Chuck Klein: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1980

Born: October 7, 1904

1928: Kennesaw Mountain Landis forced the Cardinals to sell or trade Klein

1928: Traded to Philadelphia Phillies

Debut: July 30, 1928 (Phillies)

1930: .386, 40 HR, 170 RBI, 158 runs, 250 hits, 59 doubles, .687 slugging, 1.123 OPS, 445 TB

1930: Set record for OF assists (44): Still the record

1932: NL MVP (.348, 38 HR, 137 RBI, 20 SB, .646 Slugging, 1.050 OPS, 420 TB)

1933: Won Triple Crown (.368, 28 HR, 120 RBI) 1.025 OPS

1933: Traded to Chicago Cubs

1935: Cubs win Pennant

1936: Traded back to Phillies

1936: First NL Player with 4 HR in a game in the 20th century

1939: Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates

1940: Signed by Phillies

1944: Retired

1958: Died

1980: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Cmte)

1999: Nominee for All Century team


Accomplishments:
2x All Star

1932 NL MVP

1933 Triple Crown

1933 Batting Champion

4x HR Champion

Four Home Run Game (7-10-36)

.320

300 HR

1,201 RBI

1,168 Runs

2,076 Hits

601 walks-521 strikeouts

.922 OPS

.543 Slugging

.379 OBP

3,522 TB

100+ Runs: 6x

150+ Runs: 2x

200+ Hits: 5x

250 hits (1930)

30+ Doubles: 6x

40+ Doubles: 4x

50+ Doubles: 2x

10+ Triples: 2x

15 Triples (1932)

20+ HR: 8x

30+ HR: 4x

43 HR (1929): Led League

100+ RBI: 6x

170 RBI (1930)

20 steals (1930): Led League

.300+ average: 8x

.350+ average: 3x

.400 OBP: 4x

.500 Slugging: 7x

.600 Slugging: 4x

1.000 OPS: 4x

300+ TB: 6x

400+ TB: 3x

Led league in Games: 2x

Led league in Runs: 3x

Led league in hits: 2x

Led league in doubles: 2x

Led league in RBI: 2x

Led league in Slugging: 3x

Led league in OPS: 2x

Led league in TB: 4x

Postseason: .333, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .917 OPS (1935 World Series)