1888
Born March 17, 1888
Summerville, PA, USA
Ed Klepfer Notable
b. March 17, 1888 · New York Highlanders 1911, New York Yankees 1913, Chicago White Sox 1915, Cleveland Indians 1915–1917, 1919
Ed Klepfer played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1911 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1919.
He went 22 and 17 with a 2.81 earned run average, pitching 447 innings in 98 games. He struck out 165 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 98 games he batted .048, with 6 hits and 7 runs.
He was born in Summerville, PA, USA on March 17, 1888, and died on August 9, 1950. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1913 | NYY | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .167 |
| 1915 | CHW/CLE | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .133 |
| 1916 | CLE | 31 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .025 |
| 1917 | CLE | 41 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .032 |
| 1919 | CLE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 98 | 125 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 0 | .048 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 1913 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24.2 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 7.66 |
| 1915 | CHW/CLE | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 55.2 | 58 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 2.26 |
| 1916 | CLE | 6 | 6 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 143.0 | 136 | 40 | 46 | 62 | 2.52 |
| 1917 | CLE | 14 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 213.0 | 208 | 56 | 55 | 66 | 2.37 |
| 1919 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 22 | 17 | 98 | 50 | 3 | 447.2 | 457 | 140 | 137 | 165 | 2.81 |
On this day & linked events
1950
Died August 9, 1950
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