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	15-23 / in Starts: 7-15
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	25 (14-8-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In By
A Vaughan	1
E Fletcher	0

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	66	1	Apr 16	PIT	@	STL	W,6-4	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.60	-0.027	1.38	-0.04%	0.39	P
2	67	5 (3)	Apr 25	PIT		STL	L,9-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
3	68	10 (4)	Apr 30	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.99	-0.167	5.62	-0.19%	-1.55	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
4	69	14 (3)	May 8	PIT		NYG	L,6-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
5	70	19 (4)	May 14	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	.57	0.102	.37	0.04%	1.73	P
6	71	21 (1)	May 18	PIT	@	BSN	L,5-15	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9						P
7	72	24 (2)	May 22	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	.50	-0.026	.23	-0.01%	-0.22	P
8	73	26 (1)	May 26	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	.54	-0.041	.22	-0.01%	-0.48	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	74	31 (4)	Jun 2 (1)	PIT		NYG	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.10	-0.103	.25	-0.01%	-0.69	P
10	75	35 (3)	Jun 6	PIT		BSN	W,7-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
11	76	38 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	.76	-0.040	.16	-0.01%	-0.38	P
12	77	42 (3)	Jun 14	PIT	@	NYG	L,6-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.25	-0.017	.13	0.00%	-0.10	P
13	78	47 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-5	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
14	79	50 (2)	Jun 21	PIT	@	BRO	L,8-10	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	1.00	-0.055	.11	0.00%	-0.48	P
15	80	54 (3)	Jun 25	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9						P
16	81	58 (3)	Jun 30 (1)	PIT		STL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	.88	-0.048	.09	0.00%	-0.32	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
17	82	63 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	1.64	-0.083	.12	0.00%	-0.77	P
18	83	66 (2)	Jul 6 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,15-8	3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	2.20	-0.004	.03	0.00%	-0.09	P
19	84	71 (4)	Jul 13	PIT		PHI	W,9-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9						P
20	85	75 (3)	Jul 15 (2)	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9	.81	-0.075	.02	0.00%	-0.94	P
21	86	82 (6)	Jul 23	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9	.80	-0.040	.01	0.00%	-0.39	P
22	87	88 (5)	Jul 29	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9						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
23	88	90 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-8	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9						P
24	89	92 (1)	Aug 2	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-2	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9						P
25	90	97 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		STL	W,10-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9						P
26	91	100 (2)	Aug 10	PIT		CHC	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.156	.338	9	1.14	0.047	.15	0.00%	0.23	P
27	92	105 (4)	Aug 14	PIT	@	STL	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.182	.156	.338	9						P
28	93	108 (2)	Aug 17	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.143	.310	9	.67	-0.050	.05	0.00%	-0.99	P
29	94	113 (4)	Aug 22 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.179	.158	.337	9	1.36	-0.032	.12	0.00%	-0.31	P
30	95	118 (4)	Aug 25 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,1-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.175	.154	.329	9	.86	-0.024	.10	0.00%	-0.22	P
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
31	96	123 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	PIT		STL	T,5-5	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.175	.154	.329	9						P
32	97	127 (3)	Sep 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.175	.154	.329	9						P
33	98	130 (2)	Sep 8 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.150	.321	9	.80	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
34	99	136 (5)	Sep 13	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9	.96	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
35	100	137	Sep 14 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9						P
36	101	140 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,4-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9						P
37	102	141	Sep 16	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9						P
38	103	145 (3)	Sep 19 (2)	PIT		STL	L,2-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9						P
39	104	147 (1)	Sep 21 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9						P
							15-23		44	42	3	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1		1	3	0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306		.93	-0.756	.37	-0.24%	-6.20

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