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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 18	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
2	3	Apr 19	BOS		BAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
3	5 (1)	Apr 21	BOS	@	NYY	L,10-14	CG	48	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
4	6	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-13	CG	42	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
5	7	Apr 25	BOS		WSH	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
6	8	Apr 27	BOS		NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	15 (6)	May 7	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
8	16	May 8	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	49	13.0	1	5	3	9	0	3B
9	17	May 9	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
10	18	May 10	BOS		CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
11	31 (12)	May 25	BOS		WSH	L,5-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
12	33 (1)	May 27 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
13	34	May 27 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,10-11	CG	49	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
14	35	May 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	36	May 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
16	37	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	SS
17	38	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	3	2	0	5	1	SS
18	39	May 31	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	40	Jun 1	BOS		KCA	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
20	41	Jun 2	BOS		KCA	L,3-11	GS	33	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
21	42	Jun 3	BOS		KCA	L,6-7	CG	45	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
22	43	Jun 5	BOS		DET	L,11-14	CG	52	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
23	44	Jun 6	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
24	45	Jun 7	BOS		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
25	46	Jun 8	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
26	47	Jun 9	BOS		CHW	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
27	48	Jun 10	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
28	49	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
29	50	Jun 11 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
30	51	Jun 12	BOS		CLE	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
31	52	Jun 13	BOS		CLE	T,8-8	CG	47	11.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
32	53	Jun 14	BOS		CLE	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
33	54	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	55	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	56	12.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
35	56	Jun 17	BOS	@	DET	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
36	57	Jun 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
37	58	Jun 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	50	9.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
38	59	Jun 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
39	60	Jun 22	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
40	61	Jun 23	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
41	62	Jun 24	BOS	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
42	63	Jun 26	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
43	64	Jun 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
44	65	Jun 29	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	3	4	1	8	0	3B
45	66	Jun 30 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
46	67	Jun 30 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	68	Jul 1	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
48	69	Jul 2	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
49	70	Jul 3	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	50	10.1	2	1	0	3	0	3B
50	71	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,7-6	CG	47	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
51	72	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
52	73	Jul 5	BOS		NYY	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
53	74	Jul 7	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
54	75	Jul 8 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
55	76	Jul 8 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
56	77	Jul 12	BOS		CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
57	78	Jul 13	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
58	79	Jul 14	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
59	80	Jul 15 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
60	81	Jul 15 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
61	82	Jul 16	BOS		CLE	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
62	83	Jul 17 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
63	84	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		KCA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
64	85	Jul 18	BOS		KCA	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
65	86	Jul 19	BOS		KCA	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
66	87	Jul 20	BOS		DET	L,6-9	GS	31	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
67	88	Jul 21	BOS		DET	W,9-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
68	89	Jul 22	BOS		DET	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
69	90	Jul 24	BOS	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
70	91	Jul 25	BOS	@	KCA	L,6-9	CG	37	8.0	1	6	1	8	0	3B
71	92	Jul 26	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-3	GS	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
72	93	Jul 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
73	94	Jul 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,13-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
74	95	Jul 29 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
75	96	Jul 29 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
76	97	Jul 30	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
77	98	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	99	Aug 1	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
79	100	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,18-3	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
80	101	Aug 3	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
81	102	Aug 4	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
82	103	Aug 5	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	27	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
83	104	Aug 6	BOS		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
84	105	Aug 7	BOS		NYY	W,1-0	CG	40	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
85	106	Aug 8	BOS		BAL	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
86	107	Aug 9	BOS		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
87	109 (1)	Aug 11	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
88	111 (1)	Aug 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-12	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
89	112	Aug 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
90	113	Aug 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
91	114	Aug 17	BOS		WSH	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
92	115	Aug 18	BOS		WSH	L,7-9	CG	50	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	3B
93	116	Aug 19 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
94	117	Aug 19 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,10-11	CG	59	11.0	1	3	2	6	0	3B
95	118	Aug 22 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
96	119	Aug 22 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
97	120	Aug 23	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
98	121	Aug 24	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
99	122	Aug 25	BOS		CLE	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	3B
100	123	Aug 26 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
101	124	Aug 26 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,6-7	CG	48	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
102	125	Aug 28	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
103	126	Aug 29	BOS		DET	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	1	1	2	4	0	3B
104	127	Aug 31	BOS		BAL	L,6-13	CG	44	9.0	4	3	1	8	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	128	Sep 1	BOS		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
106	129	Sep 2	BOS		BAL	L,10-11	CG	51	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
107	130	Sep 3 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
108	131	Sep 3 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,16-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
109	132	Sep 4	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	56	12.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
110	133	Sep 5	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
111	134	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	43	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
112	135	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
113	136	Sep 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
114	137	Sep 9	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	43	12.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
115	138	Sep 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
116	139	Sep 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	SS
117	140	Sep 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	1	3	1	5	0	SS
118	141	Sep 14 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
119	142	Sep 14 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
120	143	Sep 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
121	144	Sep 16 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	1	3	0	4	2	SS
122	145	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
123	146	Sep 18	BOS	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	0	8.2	0	4	0	4	0
124	147	Sep 19	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-8	CG	0	8.0	1	5	1	7	0
125	148	Sep 21	BOS		NYY	W,13-7	CG	54	9.0	0	1	2	3	0	SS
126	149	Sep 22	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
127	150	Sep 23	BOS		NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
128	151	Sep 25	BOS		WSH	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
129	152	Sep 26	BOS		WSH	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
130	153	Sep 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
131	154	Sep 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	62	13.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
132	155	Sep 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	41	10.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
							132gm		1172.2	155	306	27	488	26