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Name	Team	Age
Joe Klaus	Retired (1996, Age 33)	Died (2025, Age 63)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 39 (1982)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Fred Lynn League	0	0 years (18 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	12/9/1962
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (87.2 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	+/-	RF	FPCT
1985	LF	BOS	1	1	7.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.29	1.000
Total			1	1	7.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.29	1.000

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Joe Klaus has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-05-26	The New York Asians have waived Joe Klaus.
1988-05-24	The New York Asians have acquired Joe Klaus from the waiver wire.
1987-10-13	The Pittsburgh Leprechauns have waived Joe Klaus.
1987-09-14	The Pittsburgh Leprechauns have acquired Joe Klaus from the waiver wire.
1987-09-10	The New York TrammellHOF have waived Joe Klaus.
1987-09-09	The New York TrammellHOF have acquired Joe Klaus from the waiver wire.
1987-04-09	The New York TrammellHOF have waived Joe Klaus.
1986-04-28	The New York TrammellHOF have acquired Joe Klaus from the waiver wire.
1986-04-05	The Boston Tunes have waived Joe Klaus.
1986-04-05	The Boston Tunes have demoted Joe Klaus to the minor leagues.
1985-09-17	The Boston Tunes have promoted Joe Klaus to the major league team.
1984-05-01	The Boston Tunes have acquired Joe Klaus from the waiver wire.
1984-04-01	The Kansas City Coroners have waived Joe Klaus.
1983-06-09	The Kansas City Coroners have acquired Joe Klaus from the waiver wire.
1983-05-07	The Philadelphia Freedom have waived Joe Klaus.
1983-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Washington Dutchmen and the Philadelphia Freedom. The Philadelphia Freedom receive Gene Michaels, Joe Klaus from the Washington Dutchmen in exchange for Jose Rodriguez.