Ted Kluszewski

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: September 10, 1924 in Argo, IL us

Died: March 29, 1988 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

High School: Argo Community HS (Argo, IL)

School: Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)

Debut: April 18, 1947 (Age 22-220d, 10,304th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1961 (Age 37-021d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Theodore Bernard Kluszewski

Nicknames: Big Klu

Pronunciation: \kluh-ZOO-skee\

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.4

5929

1766

279

.298

848

RBI

1028

OBP

.353

SLG

.498

OPS

.850

OPS+

123

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

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
2	2	Apr 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
3	3	Apr 19	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
4	4	Apr 21	CIN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
5	5	Apr 22	CIN		PIT	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
6	6	Apr 23	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
7	7	Apr 24	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
8	8	Apr 25	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	3
9	9	Apr 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
10	10	Apr 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
11	11	Apr 29 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,8-9	CG	56	12.2	14	0	0	14	2	1B
12	12	Apr 29 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	T,1-1	CG	34	10.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	44	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
14	14	May 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
15	15	May 3	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
16	16	May 4	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
17	17	May 5	CIN	@	BRO	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
18	18	May 6 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	10	3	0	13	2	1B
19	19	May 6 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
20	20	May 8	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
21	21	May 9	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
22	22	May 10	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
23	23	May 12 (1)	CIN		STL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
24	24	May 12 (2)	CIN		STL	L,6-8	CG	46	10.0	12	0	0	12	0
25	25	May 13 (1)	CIN		STL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
26	26	May 13 (2)	CIN		STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
27	27	May 15	CIN		BSN	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
28	28	May 16	CIN		BSN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
29	29	May 17	CIN		BSN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
30	30	May 18	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	3
31	31	May 19	CIN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	16	1	0	17	0
32	33 (1)	May 20 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,4-14	CG	49	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
33	34	May 23	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
34	35	May 24	CIN	@	STL	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
35	36	May 25	CIN	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	45	11.0	13	0	1	14	2
36	37	May 26	CIN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	4	1B
37	38	May 27	CIN	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
38	39	May 30 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
39	40	May 30 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	41	Jun 1	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
41	42	Jun 2	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
42	43	Jun 3 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
43	44	Jun 3 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
44	45	Jun 4	CIN	@	BSN	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
45	46	Jun 5	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
46	47	Jun 6	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
47	48	Jun 7	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
48	49	Jun 9	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
49	50	Jun 12	CIN		NYG	L,3-6	CG	43	10.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
50	51	Jun 13	CIN		NYG	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
51	52	Jun 14	CIN		NYG	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
52	53	Jun 15	CIN		BSN	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
53	54	Jun 16	CIN		BSN	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
54	55	Jun 17 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
55	56	Jun 17 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
56	57	Jun 19	CIN		BRO	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
57	58	Jun 20	CIN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
58	59	Jun 21	CIN		BRO	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
59	60	Jun 22	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
60	61	Jun 23	CIN		PHI	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
61	62	Jun 24 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
62	63	Jun 24 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
63	64	Jun 26	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
64	65	Jun 27	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	3	0	15	2	1B
65	66	Jun 28	CIN		PIT	L,5-7	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	67	Jul 1 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
67	68	Jul 1 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,5-7	CG	46	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
68	69	Jul 2	CIN		STL	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
69	70	Jul 3	CIN		STL	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
70	71	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
71	72	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-16	CG	39	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	73	Jul 5	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
73	74	Jul 6	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
74	75	Jul 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
75	76	Jul 13	CIN	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
76	77	Jul 14	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
77	78	Jul 15 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
78	79	Jul 15 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
79	80	Jul 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-11	CG	45	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
80	81	Jul 17 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
81	82	Jul 17 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-10	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
82	83	Jul 18 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
83	84	Jul 18 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
84	85	Jul 20	CIN	@	NYG	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
85	86	Jul 21	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
86	87	Jul 22 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
87	88	Jul 22 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,8-9	CG	40	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	1B
88	89	Jul 24	CIN		BSN	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
89	90	Jul 26	CIN		BSN	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
90	91	Jul 27	CIN		NYG	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
91	92	Jul 28	CIN		NYG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
92	93	Jul 29 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	1B
93	94	Jul 29 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
94	95	Jul 30	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
95	96	Jul 31	CIN		PHI	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	97	Aug 1	CIN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
97	98	Aug 2	CIN		PHI	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
98	99	Aug 3	CIN		BRO	W,5-4	CG	54	14.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
99	100	Aug 4	CIN		BRO	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
100	101	Aug 5 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,8-9	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
101	102	Aug 5 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
102	103	Aug 7	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
103	104	Aug 8 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
104	105	Aug 8 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
105	106	Aug 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	13	0	0	13	1	1B
106	107	Aug 10	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	43	9.2	12	1	0	13	1
107	108	Aug 11	CIN	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	11	0	1	12	0
108	109	Aug 12	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
109	110	Aug 13 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
110	111	Aug 13 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
111	112	Aug 15	CIN		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
112	113	Aug 16	CIN		CHC	L,4-8	CG	48	10.0	9	1	0	10	0
113	114	Aug 17	CIN		STL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	10	5	0	15	2
114	115	Aug 18	CIN		STL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
115	116	Aug 19 (1)	CIN		STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
116	117	Aug 19 (2)	CIN		STL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
117	118	Aug 21	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
118	119	Aug 22	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
119	120	Aug 24 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
120	121	Aug 24 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	6	3	0	9	0	1B
121	122	Aug 25	CIN	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
122	123	Aug 26 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
123	124	Aug 26 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
124	125	Aug 27 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
125	126	Aug 27 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
126	127	Aug 28	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
127	128	Aug 29	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-13	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
128	129	Aug 30	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	130	Sep 1	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
130	131	Sep 2 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	28	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
131	132	Sep 2 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
132	133	Sep 3 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
133	134	Sep 3 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
134	135	Sep 5	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
135	136	Sep 6	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
136	137	Sep 7	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	CG	71	18.0	17	0	1	18	2
137	138	Sep 8	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	11	0	0	11	2
138	139	Sep 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
139	140	Sep 9 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
140	141	Sep 11	CIN		BRO	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
141	142	Sep 12	CIN		BRO	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
142	143	Sep 14	CIN		PHI	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
143	144	Sep 15	CIN		PHI	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
144	145	Sep 16 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
145	146	Sep 16 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
146	147	Sep 18	CIN		NYG	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
147	148	Sep 20	CIN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
148	149	Sep 22	CIN		PIT	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
149	150	Sep 23 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
150	151	Sep 23 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
151	152	Sep 25	CIN		STL	W,7-3	CG	55	14.0	10	1	0	11	1
152	153	Sep 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
153	154	Sep 29	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
154	155	Sep 30	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	49	10.2	14	0	0	14	0
							154gm		1374.2	1381	88	5	1474	115