Billy Klaus

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: December 9, 1928 in Spring Grove, IL us

Died: December 3, 2006 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Grant Community HS (Fox Lake, IL)

Debut: April 16, 1952 (Age 23-129d, 10,884th in major league history)
vs. BRO 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 17, 1963 (Age 34-159d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: William Joseph Klaus

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Relatives: Brother of Bobby Klaus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.2

2513

626

.249

357

RBI

250

OBP

.335

SLG

.351

OPS

.686

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-7 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (6-3-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	11 (6-3-1)

Most Driven In By
W Graham	0

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	811	2 (1)	Apr 10	PHI		CIN	W,10-7	5-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	.49	0.001	1.08	0.00%	0.15	PH SS
2	812	7 (4)	Apr 17	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.17	-0.028	2.95	-0.04%	-0.20	PH SS
3	813	8	Apr 18	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	6	.82	-0.022	2.07	-0.03%	-0.20	3B
4	814	11 (2)	Apr 21 (1)	PHI		STL	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	8	4.35	-0.068	9.44	-0.09%	-0.38	PH SS
5	815	12	Apr 21 (2)	PHI		STL	L,5-10	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	8	.24	-0.013	.56	-0.02%	-0.38	PH SS
6	816	14 (1)	Apr 24	PHI		PIT	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	4	.46	-0.012	1.06	-0.02%	-0.09	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	817	19 (4)	May 2	PHI		LAD	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	2	1.20	-0.116	1.90	-0.11%	-0.93	3B
8	818	20	May 3	PHI		HOU	W,4-3	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	1.64	0.055	2.16	0.04%	0.37	PH
9	819	23 (2)	May 5 (2)	PHI		HOU	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	2	.61	-0.038	1.05	-0.04%	-0.43	3B SS
10	820	29 (5)	May 12 (1)	PHI		MLN	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	2.16	-0.052	2.58	-0.04%	-0.20	PH
11	821	34 (4)	May 17	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.42	-0.010	.74	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
							4-7		20	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161		.99	-0.303	1.82	-0.35%	-2.40

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