982
1B 1 1 14.0 15 12 2 1 2 0 9.00 .933
LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
Total 198 175 1540.1 678 215 434 29 74 -10 3.79 .957
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Alex Kleven has retired from the Cleveland Cuyahogas
1983-10-03The Cleveland Cuyahogas have promoted Alex Kleven to the major league team. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have sent Bill Hernandez to the minors.
1983-04-01The Cleveland Cuyahogas have designated Alex Kleven for assignment. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have sent Rich McNally to the minors. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have sent Bill Hernandez to the minors. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have designated Donn Guth for assignment. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have sent Hooks Barnicle to the minors.
1982-10-03The Cleveland Cuyahogas have promoted Alex Kleven to the major league team. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have sent John Brant to the minors.
1982-07-23The Cleveland Cuyahogas have promoted Ike Burbrink to the major league team. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have designated Alex Kleven for assignment.
1979-08-23The Cleveland Cuyahogas have re-claimed Alex Kleven from the waiver wire.
1979-08-23The Cleveland Cuyahogas have designated Alex Kleven for assignment.
1979-07-18The Cleveland Cuyahogas have promoted Alex Kleven to the major league team. The Cleveland Cuyahogas have promoted Gene Dierker to the major league team.
1979-05-09The Cleveland Cuyahogas have acquired Alex Kleven from the waiver wire.
1979-04-20The Washington Nationals have waived Alex Kleven.
1979-04-01The Washington Nationals have promoted Al Roenicke to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated Alex Kleven for assignment.
1978-03-25The Washington Nationals have promoted Alex Kleven to the major league team.
1974-06-29The Washington Nationals have sent Alex Kleven to the minors. The Washington Nationals have designated Vince Ladd for assignment.
1974-04-29The Washington Nationals have promoted Alex Kleven to the major league team.
1972-05-14The Washington Nationals have acquired Alex Kleven from the waiver wire.
1972-04-15The Pittsburgh Buckles have waived Alex Kleven.