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Billy Klaus

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: December 9, 1928 in Spring Grove, IL us

Died: December 3, 2006 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Grant Community HS (Fox Lake, IL)

Debut: April 16, 1952 (Age 23-129d, 10,884th in major league history)
vs. BRO 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 17, 1963 (Age 34-159d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: William Joseph Klaus

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Relatives: Brother of Bobby Klaus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.2

2513

626

.249

357

RBI

250

OBP

.335

SLG

.351

OPS

.686

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 20	BAL		WSH	L,7-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
2	5 (2)	Apr 23	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
3	6	Apr 24	BAL	@	NYY	L,9-15	GF	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
4	7	Apr 25	BAL	@	WSH	W,3-2	GF	15	4.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (11)	May 7	BAL		CLE	L,1-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
6	21 (1)	May 11	BAL		KCA	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
7	22	May 14	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
8	30 (7)	May 21	BAL	@	DET	W,7-4	GF	22	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
9	33 (2)	May 25	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	64 (30)	Jun 22	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	75 (10)	Jul 3	BAL		CHW	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
12	82 (6)	Jul 9	BAL		WSH	L,2-7	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
13	86 (3)	Jul 17 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
14	87	Jul 17 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-14	GF	14	2.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
15	89 (1)	Jul 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
16	93 (3)	Jul 23 (2)	BAL		DET	W,4-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
17	94	Jul 24	BAL		DET	W,2-1	GS	40	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS 2B
18	95	Jul 26	BAL		KCA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
19	98 (2)	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS 2B
20	99	Jul 31	BAL		CLE	W,6-5	GS	21	5.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	102 (2)	Aug 3	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS
22	103	Aug 5	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
23	104	Aug 6	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	GF	12	3.0	2	2	0	4	1	PR 2B
24	107 (2)	Aug 9	BAL	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
25	108	Aug 10	BAL	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
26	115 (6)	Aug 17	BAL		WSH	L,7-11	GF	20	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
27	117 (1)	Aug 20 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
28	120 (2)	Aug 23	BAL		DET	L,3-5	GF	15	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
29	122 (1)	Aug 25	BAL		DET	W,9-3	GS	25	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	133 (10)	Sep 5 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	L,0-4	GS	26	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
31	134	Sep 5 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
32	135	Sep 7	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
33	137 (1)	Sep 9	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
34	138	Sep 10	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
35	139	Sep 11	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-0	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
36	140	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
37	143 (2)	Sep 17	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-5	GF	23	5.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
38	144	Sep 18 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
39	146 (1)	Sep 20	BAL		BOS	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
40	147	Sep 21	BAL		BOS	L,1-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
41	149 (1)	Sep 24	BAL	@	WSH	W,10-9	GS	42	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
42	152 (2)	Sep 28	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-5	GF	17	3.2	1	2	1	4	1	2B
							44gm		147.2	29	52	2	83	14