Billy Klaus Stats

Billy Klaus was born on Sunday, December 9, 1928, in Fox Lake, Illinois. Klaus was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1952, with the Boston Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Billy Klaus baseball stats page.
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Billy Klaus

Billy Klaus Autograph on a 1962 Topps (#67)

Billy Klaus Autograph on a 1962 Topps (#67)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Joseph Klaus
Nickname:   Billy
Born On:   12-09-1928
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fox Lake, Illinois
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-03-2006
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sarasota, Florida
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-16-1952 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-12-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Billy Klaus

Billy Klaus Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Billy Klaus

Billy Klaus Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1952 Braves 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .200 .000
1953 Braves 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1955 Red Sox 135 541 83 153 26 2 7 0 60 60 0 44 4 5 0 4 .283 .351 .377
1956 Red Sox 135 520 91 141 29 5 7 0 59 90 0 43 6 3 1 7 .271 .378 .387
1957 Red Sox 127 477 76 120 18 4 10 0 42 55 0 53 1 4 0 12 .252 .326 .369
1958 Red Sox 61 88 5 14 4 0 1 0 7 5 0 16 0 0 0 2 .159 .204 .239
1959 Orioles 104 321 33 80 11 0 3 0 25 51 1 38 3 2 0 6 .249 .350 .312
1960 Orioles 46 43 8 9 2 0 1 1 6 9 0 9 1 0 0 1 .209 .346 .326
1961 Senators 91 251 26 57 8 2 7 1 30 30 3 34 1 3 2 1 .227 .311 .359
1962 Phillies 102 248 30 51 8 2 4 0 20 29 3 43 4 1 1 4 .206 .290 .302
1963 Phillies 11 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 .056 .105 .056
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 821 2,513 357 626 106 15 40 2 250 331 7 285 21 18 4 37 .249 .335 .351
Billy Klaus

Billy Klaus Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1952 Braves SS 4 - - 2 0.5 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1955 Red Sox 3B 8 - - 30 3.8 27 7 20 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 -
1955 Red Sox SS 126 - - 626 5.0 598 207 391 28 55 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1956 Red Sox 3B 106 - - 383 3.6 362 120 242 21 18 n/a n/a n/a .945 0.00 -
1956 Red Sox SS 26 - - 105 4.0 99 35 64 6 8 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 -
1957 Red Sox SS 118 - - 646 5.5 621 204 417 25 93 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1958 Red Sox SS 27 - - 60 2.2 53 18 35 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .883 0.00 -
1959 Orioles 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1959 Orioles 3B 49 - - 133 2.7 127 43 84 6 7 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1959 Orioles SS 59 - - 231 3.9 224 77 147 7 21 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1960 Orioles 2B 30 - - 50 1.7 48 19 29 2 9 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1960 Orioles 3B 2 - - 6 3.0 6 0 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Orioles SS 12 - - 27 2.3 27 10 17 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Senators 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Senators 3B 51 - - 153 3.0 147 40 107 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1961 Senators LF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1961 Senators SS 18 - - 73 4.1 71 24 47 2 8 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1962 Phillies 2B 11 - - 42 3.8 42 21 21 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Phillies 3B 53 - - 117 2.2 115 43 72 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1962 Phillies SS 30 - - 85 2.8 78 29 49 7 11 n/a n/a n/a .918 0.00 -
1963 Phillies 3B 3 - - 5 1.7 5 0 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Phillies SS 5 - - 3 0.6 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 425 0 0 1,858 4.4 1,775 606 1,169 83 203 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 --
3B Totals 272 0 0 827 3.0 789 253 536 38 33 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 --
2B Totals 43 0 0 93 2.2 91 40 51 2 16 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
10 Years 741 - - 2,778 3.7 2,655 899 1,756 123 252 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 --
Billy Klaus

Billy Klaus Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1952 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1953 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 2.0 - - -
1955 Red Sox 6 0 1.000 - - n/a 77.3 12.3 9.0 - - -
1956 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 74.3 12.1 8.8 - - -
1957 Red Sox 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 47.7 9.0 11.4 - - -
1958 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 88.0 5.5 12.6 - - -
1959 Orioles 2 4 .333 - - n/a 107.0 8.4 12.8 - - -
1960 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 43.0 4.8 7.2 - - -
1961 Senators 2 2 .500 - - n/a 35.9 7.4 8.4 - - -
1962 Phillies 1 1 .500 - - n/a 62.0 5.8 12.4 - - -
1963 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 14 7 .667 - - n/a 62.8 8.8 10.1 - - -
Billy Klaus

Billy Klaus Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1952 Boston Braves 2 Undetermined - -
1953 Milwaukee Braves 2 Undetermined - -
1955 Boston Red Sox 35 Undetermined - -
1956 Boston Red Sox 35 Undetermined - -
1957 Boston Red Sox 35 Undetermined - -
1958 Boston Red Sox 35 Undetermined - -
1959 Baltimore Orioles 6 Undetermined - -
1960 Baltimore Orioles 6 Undetermined - -
1961 Washington Senators 6 Undetermined - -
1962 Philadelphia Phillies 32 Undetermined - -
1963 Philadelphia Phillies 32 Undetermined - -




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