Bob Klinger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 4, 1908 in Allenton, MO us

Died: August 19, 1977 in Villa Ridge, MO

Buried: Allen Cemetery, Allenton, MO

High School: Eureka HS (Eureka, MO)

Debut: April 19, 1938 (Age 29-319d, 8,444th in major league history)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 23, 1947 (Age 39-111d)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Robert Harold Klinger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

ERA

3.68

265

130

1089.2

357

WHIP

1.387

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-11 / in Starts: 14-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	46 (25-15-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-13-7)

Most Driven In
G Suhr	1
B Brubaker	1
A Todd	1

Most Driven In By
L Waner	2
P Waner	1
J Rizzo	1
L Handley	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	1	1	Apr 19	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	9 (7)	Apr 27	PIT		CHC	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.79	0.072	3.30	0.18%	0.91	P
May		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
3	3	13 (3)	May 2	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
4	4	17 (3)	May 6	PIT		NYG	L,7-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
5	5	20 (2)	May 9	PIT		BSN	L,5-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
6	6	24 (3)	May 18	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-2	GS-13	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.67	-0.164	4.68	-0.28%	-0.85	P
7	7	31 (6)	May 27	PIT		CHC	L,0-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.99	-0.025	2.35	-0.04%	-0.23	P
8	8	34 (2)	May 30 (1)	PIT		STL	W,5-4	6-GF(17)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	2.60	-0.284	3.90	-0.26%	-1.58	P
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
9	9	37 (2)	Jun 3	PIT		NYG	W,6-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.83	0.094	2.00	0.14%	0.68	P
10	10	41 (3)	Jun 8	PIT		BSN	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.33	-0.027	.63	-0.03%	-0.61	P
11	11	45 (3)	Jun 12	PIT		PHI	W,11-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
12	12	48 (2)	Jun 16	PIT	@	NYG	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.227	.488	9	.59	-0.036	1.71	-0.06%	0.47	P
13	13	53 (4)	Jun 21	PIT	@	BRO	W,9-3	GS-3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.217	.467	9	1.65	-0.038	5.13	-0.07%	-0.36	P
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
14	14	59 (5)	Jul 2	PIT		STL	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.192	.415	9	.43	-0.035	1.46	-0.07%	-0.75	P
15	15	64 (4)	Jul 8	PIT	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9	.51	-0.023	2.14	-0.06%	-0.55	P
16	16	69 (4)	Jul 12	PIT	@	CHC	W,14-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.200	.426	9	.79	-0.020	4.29	-0.07%	-0.44	P
17	17	73 (3)	Jul 16	PIT		NYG	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.235	.492	9	.42	0.024	3.55	0.12%	0.38	P
18	18	78 (4)	Jul 20 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.250	.229	.479	9	.99	-0.025	5.53	-0.08%	-0.23	P
19	19	83 (4)	Jul 24 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.243	.222	.465	9	.63	-0.016	3.85	-0.06%	-0.16	P
Aug		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
20	20	95 (11)	Aug 5	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.225	.205	.430	9	1.86	-0.152	14.28	-0.70%	-0.98	P
21	21	99 (3)	Aug 10	PIT		STL	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.214	.195	.409	9	.46	-0.023	2.02	-0.06%	-0.26	P
22	22	111 (11)	Aug 23 (1)	PIT		BSN	L,0-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.214	.195	.409	9						P
Sep/Oct		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
23	23	123 (11)	Sep 1	PIT		NYG	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.217	.200	.417	9	.53	0.043	3.81	0.19%	-0.53	P
24	24	129 (5)	Sep 7	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.200	.184	.384	9	.48	-0.052	5.11	-0.33%	-1.39	P
25	25	138 (8)	Sep 17	PIT	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.204	.189	.392	9	2.22	-0.151	21.07	-0.86%	-1.04	P
26	26	142 (3)	Sep 22 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,11-6	GS-7	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9	.45	-0.001	2.55	-0.01%	-0.51	P
27	27	147 (4)	Sep 28	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360	9	1.05	-0.148	36.70	-3.10%	-1.78	P
28	28	151 (3)	Oct 1	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-9	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360	9						P
							17-11		63	60	5	10	0	0	0	3	2	0	13	0	1		0	1	0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360		1.04	-0.987	6.89	-5.50%	-9.82

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