Johnny Kling Notable

b. November 13, 1875 · Chicago Orphans 1900–1902, Chicago Cubs 1903–1908, 1910–1911, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston Braves 1912, Cincinnati Reds 1913

Johnny Kling played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago Orphans in 1900 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1913. His longest stay was with the Chicago Cubs, from 1903 to 1908.

Across 1,261 games he batted .272, with 1,154 hits and 475 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 181 doubles, 61 triples and 124 stolen bases.

He played 1,169 games behind the plate, with 5,474 putouts and 210 errors. He turned 127 double plays.

He was born in Kansas City, MO, USA on November 13, 1875, and died on January 31, 1947. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1908, 1909

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1900	CHC	15	51	8	15	3	1	0	7	2	3	0	.294
1901	CHC	74	256	26	70	6	3	0	21	9	18	8	.273
1902	CHC	115	436	50	126	19	3	0	59	29	26	25	.289
1903	CHC	132	491	67	146	29	13	3	68	22	38	23	.297
1904	CHC	123	452	41	110	18	0	2	46	16	26	7	.243
1905	CHC	111	380	26	83	8	6	1	52	28	23	13	.218
1906	CHC	107	343	45	107	15	8	2	46	23	30	14	.312
1907	CHC	104	334	44	95	15	8	1	43	27	16	9	.284
1908	CHC	126	424	51	117	23	5	4	59	21	33	16	.276
1910	CHC	91	297	31	80	17	2	2	32	37	27	3	.269
1911	BSN/CHC	102	321	40	68	11	3	3	29	38	43	1	.212
1912	BSN	81	252	26	80	10	3	2	30	15	30	3	.317
1913	CIN	80	209	20	57	7	6	0	23	14	14	2	.273
Career	—	1261	4246	475	1154	181	61	20	515	281	327	124	.272

On this day & linked events

1875

Born November 13, 1875

Kansas City, MO, USA

1947

Died January 31, 1947

1900

Major-league debut: Johnny Kling

Johnny Kling made a major-league debut on September 11, 1900.

1913

Final major-league game: Johnny Kling

Johnny Kling played a final major-league game on September 21, 1913.

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