1939
Born October 15, 1939
Hostetter, PA, USA
Lou Klimchock Notable
b. October 15, 1939 · Kansas City Athletics 1958–1961, Milwaukee Braves 1962–1965, Washington Senators 1963, New York Mets 1966, Cleveland Indians 1968–1970
Lou Klimchock played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1958 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1970.
Across 318 games he batted .232, with 155 hits and 64 runs. He finished with 13 home runs and 21 doubles.
He played 70 games at third base, with 93 assists and 15 errors. He turned 7 double plays.
He was born in Hostetter, PA, USA on October 15, 1939. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | KCA | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1959 | KCA | 17 | 66 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .273 |
| 1960 | KCA | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 1961 | KCA | 57 | 121 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .215 |
| 1962 | MLN | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | MLN/WSA | 33 | 60 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .183 |
| 1964 | MLN | 10 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1965 | MLN | 34 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .077 |
| 1966 | NYM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | CLE | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1969 | CLE | 90 | 258 | 26 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 0 | .287 |
| 1970 | CLE | 41 | 56 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .161 |
| Career | — | 318 | 669 | 64 | 155 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 69 | 31 | 71 | 0 | .232 |
On this day & linked events
1958
Major-league debut: Lou Klimchock
Lou Klimchock made a major-league debut on September 27, 1958.
1970
Final major-league game: Lou Klimchock
Lou Klimchock played a final major-league game on August 2, 1970.
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