Ed Klepfer

Edward Lloyd Klepfer
(Big Ed)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
• School Pennsylvania State University
• Debut July 4, 1911
• Final Game September 5, 1919
• Born March 17, 1888 in Summerville, PA USA
• Died August 9, 1950 in Tulsa, OK USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Klepfer pitched 14 years, three in College, six in the Major Leagues and four in the minors. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I (BN) and was a member of American Expeditionary Forces in France and was gassed.

He pitched for the New York Highlanders, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. He was an independent oil operator before going to work as a broker for C. W. Titus, a Tulsa oilman, in 1946. He died at age 62 in hospital in Tulsa, OK and is buried at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Tulsa.

Notable Achievements

• AL Winning Percentage Leader (1917)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 1 (1917)

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