1918
Born March 21, 1918
Norwood, OH, USA
Ed Klieman Notable
b. March 21, 1918 · Cleveland Indians 1943–1948, Washington Senators 1949, Chicago White Sox 1949, Philadelphia Athletics 1950
Ed Klieman played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1943 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1950.
He went 26 and 28 with a 3.49 earned run average, pitching 542 innings in 222 games. He struck out 130 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 222 games he batted .146, with 21 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1947, with 17.
He was born in Norwood, OH, USA on March 21, 1918, and died on November 15, 1979. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | CLE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | CLE | 47 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .105 |
| 1945 | CLE | 38 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .200 |
| 1946 | CLE | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | CLE | 58 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .105 |
| 1948 | CLE | 44 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .143 |
| 1949 | CHW/WSH | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1950 | PHA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 222 | 144 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 0 | .146 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1944 | CLE | 11 | 13 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 178.1 | 185 | 67 | 70 | 44 | 3.38 |
| 1945 | CLE | 5 | 8 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 126.1 | 123 | 54 | 49 | 33 | 3.85 |
| 1946 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6.60 |
| 1947 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 17 | 92.0 | 78 | 31 | 39 | 21 | 3.03 |
| 1948 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 79.2 | 62 | 23 | 46 | 18 | 2.60 |
| 1949 | CHW/WSH | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 36.0 | 41 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4.25 |
| 1950 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9.53 |
| Career | — | 26 | 28 | 222 | 32 | 33 | 542.0 | 525 | 210 | 239 | 130 | 3.49 |
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