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Billy Klaus  

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Proper Name
William Joseph Klaus
High Level
MLB (1952-1963)
Positions
SS (425) ... 3B (272) ... 2B (43) ... OF (1)
Ht / Wt
5-10 / 165
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
place
Fox Lake,Illinois
Died
12/3/2006
Cause of Death
-
High School
Grant Community (Fox Lake,IL)
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
BOS [4] BAL [2] PHI [2] WS2 [1] BSN [1] MLN [1]
TBC#
13799
mlbam id
117137
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1952-1963].249.68025133576264025014
Speed
58
Power
51
Contact
67
XBH
56
RBIs
49
Runs
55
Hitting
50
Durability
48
Team
.511
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Brother of Bobby Klaus
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Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1952 Boston Braves NL MLB bsn 23 2 ss -- 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 .250 .000 .000 20.00 20.00 1.00 --
1953 Milwaukee Braves NL MLB mln 24 2 ss-3b -- 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
1955 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 26 35 ss -- 135 541 83 153 26 2 7 60 6 0 60 44 0 4 5 0 4 204 610 35 118 .283 .351 .377 .729 .216 .094 .295 9.84 7.21 0.73 77.29
1956 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 27 35 3b -- 135 520 91 141 29 5 7 59 1 0 90 43 1 6 3 0 7 201 620 41 100 .271 .378 .387 .764 .290 .115 .283 14.52 6.94 0.48 74.29
1957 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 28 35 ss log 127 477 76 120 18 4 10 42 2 0 55 53 0 1 4 0 12 176 537 32 88 .252 .326 .369 .695 .237 .117 .263 10.24 9.87 0.96 47.70
1958 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 29 35 ss log 61 88 5 14 4 0 1 7 0 0 5 16 0 0 0 0 2 21 93 5 9 .159 .204 .239 .443 .136 .080 .183 5.38 17.20 3.20 88.00
1959 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 30 6 ss-3b log 104 321 33 80 11 0 3 25 2 4 51 38 0 3 2 1 6 100 377 14 66 .249 .350 .312 .662 .215 .062 .273 13.53 10.08 0.75 107.00
1960 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 31 6 2b log 46 43 8 9 2 0 1 6 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 0 1 14 53 3 6 .209 .346 .326 .672 .326 .116 .242 16.98 16.98 1.00 43.00
1961 Washington Senators II AL MLB ws2 32 6 3b log 91 251 26 57 8 2 7 30 2 2 30 34 2 1 3 3 1 90 287 17 40 .227 .311 .359 .670 .251 .131 .235 10.45 11.85 1.13 35.86
1962 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 33 32 3b-ss log 102 248 30 51 8 2 4 20 1 1 29 43 1 4 1 3 4 75 283 14 37 .206 .290 .302 .593 .214 .097 .233 10.25 15.19 1.48 62.00
1963 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 34 32 ss-3b log 11 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 .056 .105 .056 .161 .056 .000 .071 5.00 20.00 4.00 --
1952 MLB Total -- BSN -- -- -- -- 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 .250 .000 .000 20.00 20.00 1.00 --
1953 MLB Total -- MLN -- -- -- -- 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
1955 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 135 541 83 153 26 2 7 60 6 0 60 44 0 4 5 0 4 204 610 35 118 .283 .351 .377 .729 .216 .094 .295 9.84 7.21 0.73 77.29
1956 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 135 520 91 141 29 5 7 59 1 0 90 43 1 6 3 0 7 201 620 41 100 .271 .378 .387 .764 .290 .115 .283 14.52 6.94 0.48 74.29
1957 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 127 477 76 120 18 4 10 42 2 0 55 53 0 1 4 0 12 176 537 32 88 .252 .326 .369 .695 .237 .117 .263 10.24 9.87 0.96 47.70
1958 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 61 88 5 14 4 0 1 7 0 0 5 16 0 0 0 0 2 21 93 5 9 .159 .204 .239 .443 .136 .080 .183 5.38 17.20 3.20 88.00
1959 MLB Total -- BAL -- -- -- -- 104 321 33 80 11 0 3 25 2 4 51 38 0 3 2 1 6 100 377 14 66 .249 .350 .312 .662 .215 .062 .273 13.53 10.08 0.75 107.00
1960 MLB Total -- BAL -- -- -- -- 46 43 8 9 2 0 1 6 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 0 1 14 53 3 6 .209 .346 .326 .672 .326 .116 .242 16.98 16.98 1.00 43.00
1961 MLB Total -- WS2 -- -- -- -- 91 251 26 57 8 2 7 30 2 2 30 34 2 1 3 3 1 90 287 17 40 .227 .311 .359 .670 .251 .131 .235 10.45 11.85 1.13 35.86
1962 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 102 248 30 51 8 2 4 20 1 1 29 43 1 4 1 3 4 75 283 14 37 .206 .290 .302 .593 .214 .097 .233 10.25 15.19 1.48 62.00
1963 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 11 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 .056 .105 .056 .161 .056 .000 .071 5.00 20.00 4.00 --
Total MLB (11 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 821 2513 357 626 106 15 40 250 14 7 331 285 4 21 18 7 37 882 2887 161 465 .249 .335 .351 .686 .236 .102 .266 11.47 9.87 0.86 62.83
Total AL (7 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 699 2241 322 574 98 13 36 229 13 6 300 237 3 16 17 4 33 806 2577 147 427 .256 .342 .360 .702 .241 .104 .271 11.64 9.20 0.79 62.25
Total NL (4 yrs) -- NL -- -- -- -- -- 122 272 35 52 8 2 4 21 1 1 31 48 1 5 1 3 4 76 310 14 38 .191 .275 .279 .555 .202 .088 .217 10.00 15.48 1.55 68.00
Fielding Statistics
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1952 Boston Braves NL MLB bsn 23 ss 4 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -- .500 0.3 -- -- 2.6 57.1 5
1955 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 26 3b 8 0 68.0 7 20 3 0 30 27 0 0 -- .900 3.4 0.40 3.57 5.2 5.9 3
1955 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 26 ss 126 0 1,099.2 207 391 28 55 626 598 0 0 -- .955 4.7 0.54 4.90 81.8 93.3 1
1956 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 27 3b 106 0 944.0 120 242 21 18 383 362 0 0 -- .945 3.4 0.38 3.45 68.8 78.5 1
1956 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 27 ss 26 0 228.2 35 64 6 8 105 99 0 0 -- .943 3.8 0.43 3.90 16.9 19.3 2
1957 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 28 ss 118 0 1,026.0 204 417 25 93 646 621 0 0 -- .961 5.3 0.61 5.45 76.6 92.9 1
1958 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 29 ss 27 0 115.1 18 35 7 2 60 53 0 0 -- .883 2.0 0.46 4.14 17.5 44.3 2
1959 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 30 2b 1 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 1.0 9
1959 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 30 3b 49 0 362.1 43 84 6 7 133 127 0 0 -- .955 2.6 0.35 3.16 31.8 47.1 2
1959 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 30 ss 59 0 407.0 77 147 7 21 231 224 0 0 -- .970 3.8 0.55 4.95 38.3 56.7 2
1960 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 31 2b 30 0 85.2 19 29 2 9 50 48 0 0 -- .960 1.6 0.56 5.07 19.5 65.2 2
1960 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 31 3b 2 0 15.0 0 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 -- 1.000 3.0 0.40 3.60 1.3 4.3 2
1960 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 31 ss 12 0 47.0 10 17 0 5 27 27 0 0 -- 1.000 2.3 0.57 5.17 7.8 26.1 2
1961 Washington Senators II AL MLB ws2 32 2b 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.50 4.50 0.6 1.1 5
1961 Washington Senators II AL MLB ws2 32 3b 51 0 406.0 40 107 6 3 153 147 0 0 -- .961 2.9 0.36 3.26 31.7 56.0 2
1961 Washington Senators II AL MLB ws2 32 ss 18 0 141.0 24 47 2 8 73 71 0 0 -- .973 3.9 0.50 4.53 11.2 19.8 4
1961 Washington Senators II AL MLB ws2 32 of 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 1.1 8
1962 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 33 2b 11 0 67.0 21 21 0 6 42 42 0 0 -- 1.000 3.8 0.63 5.64 6.8 10.8 2
1962 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 33 3b 53 0 345.1 43 72 2 4 117 115 0 0 -- .983 2.2 0.33 3.00 32.9 52.0 2
1962 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 33 ss 30 0 131.0 29 49 7 11 85 78 0 0 -- .918 2.6 0.60 5.36 18.6 29.4 3
1963 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 34 3b 3 0 17.0 0 5 0 1 5 5 0 0 -- 1.000 1.7 0.29 2.65 1.9 27.3 6
1963 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 34 ss 5 0 12.0 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 -- 1.000 0.6 0.25 2.25 3.1 45.5 3
Total MLB (4 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 2b 43 0 156 40 51 2 16 93 91 0 0 -- .978 2.1 0.58 5.24 -- -- --
Total MLB (7 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 3b 272 0 2,157 253 536 38 33 827 789 0 0 -- .954 2.9 0.37 3.29 -- -- --
Total MLB (10 yrs) -- MLB -- -- ss 425 0 3,206 606 1169 83 203 1858 1775 0 0 -- .955 4.2 0.55 4.98 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 0.00 0.00 -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1952 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
1955 MLB 0 0 0 0 8 126 0 0 0 0 0
1956 MLB 0 0 0 0 106 26 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 118 0 0 0 0 0
1958 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0
1959 MLB 0 0 0 1 49 59 0 0 0 0 0
1960 MLB 0 0 0 30 2 12 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MLB 0 0 0 1 51 18 0 0 0 1 0
1962 MLB 0 0 0 11 53 30 0 0 0 0 0
1963 MLB 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0