Lou Klein

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 167lb (180cm, 75kg)

Born: October 22, 1918 in New Orleans, LA us

Died: June 20, 1976 in Metairie, LA

Buried: St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, LA

High School: Samuel J. Peters HS (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: April 21, 1943 (Age 24-181d, 9,409th in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1951 (Age 32-343d)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Louis Frank Klein

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.1

1037

269

.259

162

RBI

101

OBP

.330

SLG

.381

OPS

.711

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-29 / in Starts: 20-17
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	17 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 158 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	91 (50-29-12) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 158 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	103 (53-32-16)

Most Driven In
Self	5
G Zernial	4
H Majeski	3
D Philley	2
J Astroth	1
P Suder	1
E Valo	0

Most Driven In By
Self	5
E Joost	2
R Murray	2
E Valo	2
F Fain	2
S Zoldak	1
A Clark	1
B Hitchcock	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	255	12 (11)	May 2	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.56	-0.014	1.99	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
2	256	17 (4)	May 7	CLE		WSH	L,10-11	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.58	-0.015	2.10	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Philadelphia Athletics
3	257	22	May 12	PHA		NYY	L,4-8	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	.18	0.007	.13	0.00%	0.13	2B
4	258	25 (2)	May 15	PHA		SLB	L,8-11	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	7	.52	0.039	.34	0.02%	0.38	2B
5	259	26	May 16	PHA		SLB	L,9-10	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.429	.500	1.000	1.500	7	1.48	0.171	.84	0.06%	1.54	2B
6	260	27	May 17	PHA		SLB	W,7-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.308	.583	.891	7	1.71	-0.083	.74	-0.02%	-0.19	2B
7	261	28	May 18	PHA		DET	L,6-9	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.294	.467	.761	7	.69	0.005	.38	0.00%	-1.31	2B
8	262	29	May 20 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.389	.639	7	.63	-0.048	.26	-0.01%	-0.45	2B
9	263	30	May 20 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.143	.217	.333	.551	7	1.15	-0.119	.54	-0.03%	-1.04	2B
10	264	31	May 22	PHA		CLE	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.280	.364	.644	7	1.09	0.079	.39	0.02%	0.66	2B
11	265	32	May 24	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.360	.646	7	.53	-0.009	.15	0.00%	-0.19	2B
12	266	33	May 25	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.192	.276	.346	.622	9	.35	0.016	.08	0.00%	0.38	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	267	41 (7)	Jun 3 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.267	.333	.600	6	2.91	-0.076	.37	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
14	268	45 (3)	Jun 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.321	.579	8	.86	-0.022	.14	0.00%	-0.23	PH
15	269	48 (2)	Jun 10 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,5-9	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.310	.560	3	1.14	-0.026	.08	0.00%	-0.48	PH
16	270	49	Jun 12	PHA		CLE	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.250	.310	.560	7						2B
17	271	54 (4)	Jun 17 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.242	.300	.542	9	.52	-0.016	.02	0.00%	-0.24	PH
18	272	56 (1)	Jun 19	PHA		DET	W,9-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.242	.300	.542	7						2B
19	273	57	Jun 20 (1)	PHA		DET	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.243	.382	.626	7	.51	-0.055	.01	0.00%	1.01	2B
20	274	58	Jun 20 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-4	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.250	.378	.628	7	1.02	0.111	.02	0.00%	0.66	2B
21	275	59	Jun 21	PHA		DET	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.171	.227	.341	.569	7	.77	-0.084	.02	0.00%	-2.07	2B
22	276	60	Jun 22	PHA		SLB	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.208	.311	.519	7	.78	-0.075	.01	0.00%	-1.26	2B
23	277	61	Jun 23	PHA		SLB	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.313	.543	7	.81	0.080	.01	0.00%	0.90	2B
24	278	62	Jun 24 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.288	.503	7	.71	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.82	2B
25	279	63	Jun 24 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.161	.217	.286	.502	7						2B
26	280	64	Jun 26	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.169	.234	.305	.539	7	.40	0.006	.02	0.00%	0.06	2B
27	281	65	Jun 27	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.250	.365	.615	7	1.60	-0.038	.04	0.00%	0.51	2B
28	282	66	Jun 29 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.250	.373	.623	7	.43	0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.15	2B
29	283	67	Jun 29 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,11-5	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.194	.247	.403	.650	7	1.15	0.176	.01	0.00%	1.42	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	284	68	Jul 1 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,10-7	GS-8	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.197	.247	.408	.655	7	.74	0.064	.02	0.00%	0.11	2B
31	285	78 (9)	Jul 12 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	.200	.247	.400	.647	7						2B
32	286	79	Jul 12 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,13-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.212	.256	.400	.656	7						2B
33	287	80	Jul 13	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.213	.255	.404	.660	7						2B
34	288	81	Jul 14	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.253	.387	.640	7	.63	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-1.39	2B
35	289	82	Jul 15 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.252	.381	.634	7	1.51	-0.092	.01	0.00%	-0.42	2B
36	290	83	Jul 15 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.271	.390	.661	7	.91	0.023	.01	0.00%	0.40	2B
37	291	84	Jul 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.279	.423	.702	7	.84	0.144	.01	0.00%	1.29	2B
38	292	85	Jul 17	PHA	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.224	.278	.411	.689	7	1.19	-0.111	.01	0.00%	-1.67	2B
39	293	86	Jul 18	PHA	@	DET	W,16-9	GS-8	5	5	3	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.232	.283	.411	.694	7	1.56	0.302	.00	0.00%	2.98	2B
40	294	87	Jul 19 (1)	PHA	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.414	.704	7	1.00	0.133	.00	0.00%	0.60	2B
41	295	88	Jul 19 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.235	.289	.403	.692	7						2B
42	296	89	Jul 20	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.282	.393	.676	7	.82	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.48	2B
43	297	93 (3)	Jul 25	PHA		SLB	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.232	.284	.392	.676	6	.98	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.09	2B
44	298	94	Jul 26	PHA		SLB	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.223	.273	.377	.650	6	1.07	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-1.07	2B
45	299	95	Jul 27	PHA		DET	W,10-6	GS-2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.279	.389	.668	7	.46	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.22	2B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
46	300	135 (39)	Sep 7 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,5-8	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.277	.386	.663	9	2.35	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.59	PH
47	301	137 (1)	Sep 8	PHA		BOS	L,1-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.275	.383	.658	9	.68	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH
48	302	146 (8)	Sep 18	PHA		DET	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.275	.383	.658	1						2B
49	303	152 (5)	Sep 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.225	.272	.377	.649	1	.51	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.70	2B
50	304	153	Sep 30 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.272	.373	.645	1	.86	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.32	2B
51	305	154	Sep 30 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.276	.377	.652	1	.97	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.41	2B
							22-29		158	146	22	33	7	0	5	17	10	0	13	0	2		5	5	0	0	.226	.276	.377	.652		.95	0.145	.13	-0.04%	-2.64

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