#38 Billy Klaus, Shortstop, 27 yrs, Washington Senators Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Klaus
12/9/1928 27 USA,IL,FOX LAKE 5"10 165
Shortstop L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1956 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 105 Days (277 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 134 Days (478 total Days) 4 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 7 6 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 8 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 8 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/8 | @DET | W 7-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #7 | PoG | |
9/9 | @DET | W 7-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/12 | BAL | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/17 | DET | W 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | CLE | W 6-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/20 | CLE | W 9-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/21 | CLE | L 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/22 | @BOS | W 10-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | @BOS | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/24 | @BOS | L 4-14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 104 | 311 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 21 | .257 | .341 | .399 | .740 | .706 | .141 |
Projected | 109 | 327 | 84 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 22 | .257 | .341 | .399 | .740 | .706 | .141 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 86 | 354 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 124 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 43.6 | 4.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 63 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .273 | .381 | .654 |
vs. RHP | 248 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .262 | .357 | .403 | .760 |
Close/Late | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .375 | .471 | .846 |
Scoring Position | 82 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .323 | .317 | .640 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 47 | 131 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 8 | .290 | .384 | .435 | .819 |
Road | 57 | 180 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 13 | .233 | .305 | .372 | .678 |
March/April | 13 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .235 | .308 | .500 | .808 |
May | 18 | 63 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .317 | .348 | .524 | .872 |
June | 19 | 53 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | .264 | .339 | .415 | .754 |
July | 18 | 60 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | .300 | .377 | .350 | .727 |
August | 22 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | .209 | .316 | .284 | .600 |
Sept/Oct | 14 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .176 | .333 | .353 | .686 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1954 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .194 | .342 | .226 | .568 | SLN WS1 |
1955 | 45 | 106 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .264 | .328 | .415 | .743 | WS1 |
1956 | 104 | 311 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | .257 | .341 | .399 | .740 | WS1 |
Total | 159 | 448 | 114 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 62 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 1 | .254 | .338 | .391 | .729 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1952, AAA | 137 | 533 | 151 | 35 | 4 | 20 | 83 | 120 | 101 | 46 | 10 | 1 | .283 | .394 | .477 | .870 |
1953, AAA | 136 | 508 | 140 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 90 | 74 | 87 | 53 | 10 | 4 | .276 | .378 | .451 | .829 |
1954, AA | 13 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .424 | .563 | .986 |
1954, AAA | 116 | 433 | 119 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 82 | 89 | 98 | 45 | 9 | 0 | .275 | .406 | .487 | .894 |
1955, AAA | 82 | 311 | 93 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 58 | 71 | 58 | 21 | 6 | 3 | .299 | .405 | .537 | .942 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Third Base | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1.000 | 70.0 | 4.63 | | | | |
Shortstop | 90 | 77 | 103 | 300 | 58 | 413 | 10 | .976 | 672.2 | 5.53 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1952... Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1952... Traded from St. Louis (N) to Washington on 7/25/1954 (Going to WS1: P Connie Johnson, SS Billy Klaus, LF Hal Rice. Going to SLN: P Joe Coleman, P Tex Clevenger)... Had first career hit (double) on 9/15/1954, off Jack Banta (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 7/21/1955, off Duane Pillette (CLE)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1956, hitting .550 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
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