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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Aug 30)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	CIN		MLN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
2	2	Apr 14	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
3	3	Apr 17	CIN		MLN	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
4	4	Apr 21	CIN	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
5	5	Apr 22	CIN	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
6	6	Apr 25	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
7	7	Apr 28	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
8	8	Apr 29	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	1B
9	9	Apr 30	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
11	11	May 2	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
12	12	May 4 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-12	CG	44	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
13	13	May 4 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
14	14	May 8	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
15	15	May 9	CIN		STL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
16	16	May 10 (1)	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	4	1B
17	17	May 10 (2)	CIN		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	14	0	1	15	1	1B
18	18	May 15	CIN		NYG	L,3-7	CG	50	11.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
19	19	May 17 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,13-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
20	20	May 17 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,0-10	CG	47	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
21	21	May 18	CIN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	49	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
22	22	May 19	CIN		PHI	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
23	23	May 20	CIN		PHI	W,14-5	CG	43	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
24	24	May 21	CIN	@	STL	L,9-11	CG	43	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
25	25	May 22	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
26	26	May 23	CIN	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
27	27	May 24	CIN	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
28	28	May 25 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
29	33 (4)	May 29	CIN		CHC	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
30	34	May 30 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,8-6	GS	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
31	35	May 30 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
32	36	May 31 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
33	37	May 31 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	38	Jun 2	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	50	13.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
35	39	Jun 3	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
36	40	Jun 4	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-11	CG	39	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
37	41	Jun 5	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
38	42	Jun 6	CIN	@	PIT	W,15-7	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
39	43	Jun 7 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
40	44	Jun 7 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,11-6	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
41	45	Jun 8	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
42	46	Jun 9	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-10	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
43	47	Jun 10	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-13	CG	45	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
44	48	Jun 11	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
45	49	Jun 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
46	50	Jun 14 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	3	1B
47	51	Jun 14 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
48	52	Jun 16 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
49	53	Jun 16 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,12-5	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
50	54	Jun 17	CIN		NYG	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
51	55	Jun 18	CIN		NYG	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
52	56	Jun 19	CIN		PHI	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
53	57	Jun 20	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
54	58	Jun 21 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
55	59	Jun 21 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
56	60	Jun 23	CIN		BRO	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
57	61	Jun 24	CIN		BRO	W,7-4	CG	32	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
58	62	Jun 25	CIN		BRO	L,3-12	CG	51	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
59	63	Jun 26 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
60	64	Jun 26 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
61	65	Jun 27	CIN		PIT	W,15-5	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
62	66	Jun 28 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
63	67	Jun 28 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
64	68	Jun 30 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
65	69	Jun 30 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	70	Jul 1	CIN		MLN	L,2-10	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
67	71	Jul 2	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
68	72	Jul 3	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-11	CG	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
69	73	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
70	74	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
71	75	Jul 5 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
72	76	Jul 5 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
73	77	Jul 6	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
74	78	Jul 7	CIN		STL	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
75	79	Jul 8	CIN		STL	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
76	80	Jul 10 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
77	81	Jul 10 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
78	82	Jul 11	CIN		CHC	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
79	83	Jul 12 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
80	84	Jul 12 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
81	85	Jul 16 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	28	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
82	86	Jul 16 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
83	87	Jul 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
84	88	Jul 18	CIN	@	PHI	W,11-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
85	89	Jul 19 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
86	90	Jul 19 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
87	91	Jul 21	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
88	92	Jul 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
89	93	Jul 23	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
90	94	Jul 24	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
91	95	Jul 25	CIN	@	NYG	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	9	4	0	13	1	1B
92	96	Jul 26 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
93	97	Jul 26 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
94	98	Jul 28	CIN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	1B
95	99	Jul 29	CIN		PHI	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	4	1B
96	100	Jul 30	CIN		PHI	L,8-17	CG	49	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
97	101	Jul 31	CIN		NYG	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	102	Aug 1	CIN		NYG	W,10-9	GS	18	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
99	103	Aug 2 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
100	104	Aug 2 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
101	105	Aug 3	CIN		PIT	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
102	106	Aug 4	CIN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
103	107	Aug 5	CIN		PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
104	108	Aug 6	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
105	109	Aug 7	CIN		BRO	L,4-9	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
106	110	Aug 8	CIN		BRO	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
107	111	Aug 9	CIN		BRO	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
108	112	Aug 11	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
109	113	Aug 12 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
110	114	Aug 12 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
111	115	Aug 13	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
112	116	Aug 14	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
113	117	Aug 15	CIN		STL	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
114	118	Aug 16 (1)	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
115	119	Aug 16 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-6	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
116	120	Aug 18	CIN		MLN	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
117	121	Aug 19	CIN		MLN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
118	122	Aug 21	CIN	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
119	125 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
120	126	Aug 25 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
121	127	Aug 28	CIN	@	BRO	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
122	128	Aug 29	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
123	129	Aug 30 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
124	130	Aug 30 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
125	131	Aug 31 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
126	132	Aug 31 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	133	Sep 2	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
128	134	Sep 3	CIN	@	NYG	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
129	135	Sep 5	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
130	136	Sep 6 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	1B
131	137	Sep 6 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
132	138	Sep 7 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	6	0	1	7	1	1B
133	139	Sep 7 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
134	140	Sep 9	CIN		BRO	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
135	141	Sep 10	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
136	142	Sep 11	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
137	143	Sep 12	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
138	144	Sep 13 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
139	145	Sep 13 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
140	146	Sep 15	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	GS	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
141	149 (2)	Sep 20 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
142	150	Sep 20 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	24	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
143	151	Sep 22 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	4	1B
144	152	Sep 22 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
145	153	Sep 23	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
146	154	Sep 26	CIN		MLN	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
147	155	Sep 27	CIN		MLN	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
							147gm		1278.2	1285	58	7	1350	149